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HACU Leadership Cohort an ‘Exciting Opportunity to Learn,’ Ortiz Says
September 26, 2023
Physiology Professor Rudy M.Ortiz has been named a Fellow in this year's cohort of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ Leadership Academy (La Academia de Liderazgo). The program is designed to increase diverse... Read More
Regent/Astronaut Shows UC Merced Students Their Dreams Aren't 'A Million Miles Away'
September 26, 2023
The new feature film "A Million Miles Away" is a universally relatable story of resilience and achievement, depicting Jose Hernández's journey from working the fields of the San Joaquin Valley to fulfilling his life-long dream of being a... Read More
UC Merced Alum Drives Innovation in Drug Manufacturing
September 26, 2023
You could almost say Edwin Shen was destined to become a bioengineer. His mother, a medical doctor, practices pathology in Northern California, and his father retired from a career as a mechanical engineer for medical device companies. “I... Read More
Grants Fund Wide Variety of Climate Change Research Projects
September 25, 2023
UC Merced researchers will tackle climate changes in multiple ways through more than $4 million in grants recently awarded from within the university. The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) issued nine awards totaling $4,... Read More
Three Hellman Fellows Awarded at UC Merced
September 22, 2023
Three UC Merced researchers have recently received the prestigious Hellman Fellowship. Computer science and engineering Professor Shijia Pan, economics Professor Briana Ballis and life and environmental sciences Professor Xuan Zhang ... Read More
UC Merced Is a Hispanic Serving Institution. What Does that Mean?
September 21, 2023
Merced is one of five University of California campuses designated a Hispanic Serving Institution, or HSI. (The others are Riverside, Santa Cruz, Irvine and Santa Barbara.) But what does it mean to be designated an HSI? Yvette Gullat,... Read More
Chemistry Postdoc Awarded Merck Research Award
September 18, 2023
Miguel Chacón-Terán was selected as one of 16 scientists from across the country to receive the 2023 Merck Research Award for Underrepresented Chemists of Color, intended to support rising chemists of color while also recognizing their... Read More
UC Merced Rises Nearly 40 Spots in U.S. News College Rankings
September 17, 2023
UC Merced's commitment to student success continues to earn national recognition as the university climbed to No. 60 - up from No. 97 last year - in U.S. News & World Report's list of Best Colleges in the nation released today. Among... Read More
UC Merced to Host Inaugural Safety Conference
September 13, 2023
The inaugural UC Merced Safety Conference is an effort to bring nationally recognized subject matter experts to the San Joaquin Valley to share critical safety information, best practices, and the latest innovations in enhancing community... Read More
Second Year of College Corps Expands Service Opportunities for Students
September 13, 2023
Dozens of UC Merced students took their oaths as members of the College Corps recently. The program, which provides stipends to students in exchange for working with community partners, is in its second year. The second cohort of UC Merced... Read More
Most of the Universe Composed of Dark Energy, Researchers Show
September 12, 2023
A UC Merced researcher and her teammates around the world have succeeded in measuring the total amount of matter in the universe for the second time. A new paper in the Astrophysical Journal, titled “Constraining Cosmological Parameters... Read More
UC Merced's Expansion Project Continues to Garner Acclaim
September 8, 2023
Since its completion three years ago, the Merced 2020 Project has amassed numerous accolades. Most recently, the landmark project that, in essence, doubled the size of the university's campus, was selected to receive the Urban Land... Read More
UC Merced Ranks in the Top 10 for Economic Mobility
September 7, 2023
UC Merced is among the top 10 U.S. universities for driving economic mobility for its graduates, according to a new study by think tank Third Way. In its second annual national assessment of the impact of higher education on students and... Read More
Department of Energy Awards $37 Million to Build Research Capacity
September 7, 2023
Five faculty members from the School of Natural Sciences received grants recently from the Department of Energy (DOE) under its Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) initiative. To support research at minority-serving... Read More
UC Merced Ranked 15th Best Public College in the Nation By Wall Street Journal
September 6, 2023
UC Merced has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal Best Colleges in the U.S. ranking published today. Out of 400 universities that were looked at nationwide, UC Merced came in at No. 15 for public institutions. The university was... Read More
UC Merced, Merced College to Provide New Housing for Transfer Students
September 1, 2023
UC Merced and Merced College will jointly build a 488-bed student housing project for community college and transfer students. The California Legislature gave final approval to the $100 million funding mechanism for the project on... Read More
NIH Grant to Study Immigration Policy Impacts on Mental Health and Access to Health Care for Latinos in Rural Communities
August 30, 2023
UC Merced public health Professor Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The $3 million grant will fund Young's ambitious, five-year research project to understand how... Read More
Department of Energy Grant will Fund EECS Professor Lu's Research into Improving Federated Machine Learning
August 29, 2023
UC Merced Computer Science and Engineering Professor Xiaoyi Lu is leading a collaboration that secured a $4.35 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to improve federated machine learning systems. Lu is partnering with the... Read More
Founding Faculty Member Martha Conklin Bids Farewell to Campus Community
August 28, 2023
Professor Martha Conklin started her career at UC Merced at the Castle Research Facility, and it began with a frightening surprise. “I had a baby rattlesnake in my office,” she said. “The whole building was snake-infested before UC Merced... Read More
Mega-Interstellar Structure Fuels Undergraduate’s Winning Research
August 28, 2023
Big-wave surfing is a thing these days, but hardly anyone is riding a wave as big as the one Biviana Oseguera is on. The physics major is studying the 9,000-light-year long Radcliffe Wave, a structure made of clouds of dust and young stars... Read More
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