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Sign Up Now to Attend This Spring's I2G Events
May 4, 2022
Innovate to Grow (I2G), the biannual showcase of innovative engineering design projects developed in partnership with industry and nonprofit partners, continues in-person and virtually this spring 2022 semester. “We are excited to have... Read More
NEH Grant Awarded to UC Merced for Sierra Nevada-Central Valley Archive in Library
May 3, 2022
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $750,000 grant to the UC Merced Library in partnership with the Center for the Humanities to establish a research archive documenting the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley.... Read More
Community and Labor Center Receives Historic $6.5 Million Award
May 2, 2022
The UC Merced Community and Labor Center (CLC) has received a historic multimillion-dollar award to continue its mission of conducting research and educating the public about low-wage work, immigrant and workers' rights, workplace health... Read More
Political Science Professor Named 2022 Carnegie Fellow
April 27, 2022
The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced that Department of Political Science Chair and Professor Jessica Trounstine has been named to the 2022 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows. Each of the program's 28 award recipients will... Read More
UC Merced Joins Partnership to Increase Enrollment of Students of Color in College
April 26, 2022
UC Merced continues to pave the way to success for students of color to thrive at a four-year college. To continue to support these efforts, the campus, in collaboration with Stanislaus State, announced the expansion of the 1300 Campaign,... Read More
Jessica Wilson’s CBD Research Talk Advances Her to UC Grad Slam Final
April 26, 2022
UC Merced’s top 10 Glad Slam finalists went head-to-head earlier this month to share their research in three minutes, in a format meant to share their scholarly work in a manner that is accessible for the general public. Quantitative and... Read More
Cottrell Award Giving Undergrad a Grad Student Experience
April 21, 2022
Physics undergraduate student Elsa Vazquez and her faculty mentor Professor David Strubbe have won a prestigious Cottrell Postbaccalaureate award that allows Vazquez to continue her research into 2D materials for another year after she... Read More
California Sea Grant Funds Grad Student’s Shark Conservation Research
April 20, 2022
Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) populations in the San Francisco Estuary (SFE) are experiencing extreme decline in recent years, causing concern for coastal ecosystems. With funding from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric... Read More
Professor Brings Her Computational Expertise to a New Field of Chemistry
April 18, 2022
A new five-year collaboration has presented Professor Christine Isborn the opportunity to be part of the emerging field of polariton chemistry, the results of which could change the face of chemistry. “It's a new area for me, but... Read More
Apply Now for a Paid Summer Internship with Real Research Experience
April 18, 2022
The May 1 deadline is fast approaching for students to apply for the San Joaquin Valley Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics Tools and Science (FACTS) bridge program, a paid summer research program funded by a grant from the U.S.... Read More
CITRIS Researchers Lay Groundwork to Bring Flying Buses to California Skies
April 14, 2022
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded a team of researchers from the University of California campuses at Merced, Berkeley and Davis a two-year grant to simulate urban air mobility in the San Francisco area,... Read More
Campus to Hold First In-Person Bobcat Day Since 2019
April 13, 2022
After a three-year delay due to the pandemic, Bobcat Day is back at UC Merced. The day is dedicated to first-year students, transfer students and their families to explore all the campus has to offer. On Saturday, April 23, incoming... Read More
Plan to Attend Innovate to Grow or Volunteer as a Judge
April 13, 2022
Now is the time to register to attend this year's Innovate to Grow (I2G) competition and see some of the 66 student engineering teams present their solutions to real-world engineering challenges. And if you would like to be a judge,... Read More
Shakespeare in Yosemite's 'Love's Labor's Lost' Ready to Hit the Stage
April 12, 2022
Yosemite National Park is once again serving as the backdrop for a loose adaptation of one of Shakespeare's comedies. Shakespeare in Yosemite's "Love's Labor's Lost" will finally hit the stage at the Curry Village Amphitheater later this... Read More
Study on Cigarette Packs' Native American Imagery Raises Questions About Safety, Cultural Misappropriation
April 11, 2022
Most people are familiar with the adage "a picture is worth a thousand words." However, the message conveyed by an image may not always be factual. Authors of a study recently published in the BMJ journal Tobacco Control said that was the... Read More
Sharim to Serve as Artist-in-Residence at Virginia Tech, JGU in Germany
April 7, 2022
Professor Yehuda Sharim is sharing his experiences in cinema and community engagement with students at universities across the country and the globe. The Department of Global Arts Studies professor has been named an artist-in-residence at... Read More
Engineer and Dentist Partner to Root Out Problems in Teeth
April 4, 2022
A trip to the dentist isn't something most people look forward to. But computer science and engineering Professor Shijia Pan found inspiration and a new collaborator at her dentist’s office. Pan, Merced dentist Dr. Jun Ho Lee, and... Read More
UC Merced’s Mobile Maker Lab Brings Education to Community Fair
April 1, 2022
A team of UC Merced engineering students brought hands-on lessons on drones and robotics to hundreds of children and families at the recent Tri-Valley Innovation Fair. “Drones and robots are a gateway, a spark for young people to explore... Read More
Report Makes Case to Provide Unemployment Benefits for Undocumented Workers
March 31, 2022
Tens of thousands of undocumented immigrant workers in California could receive aid from an unemployment benefit system if the state approves the program. UC Merced's Community and Labor Center (CLC) has published a report that examines... Read More
UC Merced Grad Programs See Uptick in U.S. News Rankings
March 29, 2022
Twelve of UC Merced’s graduate programs and one of its schools are among the best in the country in the U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings, according to results released March 29. “It is exciting to see that... Read More