Students to Present Wide Array of Research at Annual Undergraduate Research...
By Alyssa Flores Johansen, UC MercedAugust 1, 2023Student Mya Tabares presenting agriculture-related findings at the Undergraduate Research Symposium in 2022.UC Merced students will present research...
View ArticleMath Academies Provide Skills - and Fun - in a College Environment
By Patty Guerra, UC MercedAugust 9, 2023The goal is to front-load math concepts the students will learn this school year. Here's a challenge:Four weeks, five days a week and seven hours a day, you have...
View ArticleBobcats Returning to New Features and Opportunities at UC Merced
By Alyssa Flores Johansen, UC MercedAugust 17, 2023Fall instruction begins August 23.UC Merced is preparing to welcome back thousands of students to campus for the start of the university's 19th...
View ArticleMove-in Weekend 2023 (Slideshow)
August 22, 2023Incoming and returning UC Merced students moved into campus dorms for the 2023-24 academic school year.UC Merced welcomed back thousands of students to campus for the start of the...
View Article'Farming Data': UC Merced Students Spend Summer Working with Crops and...
By Patty Guerra, UC MercedAugust 22, 2023Students working at the Experimental Smart Farm have a variety of daily tasks. For UC Merced students working to maintain the campus's Experimental Smart Farm...
View ArticleAstrophysics Researchers Present their Work at Hawaiian Observatory
August 24, 2023From left, professors Anna Nierenberg and Sarah Loebman, and Vice Chancellor Gillian Wilson, UC Merced astrophysicists with the Keck Observatory behind them. All images courtesy of Sarah...
View ArticleMega-Interstellar Structure Fuels Undergraduate’s Winning Research
August 28, 2023Biviana Oseguera found her passion for astrophysics in elementary school.Big-wave surfing is a thing these days, but hardly anyone is riding a wave as big as the one Biviana Oseguera is...
View ArticleUC Merced, Merced College to Provide New Housing for Transfer Students
September 1, 2023Rendering of the joint student housing project approved by the California LegislatureUC Merced and Merced College will jointly build a 488-bed student housing project for community...
View ArticleSecond Year of College Corps Expands Service Opportunities for Students
By Patty Guerra, UC MercedSeptember 13, 2023This year's cohort has 120 members. Dozens of UC Merced students took their oaths as members of the College Corps recently. The program, which provides...
View ArticleNew Major Trains Students to Tell the Planet’s Urgent Stories
By Lorena Anderson, UC MercedSeptember 28, 2023The annual Shakespeare in Yosemite production is just one avenue for environmental humanities students to get involved.Compelling storytelling is vital to...
View ArticleUC Merced Launches First Writing Studies Major Cohort
By Patty Guerra, UC MercedOctober 2, 2023Previously, the campus offered a minor in writing studies.Writing is still the most important, and most-used, form of communication in the world."Writing is...
View ArticleCampus and Academic Growth Highlighted in UC Merced State of the University...
Alyssa Flores Johansen, UC MercedOctober 12, 2023Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz delivers 2023 State of the University address.Distinguished rankings, new academic offerings, world-class research and...
View ArticleEd and Jeanne Kashian Give $5 Million to Support Medical Education at UC Merced
Francesca Dinglasan, UC MercedNovember 1, 2023The Kashians' latest gift is among the philanthropic milestones that are advancing Boldly Forward: The Campaign for UC Merced.Ed and Jeanne Kashian,...
View ArticleVeterans Upward Bound Program to Provide Wraparound Support for Servicemembers
Alyssa Flores Johansen, UC MercedNovember 9, 2023Veterans with aspirations to pursue higher education will have access to new resources and support through the Veterans Upward Bound Program at UC...
View Article1300 Campaign Summit Highlights Progress, Plans for Sending More Men of Color...
Alyssa Flores Johansen, UC MercedNovember 10, 2023The 1300 Campaign Summit will take place Nov. 13 at the UC Merced Conference Center.It's been more than a year since UC Merced joined the 1300 Campaign...
View ArticleNew Collaborations Designed to Increase Access to Data Science for All Students
By Lorena Anderson, UC MercedNovember 20, 2023Professor Suzanne Sindi has spearheaded the effort to bring data science opportunities to UC Merced students.UC Merced is part of several new initiatives...
View ArticleGive to UC Merced 2023 Invites Campus and Community to Help Create Lasting...
By Juan Flores, UC MercedNovember 27, 2023Give to UC Merced runs Nov. 28-Dec. 31, 2023.After Thanksgiving wraps up, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday take hold of many people's...
View ArticleUC Merced Announces Fall Commencement Speakers: Ted Mitchell and Keith Alley
Alyssa Flores Johansen, UC MercedDecember 1, 2023Fall Commencement ceremonies will be held December 15 and 16 at The Merced Theatre in downtown Merced. Ahead of UC Merced's 2023 Fall Commencement, the...
View ArticleHundreds of Bobcats to be Celebrated at UC Merced Fall Commencement
Alyssa Flores Johansen, UC MercedDecember 13, 2023There are 427 Bobcats set to participate in the fall commencement ceremonies. Hundreds of UC Merced graduates, their friends and familes will pack the...
View ArticleFall 2023 Commencement (Slideshow)
December 19, 2023Hundreds of students were cheered on by loved ones at the Downtown Merced Theater.Downtown Merced was awash in blue and gold as UC Merced's Fall 2023 Commencement literally spilled...
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