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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
'Courage' and 'Idealism' Take Center Stage at Fall 2022 Commencement
December 21, 2022
Neither chilly temperatures nor a thick blanket of dense fog could dampen the smiles and spirits of hundreds of Bobcats as they participated in UC Merced's Fall 2022 Commencement. Nearly 450 graduates took part in three separate... Read More
UC Merced-led Research Predicts How Air Cleans Itself
December 19, 2022
Although climate change is still a very real challenge, the past decades of efforts to reduce the effects of human activities on the atmosphere have been potent enough to have thrown off the models scientists use to understand and forecast... Read More
Fall 2022 Commencement to Include First Graduate Division Ceremony
December 14, 2022
Downtown Merced will be covered in a sea of blue and gold over two days as hundreds of UC Merced Bobcats take part in fall commencement. Also, for the first time, graduate students will have their own ceremony to celebrate their... Read More
UC Merced Students Earn Wins, Job Offers at National Engineering Conference
December 13, 2022
  UC Merced students came away from a national engineering conference with some big wins — including a first-place finish in a famous design competition and job offers from some of the most prestigious companies in the United States. UC... Read More
Researchers Look at Tree Reproduction and Effects of Climate Change Across North America
December 12, 2022
Life and Environmental Sciences Professor Emily Moran and collaborators at several other universities are set to conduct a continental-scale analysis of climate change effects on tree reproduction. In addition to monitoring seed production... Read More
Packard Foundation Awards $1 Million to Support Climate Research at UC Merced
December 9, 2022
Longtime UC Merced supporter and institutional partner the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has made a significant gift to the campus that will catalyze research efforts and scientific investigations focused on climate change and... Read More
New Website Offers Farmers Vital Information at Their Fingertips
December 7, 2022
  When planting crops, farmers confront numerous questions. Among them: Will it get too hot? Is it likely frost will stunt growing? When is the best time to plant? What kind of pests could impact the harvest? UC Cooperative Extension... Read More
Experts Recommend a New, More Innovative Approach to Wildfire Research
December 5, 2022
Fire scientists typically respond to agency opportunities and conduct research in response to past wildfires. But it is time they take more proactive, integrative, predictive approaches toward mitigating and adapting to this potentially... Read More
UC Merced Students, Faculty, Staff Help the Needy at the Holidays
December 1, 2022
Throughout the year, the UC Merced Community Engagement Center (CEC) offers a variety of opportunities for students to work for the betterment of the area. But at the holidays, faculty and staff are invited to take part as well. Over... Read More
Month-long Give to UC Merced 2022 Launches on Giving Tuesday
November 29, 2022
     On Tuesday, Nov. 29, UC Merced will kick off the season of giving by launching Give to UC Merced 2022. The campus’s annual fundraising initiative officially begins on Giving Tuesday — the traditional day of philanthropic support held... Read More
Research Reveals an Easy Way Dairy Farmers Can Dramatically Reduce their Climate Impact
November 28, 2022
Adding even a small amount of biochar — a charcoal-like material produced by burning organic matter — to a dairy’s manure-composting process reduces methane emissions by 84%, a recent study by UC Merced researchers shows. The dairy... Read More
Ground Tilled, Crops to be Planted at UC Merced’s Smart Farm
November 28, 2022
Land has been tilled at UC Merced’s smart farm, the first physical step in developing the state-of-the-art project. “Even though it’s just a blank field, we have overcome some pretty big obstacles to be where we are today,” said Danny... Read More
Conference Brings Scores of Prospective Transfer Students to UC Merced
November 23, 2022
Almost 1,000 community college students representing 39 different campuses in California came to UC Merced to explore the opportunities for transfer to a University of California school. The all-day Puente Motivational Conference... Read More
Continued Drought Conditions Add Billions in California Agriculture Losses, UC Merced Report Finds
November 22, 2022
Losses to California’s ag industry have continued to mount as the state’s drought stretched into a third straight year, according to a report released Tuesday by researchers from the School of Engineering and the Public Policy Institute of... Read More
Q&A with the new Dean of Engineering at UC Merced
November 21, 2022
Rakesh Goel developed an interest in earthquakes at an early age — and rather abruptly. As a small boy in India, one of his first memories is of experiencing an earthquake. "I must have been a few years old and there was a big earthquake... Read More
Dual Language Bobcat Day Connect Module Earns Modo Award
November 17, 2022
UC Merced’s commitment to keeping its students and their families informed about all the incredible opportunities the campus offers on Bobcat Day has been awarded first place in the Best Recruiting and Admissions category by the Modo... Read More
UC Merced Gains Prestigious UC Agricultural Experiment Station Designation
November 16, 2022
UCs Merced and Santa Cruz became the newest campuses in the system to be named an agricultural experiment stations (AES), UC President Michael Drake announced at today’s Regents’ meeting. They are the first campuses in more than 50 years... Read More
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