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Student Team Winners Named at this Spring’s Innovate to Grow Event
June 9, 2022
The biannual School of Engineering showcase event, Innovate to Grow (I2G), continued in-person and virtually this spring. The event highlighted innovative engineering design projects that were developed by undergraduates in partnership... Read More
Campus Awarded Edible Food Recovery Grant
June 1, 2022
UC Merced’s Office of Sustainability’s Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program, in partnership with United Way of Merced, Community Initiatives 4 Collective Impact and the 18th St. People’s Garden, has been awarded a $250,... Read More
Senate Confirms Berhe as Federal Office of Science Director
May 10, 2022
The U.S. Senate today confirmed UC Merced Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to be the new director of the Office of Science in the federal Department of Energy. The Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the lead federal agency... Read More
Systemwide Climate Justice Course Debuts This Fall
May 5, 2022
Undergraduates will have a new, one-of-a-kind class they can sign up for this fall — Climate Justice — a hybrid course that features lectures by faculty from all 10 UC campuses. According to the UC Center for Climate Justice’s website, “... 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
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
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
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
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