In Brief

May 8, 2026

Aging prison inmate subject of UC Merced professor documentary
A documentary by a UC Merced professor that enters the bleak world of a fading, elderly man in a Virginia state prison received one of the top honors at the Phoenix Film Festival. Media and performance studies Professor Yehuda Sharim directed “Where’s My Coffee Cup?” –...
Professor Mariaelena Gonzalez has been appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to the California Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee (TEROC). Gonzalez, with the School of Social Sciences,...
The University of California Office of the President announced its biennial Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) grants, funding 16 collaborative projects encompassing issues...
UC Merced Financial Management Certificate Program Participants 2018
The Financial Management Certificate Program (FMCP) celebrated the success of its sixth cohort with a certificate ceremony on Dec. 11. This popular UC Merced professional development program has...
The French Meadows Forest Restoration Project, an innovative collaboration approved this week, aligns the expertise of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced, the U.S. Forest Service, the...
In recognition of his contributions to object tracking and face recognition research, Professor Ming-Hsuan Yang has been elevated to the status of Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and...
UC Merced’s commitment to sustainability has been at the forefront of university decisions since the campus’s inception. This week, the university will welcome one of the nation’s...
The second annual Beginnings Lighting and holiday food drive is Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 4:30-6 p.m.
The Beginnings sculpture serves as the focal point of UC Merced’s campus, and starting this week, it will also be a beacon of light for the holiday season. Chancellor Dorothy Leland and...
A new book co-edited by Professor Kathleen Hull highlights nine studies exploring how Native people retained or reimagined their communities in California between 1769 and 1834. “Forging...
Tal Danino presents at the UC Merced Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Machines open house
Cutting-edge biomedical engineering research and science communication through artistic collaboration were among the highlights at UC Merced’s Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Machines (...

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