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After 18-Month Closure Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, UC Merced Library Reopening Its Doors

August 12, 2021
Since opening its doors in August 2005, the UC Merced Library has served as the hub of the campus. That all changed when the coronavirus pandemic hit and the building was forced to close in March 2020. Now, the library is gearing up to reopen its doors on Aug. 16 and welcome back members...

Trevor and Katherine Albertson Create New Fellowship to Support History Graduate Students

August 11, 2021
Trevor Albertson Ph.D. (’09) had a history of “firsts” during his time at UC Merced. Albertson was among the university’s earliest doctoral students, entering the then-World Cultures and History program in 2006 and earning his Ph.D. in political diplomatic history in 2009...

UC Merced Faculty Land Three UC-HBCU Grants, Most in System

August 10, 2021
The University of California Office of the President awarded three out of only seven UC-Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Initiative grants to UC Merced faculty members. The initiative has fostered faculty partnerships with HBCUs to support enhanced diversity and representation...

'Saber Es Poder' Website Offers COVID-19 Resources, Including Vaccine Information

August 5, 2021
UC Merced and Cultiva La Salud have partnered to launch a new Spanish-language website aimed at providing the community with a wide range of information about the coronavirus. "Saber Es Poder," now officially online, offers educational materials on COVID-19, including...

Nuevo Sitio Web 'Saber Es Poder' Ofrece Recursos Del Coronavirus, Incluyendo Información Sobre Vacunas

August 5, 2021
UC Merced y la organización Cultiva La Salud se han asociado para crear un nuevo sitio web en español destinado a brindar a la comunidad amplia información sobre el coronavirus. "Saber Es Poder", que ya está oficialmente en línea, ofrece materiales educativos sobre COVID...

Hands-on, Handmade Instruments Boost Engagement for Remote Physics Class

August 3, 2021
With her students spread to the four winds by COVID-19, a UC Merced professor discovered she could build engagement in a virtual classroom with cardboard, painter’s tape and a child’s toy. For the 2021 spring semester, Professor Jing Xu sent students in her Modern Physics Lab course...

Recent Ph.D. Grads Receive NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship

August 2, 2021
Quantitative Systems Biology Graduate Program alumni Kinsey Brock and Robert Boria were awarded Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Boria and Brock — both former members of paleoecology Professor Jessica Blois’ research...

2021 Women's Soccer Schedule Unveiled

July 30, 2021

Men's Basketball to Host Skills Camp on August 8

July 30, 2021

UC Merced Recognized as Five-Star Gold Institution

July 30, 2021

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