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Undergraduate Experience: Cathryn Flores

April 6, 2021
Name: Cathryn Flores Year: Third year Major: English, minor in Writing  Hometown: Fremont What is a memorable project that you worked on during your time at UC Merced? The bilingual, Spanish-English Shakespearean web series adaptation of “Ricardo II” was the...

First-Year and Transfer Students Can Dig into Research this Summer with Paid USDA Internships

April 5, 2021
Many students don’t think about internships until later in college, but at UC Merced undergraduate students can take advantage of hands-on training with faculty before even starting regular classes. Through the FACTS Bridge Program, first-year and transfer students get a head start on...

Perfection! No. 15 UC Merced Finishes Regular Season Undefeated

April 2, 2021

Anti-Semitism 'Doesn't Fit in a Box,' Experts Say at UC Merced Workshop

April 2, 2021
The scourge of anti-Semitism was in Charlottesville, where white nationalists chanted “Jews will not replace us.” It is felt when Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is compared to Nazi Germany. It happens when a college student is denied a club membership unless they renounce ties...

Energize UC Merced 2021 Offers Students, Community Inspiration on Renewable Energy

April 2, 2021
The campus community and its partners can learn more about the importance of renewable energy at this year’s Energize Merced conference, an annual event hosted by UC Merced’s Solar Energy Association (SEA). The association is a student-led group, overseen by Professor Sarah Kurtz,...

Women's Volleyball Earns Five-Set Win At Simpson

April 1, 2021

Federal Grant Preserves Critical Equipment for Molecular Exploration

April 1, 2021
An important and expensive piece of equipment that was nearing the end of its life is getting a vital upgrade, thanks to a new grant awarded to Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Professor Andy LiWang from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Nuclear magnetic...

Undergrad Experience: Jose Garcia-Esparza

April 1, 2021
Name: Jose Garcia-Esparza Year: Fourth, graduating May 2021 Major: Computer Science & Engineering Hometown: Fresno   What is a memorable project that you worked on during your time at UC Merced? In Spring 2020, I worked on a computer vision project in which I used a...

Graduate Student Association Provides Collective Voice for Grad Students

March 31, 2021
Graduate school is tough, but graduate students have a place to turn to for advocacy and support on campus. Since it was established in 2005, UC Merced’s Graduate Student Association (GSA) has promoted graduate students’ rights and worked with the Graduate Division and other campus...

Longtime Campus Supporter Bob Gallo Becomes First Trustee Emeritus

March 31, 2021
Founding UC Merced Foundation Trustee Bob Gallo was recently announced as the university’s first trustee emeritus and was honored at a virtual Board of Trustees meeting in late February for his longtime service to campus. “This university would not be where it is today without Bob...

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