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UC Merced Police Chief Honored with Distinguished Staff Award
March 21, 2022
As someone who has overcome many obstacles to get where he is now, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Public Safety and Chief of Police Chou Her understands the importance of uplifting his community. Her's efforts to build a strong bond with the... Read More
Campus Researchers, State Leaders Talk Secure Water Future for the Valley
March 18, 2022
Last year, UC Merced received the largest research grant in its history. The $10 million Secure Water Future (SWF) award, led by Professor Joshua Viers in cooperation with other UC campuses and other partners, is funded by the U.S.... Read More
UC Merced Student Selected as a ‘Rising Graduate Scholar’ by Diverse
March 17, 2022
Rhondene Wint is one of 10 exemplary graduate students to be featured in the March 17 special issue of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (Diverse) based on “standout scholarship thus far and their current trajectory toward a very... Read More
Literature Professor Inducted as Permanent Member of Prestigious Academy
March 17, 2022
A UC Merced professor is being recognized by a major organization for the work he has accomplished related to the Spanish language. Literature Professor Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez will be the latest permanent member inducted to the North... Read More
UC Merced, Stanislaus State Awarded $1.4 Million to Help Snuff Out Tobacco Use
March 14, 2022
UC Merced's Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) and California State University, Stanislaus, are partnering on a large project as part of California Endgame's goal to end tobacco use in the state by 2035. The two universities... Read More
Grant Saves Students Thousands of Dollars in Textbook Costs
March 10, 2022
Higher education and high textbook prices usually go hand in hand, but hundreds of UC Merced students have been able to keep more money in their pockets thanks to a grant program. The Zero-Cost Course Materials Grant, coordinated by the... Read More
New Program to Prepare Students for Academic, Career Success in STEM Fields
March 9, 2022
The new UC Merced Bobcat STEM Scholars Program, funded by a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), will provide four years of scholarship support for up to 10 eligible incoming students per year who declare majors... Read More
Research Week Offers Both Virtual and In-person Events This Year
March 3, 2022
Research Week, the annual showcase of UC Merced’s important explorations into some of the world's most pressing challenges, kicks off Monday with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute’s symposium on climate. SNRI researchers are at the... Read More
Women's Basketball Team Crowned Cal Pac Tournament Champions
March 2, 2022
The UC Merced women's basketball team beat Westcliff University 64-46 on Tuesday night to win their fourth California Pacific Conference Tournament Championship in the last eight years. The Bobcats (18-7), who entered this year's... Read More
UC Merced Celebrates Student Philanthropy Month
March 1, 2022
For the first time, through March, UC Merced’s Student Alumni Association (SAA) will partner with the Office of Alumni Relations to host a month-long initiative dedicated to building a culture of philanthropy on campus. “Philanthropy is so... Read More
Grad Students Invited to UC Merced’s First ‘Nanoengineering Environmental Sensors’ Incubator Program
March 1, 2022
Graduate students who are passionate about their research, concerned about the environment and eager to reach across disciplinary boundaries are invited to apply for a three-week summer program in which they will team up with like-minded... Read More
Last Year’s Drought Cost Ag Industry More Than $1 Billion, Thousands of Jobs, New Analysis Shows
February 24, 2022
The 2021 drought directly cost the California agriculture sector about $1.1 billion and nearly 8,750 full- and part-time jobs, according to estimates in a new analysis led by UC Merced researchers. Once the effects on other economic... Read More
Celebrate National Engineers Week with the Nine UC Engineering Schools and Programs
February 22, 2022
Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in 1951, National Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering... Read More
Chemist Becomes Campus’ Second Cottrell Scholar
February 22, 2022
Theoretical chemist Professor Aurora Pribram-Jones has been named a Cottrell Scholar, winning one of only 24 of the prestigious $100,000 grants for her proposal entitled “Reframing Interaction in Quantum Mechanical Ensembles and Across... Read More
Hotter, Drier Nights Mean More Runaway Fires
February 16, 2022
Thanks to the warming climate, the potential for more severe nighttime wildfires is increasing, and warmer nights mean firefighters will not be able to rely on cooler temperatures to help them get a handle on fires, a new study shows.... Read More
McCloskey Earns a Place Among Fellows in Prestigious Bioengineering Organization
February 15, 2022
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has elected founding faculty member Professor Kara McCloskey into its College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to biomaterials for cell and tissue engineering... Read More
Postdoc Awarded Fellowship to Support Computation and Immunology Cross-training
February 15, 2022
Postdoctoral scholar Lihong Zhao was one of 10 researchers named a 2022 Intersect Fellow by the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) — a first for UC Merced. The AAI Intersect Fellowship Program for Computational Scientists and... Read More
Love is in the Air and in the National Park this Spring
February 14, 2022
Preparations are underway for this year's production of Shakespeare in Yosemite, and the show promises to be groovy. Working with students, Professors Katie Brokaw and Paul Prescott are developing a loose adaptation of “Love’s Labour’s... Read More
UC Merced Offers Guidance to Los Angeles Students in New Partnership
February 10, 2022
UC Merced is committing to provide Los Angeles high school students the tools and guidance to attend college. The university is embarking on a partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the federally funded... Read More
Solar-paneled Canals Getting a Test Run in San Joaquin Valley
February 8, 2022
A research project conducted by a UC Merced graduate student is becoming a reality as the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) approved piloting the first-in-the-nation construction of solar panels over water canals. The project is based on... Read More