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Professor's Central Valley Film 'Letters2Maybe' Nominated for Major Award in Vienna

May 10, 2022
Ethnocineca, the International Documentary Film Festival Vienna, is featuring Professor Yehuda Sharim's latest feature-length film, "Letters2Maybe," this month. The eight-day festival kicks off on May 12 and is billed as the largest Austrian festival dedicated exclusively to...

Senate Confirms Berhe as Federal Office of Science Director

May 10, 2022
The U.S. Senate today confirmed UC Merced Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to be the new director of the Office of Science in the federal Department of Energy. The Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the lead federal agency supporting fundamental scientific research for energy, and...

In-person Spring Commencement Ceremonies Set to Return to UC Merced This Weekend

May 9, 2022

Two Undergraduate Stars Earn Unique Summer Opportunities

May 9, 2022
Two undergraduate students who will receive their bachelor’s degrees later this month have been selected for a unique opportunity to attend a meeting of some of the greatest minds in the world. Professor Aurora Pribram-Jones, with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, nominated...

Systemwide Climate Justice Course Debuts This Fall

May 5, 2022
Undergraduates will have a new, one-of-a-kind class they can sign up for this fall — Climate Justice — a hybrid course that features lectures by faculty from all 10 UC campuses. According to the UC Center for Climate Justice’s website, “climate justice recognizes the...

UC Merced Returns to In-person Commencement

May 5, 2022
For the first time since spring 2019, UC Merced will honor the achievements of spring graduates with a traditional in-person commencement weekend this month. “We are proud of all these young people who worked so diligently, with the support of their families, their friends and our...

Sign Up Now to Attend This Spring's I2G Events

May 4, 2022
Innovate to Grow (I2G), the biannual showcase of innovative engineering design projects developed in partnership with industry and nonprofit partners, continues in-person and virtually this spring 2022 semester. “We are excited to have everyone back in person to share in this amazing event...

NEH Grant Awarded to UC Merced for Sierra Nevada-Central Valley Archive in Library

May 3, 2022
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $750,000 grant to the UC Merced Library in partnership with the Center for the Humanities to establish a research archive documenting the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley. With an additional $750,000 from the $20...

Virtual Symposium Connects Biometric Surveillance Experts and Community

May 3, 2022
The UC Merced Community and Labor Center invites the public to the Biometric Surveillance, Immigration and Labor Virtual Symposium on Friday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Two panels of law experts and community organization representatives will explain the use of biometric...

Simposio Virtual Conecta a Expertos en Vigilancia Biométrica y la Comunidad

May 3, 2022
El Centro Comunitario y Laboral de UC Merced llevará a cabo el Simposio Virtual de Vigilancia Biométrica, Inmigración y Laboral el viernes, 6 de mayo de 10 a.m. a 12:30 p.m. Dos paneles de expertos en derecho y representantes de organizaciones comunitarias explicarán el uso de tecnologías...

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