Center Engages Campus, Community with Africa and its Diaspora
By Brenda OrtizFebruary 27, 2025Professor Nicosia Shakes gives graduate student Omowumi Omole feedback during a creative-writing workshop with author Tsitsi Dangarembga hosted by the the Center for...
View ArticleMyles Haynes Wins Big by Creating Human Health Project
By Andrew Mitchell, UC Merced AthleticsFebruary 28, 2025Myles Haynes excels on and off the court.This story is part of a series for Black History Month. Read more stories highlighting Black excellence...
View ArticleMyles Haynes Wins Big by Creating Human Help Project
By Andrew Mitchell, UC Merced AthleticsFebruary 28, 2025Myles Haynes excels on and off the court.This story is part of a series for Black History Month. Read more stories highlighting Black excellence...
View ArticleResearch Team Focuses on the Next Generations of Scientists
By Lorena AndersonMarch 4, 2025Professor Michele Nishiguchi talks to a group of Plainsburg Elementary School students at a science outreach event.The Biology Integration Institute (BII): The Institute...
View ArticleCentral Valley Stories Seminar Connects Students to Community
By Jody Murray, UC MercedMarch 18, 2025Attendees check out artwork (example at right) that were students' final projects for Central Valley Stories, a Spark seminar for first-year Bobcats.Among the UC...
View ArticleUC Merced Celebrates Student Philanthropy Month With Leadership, Service and...
Alyssa Johansen, UC MercedApril 11, 2025Since 2022, Student Philanthropy Month at UC Merced has promoted a culture of giving and gratitude.In March, UC Merced wrapped up another successful Student...
View ArticleUC Merced to Welcome Future Bobcats at Bobcat Day Celebration
Alyssa Johansen, UC MercedApril 16, 2025A full day of tours, presentations, activities and celebrations will give prospective students a taste of what UC Merced has to offer.UC Merced is excited to...
View ArticleStudents Get Real-world Education with Behavioral Health Internships
By Jody Murray, UC MercedApril 21, 2025UC Merced students currently interning at Merced County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (clockwise from top left): Chandler Tien, Sianna Martinez, Simran...
View ArticleStudents at Bobcat Day: Why I Chose UC Merced
By Jody Murray, UC MercedApril 23, 2025Thousands of prospective students and their families came to UC Merced for Bobcat Day.UC Merced is only two decades into its mission of shaping the next...
View ArticleUC Merced to Celebrate the Class of 2025 with Spring Commencement Ceremonies
May 14, 2025Commencement ceremonies will take place on the UC Merced Recreation Field.The University of California, Merced, will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 1,500 students during its...
View ArticleUC Merced Graduates Encouraged to Embrace Every Moment
By Jody Murray, UC MercedMay 19, 2025Two of the more than 1,500 graduates who were celebrated during the Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies.With cheers, hugs and leis, more than 1,500 UC Merced...
View ArticleCreative Solutions Win at Innovation Event
By Patty Guerra, UC MercedJune 3, 2025Students develop solutions to real-world problems for internal and external clients.Imagine you're a farmer who uses a drip irrigation system on your crops. On...
View ArticleStudents Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
By Brenda OrtizJune 4, 2025UC Merced graduate students Peter Nguyen and Hashel Orquiz (pictured) and alum Baldemar Motomoch were awarded National Science Foundation research fellowships.Two UC Merced...
View ArticleUC Merced's CAPE Takes Extraordinary Steps to Prepare Legislative Interns
By Jody Murray, UC MercedJune 5, 2025At the legislative offices in Sacramento, U.S. Rep. Adam Gray, left, introduces friends to UC Merced Legislative Fellows (from left) Nijwam Anyangwe, Mariel Garcia...
View ArticleFrom Dreams to Degrees: Graduates Celebrate with Scholarship Donors
By Francesca Dinglasan, UC MercedJune 12, 2025UC Merced donors Cheryl Matsubara and Dar Chen with Chen and Matsubara Family Scholar Jahaira Morales ’25 (center)UC Merced’s graduating Class of 2025...
View ArticleFrom Strawberries to Smart Farm: Alum Adamaris Alvarez Grows Passion into a...
By Alli Sweigard, UC MercedJune 18, 2025Alvarez is the first student to complete the AgTEC Certificate programGrowing up in Watsonville, a vibrant agricultural community on California's Central Coast,...
View ArticleNew Alumni-Funded Endowment to Champion LGBTQ+ Initiatives at UC Merced
By Francesca Dinglasan, UC MercedJuly 29, 2025UC Merced alumni Keith Ellis '12 (left), Derek Sollberger ’11 (center) and Jonathan Ly ’13 have jointly established the LGBTQ+ Lambda Student Engagement...
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