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Three Students Chosen for Clinton Global Initiative University
February 22, 2016
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Three of UC Merced’s student sustainability stars will share ideas about the future and network with international students and dignitaries at the upcoming session of Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U). Hoaithi Dang,... Read More
Two Professors Named Campus’s First MacArthur Chairs
February 18, 2016
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Two UC Merced faculty members with distinguished, international research careers recently became the campus’s first John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chairs. Professor Mark Aldenderfer, who served as dean of the School of Social... Read More
Campus Named to Carnegie List of Research Universities
February 12, 2016
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The University of California, Merced, has been designated a “doctoral-granting university with higher research activity” — or R2, the second-highest classification for American research universities — in its first... Read More
Undocumented Students Chase ‘Dreams’ Through Financial Aid
February 11, 2016
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Some undocumented students struggling with financial aid restrictions are receiving up to $25,000 for their educations through TheDream.US, a scholarship program designed to help highly motivated, low-income students. The program is... Read More
Campus Seeks Nominations for 2016 Leadership Awards
February 11, 2016
While at UC Merced, students work diligently to achieve academically and reach their leadership potential. Each year, the Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center awards top students and student organizations for their outstanding... Read More
Biomedical Researcher Earns Respected Keck Award
February 10, 2016
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Professor Victor Muñoz’s novel approach to advancing biomedical research has earned him the campus’s first prestigious Keck Award, including $1 million over the next five years. The University of California, Merced, professor... Read More
New Dean Inspired by Campus’s Innovative Spirit
February 9, 2016
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With two decades of experience at prominent American research universities, Jill Robbins has a good feel for what works and what doesn’t in academia. That’s partly because change comes so slowly to most established institutions... Read More
Harvard Professor to Speak on How Culture Changes the World
February 9, 2016
Harvard University Professor Doris Sommer will present UC Merced’s fourth annual Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities at noon Feb. 22 in the California Room on campus. Sommer’s talk, “The Work of Art in the World:... Read More
FAA Chief, Silicon Valley Entrepreneur to Speak at Commencement
February 4, 2016
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Two trailblazers in their fields will grace the stage during the 11th commencement at the University of California, Merced. Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree candidates will hear words of wisdom from Administrator of... Read More
Group Offers Encouragement, Support to Women in STEM
February 2, 2016
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A new organization at UC Merced is working to close the gender gap by engaging, supporting and mentoring women in fields traditionally dominated by men. WSTEM — or Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics —... Read More
Human Rights Film Series Marks 10th Anniversary
February 2, 2016
The UC Merced Human Rights Film Series celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, with a series dedicated to the memory of Denard Davis, a Merced community advocate, educator, mentor and civil rights leader who died in September. The... Read More
Faculty Climate Champion Puts Plan Into Action
January 28, 2016
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Biodiversity Professor Michael Dawson has been named UC Merced’s inaugural Faculty Climate Action Champion by the UC Office of the President (UCOP). Dawson’s work and his plan, which formed a proposal for a project to engage... Read More
Biologist Earns Prestigious Guest Professorship in Germany
January 27, 2016
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Computational biologist David Ardell has been awarded the 2016 Julius Kuehn Professorship by the academic senate of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. Ardell, a professor in UC Merced’s School of Natural Sciences... Read More
Researchers Find Key to Harmful Pathogen’s Transformation
January 26, 2016
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A team of scientists led by UC Merced Professor Aaron D. Hernday has made a major advancement in understanding how the most common fungal pathogen in humans can alter its cellular phenotype and behavior. Although typically a benign... Read More
Dissertation Boot Camp Gives Grad Students a Leg Up on Writing Projects
January 22, 2016
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UC Merced Graduate Division’s second Dissertation Boot Camp — a weeklong intensive writing program for graduate students — successfully wrapped up last week, and participants agreed the experience was a positive one.... Read More
Student Engineering Team Rewarded in International Competition
January 20, 2016
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The federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recognized this year’s team of UC Merced engineering students for its design of a device that cools high-powered electronics aboard military aircraft. In the yearlong... Read More
Staff Puts Students First to Promote Success and Learning
January 19, 2016
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Whether staffing the front counter, answering phone calls and emails or chatting online, staff members at UC Merced’s Students First Center (SFC) pride themselves on providing excellent customer service to all undergraduate... Read More
Researcher’s Work Shows History Doesn’t Indicate the Future of Climate Change
January 13, 2016
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Shakespeare might have been right when he wrote “what’s past is prologue,” but not when it comes to modeling climate change. A new study shows that rising air temperatures could have a crippling effect on the likelihood... Read More
A Record 22,632 Students Seek Admission to UC Merced
January 11, 2016
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Demand for an education from the University of California, Merced, remains high, with 22,632 applicants competing for admission for 2,100 undergraduate seats in Fall 2016, an increase of 13.5 percent over last year’s total. The rate... Read More
Professor Named ‘Rising Star’ in Quantitative Psychology
January 8, 2016
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UC Merced Psychology Professor Sarah Depaoli has been recognized as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (APS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at... Read More