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Wilson Selected as a 2023 American Astronomical Society Fellow
February 8, 2023
Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development Gillian Wilson has been named a 2023 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Fellow — the preeminent organization of professional astronomers in North America. “It is an honor... Read More
Grant Will Fund Development of New, Technically Advanced Agriculture Workforce
February 8, 2023
  As agriculture, California's most important industry, becomes increasingly technical, the workforce needed to sustain it will have to have different skills than those of a generation ago. A UC Merced researcher has been awarded a grant... Read More
Alumni Success Celebrated at Inaugural Math Event
February 7, 2023
The Department of Applied Mathematics, the Applied Mathematics Graduate Program and the student chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) celebrated their many successful alumni recently by holding their... Read More
Matlock Receives International Cognitive Science Prize
February 6, 2023
Teenie Matlock, Cognitive and Information Sciences professor and the McClatchy Chair in Communications, has been awarded the fourth Jeffrey L. Elman Prize for Scientific Achievement and Community Building — one of the highest honors in the... Read More
Community and Labor Center's New Study Highlights Farmworkers' Health Challenges
February 3, 2023
A new landmark study by the UC Merced Community and Labor Center shows farmworkers across California are facing serious health challenges on a daily basis. The goal of the Farmworker Health Study was to examine agricultural worker health... Read More
Zatz Named 2022 AAAS Fellow
February 2, 2023
Special Assistant to the Chancellor and sociology Professor Marjorie Zatz has been elected to the 2022 class of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), adding to the list of previous UC Merced recipients. She is the... Read More
Award Supports Study of Fish Embryos to Understand Process that Affects Birth Defects
February 1, 2023
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given Professor Stephanie Woo the CAREER award to help her delve into congenital birth defects by looking at the embryonic cells of zebrafish. Woo is the 32nd researcher from UC Merced to earn a... Read More
What Will it Take to End the Drought in California?
January 30, 2023
In the wake of record-breaking rain and snow this winter, experts have cautioned that despite the deluge, California remains in a drought. The United States Drought Monitor shows much of California still experiencing "moderate drought,"... Read More
Celebration Commemorates 20 Years Since UC Merced Groundbreaking
January 26, 2023
The setting for the celebration marking 20 years since the groundbreaking for UC Merced was markedly different in many ways from the event it commemorated. Wednesday's ceremony, attended by hundreds of faculty and staff - including dozens... Read More
Solar Projects Yielding Exciting Potential for Dairies, Other Industries
January 24, 2023
A company started by UC Merced founding faculty member Roland Winston - and staffed by alumni - is looking for partners for some exciting solar projects. And the government could cover the costs. Winston Cone Optics seeks to develop pilot... Read More
Findlater First at UC Merced to Join DOE-funded Energy Frontier Research Center
January 23, 2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas that is contributing to irreversible climate change. Scientists know how to capture CO2, and they know how to transform it into useful molecules and materials. But that transformation is neither... Read More
UC Merced Leading Effort to Boost Number of Early Childhood Teachers with $1.8 Million
January 19, 2023
To ensure the youngest students are ready for the K-12 education system, UC Merced is leading a joint effort to attract and prepare more transitional kindergarten (TK) teachers to serve in classrooms in the Central Valley and across... Read More
UC Merced Celebrates Official Dedication of the Lakireddy Grand Ballroom
January 17, 2023
Longtime UC Merced supporters Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy were recently honored as part of an intimate event to mark the official dedication of the campus ballroom bearing their names. The Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy Grand Ballroom,... Read More
Give to UC Merced 2022 Breaks Fundraising Record
January 12, 2023
UC Merced's annual month-long fundraising campaign, Give to UC Merced, wrapped up on Dec. 31, 2022, as the most successful in the initiative's history. The effort eclipsed the original goal of $150,000 to raise $952,000 in financial... Read More
UC Awards $16.4 Million in Grants to Address Climate, Energy and Health
January 9, 2023
For the first time, UC Merced faculty members from each of the campus’s three schools have been chosen as principal investigators on some of the 21 exciting new projects that are being funded through UC’s Multicampus Research Programs and... Read More
Innovate to Grow Expands to Include, Inspire First-Year Students
January 5, 2023
Innovate to Grow is a twice-yearly celebration of student ingenuity hosted by the School of Engineering (SoE). In a way, it's a science fair for college students to help solve problems that businesses and nonprofit organizations face, and... Read More
Year In Review: Top Stories of 2022
December 26, 2022
2022 was a banner year for UC Merced marked with growth, innovation and prestige. As we boldly move forward toward 2023, here's a look back at the stories that stood out this year.  Solar-paneled Canals Getting a Test Run in San Joaquin... Read More
Graduate Summer Bridge Program Recognized as a ‘Program to Watch’
December 22, 2022
Graduate Division’s Competitive Edge Summer Bridge program for incoming Ph.D. students was identified as a Program to Watch by Excelencia in Education, a national effort to identify evidence-based programs that improve Latino student... Read More
Working at UC Merced Is a Family Affair for Three Generations
December 22, 2022
"A family that works together, stays together" is not usually how the saying goes. But for one family at UC Merced, it describes their relationship perfectly. Diana Maravilla has worked at the campus since 2011, her daughter Sharee Sok... Read More
UC Merced Alumni Hit Home Runs in 2022
December 21, 2022
UC Merced alumni gave back to their alma mater in several big ways in 2022. From endowed scholarships to events, Bobcats are ensuring that current and future students have access to the best opportunities as they pave their own journeys at... Read More
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