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Coroner warns human remains of five Titan sub victims may NEVER be found alongside newly-discovered wreckage because of powerful implosion and sea creatures who'd eat any remains

June 28, 2023

Incoming Fresno Student Prepares to Launch Her Health Career at UC Merced

June 28, 2023
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Delia Rodriguez poured her heart into college prep — applying to almost 20 universities. When it came time to make her choice, opportunities in health...

Orosi Friends Seek Community, Diversity and the Written Word at UC Merced

June 27, 2023
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. With a population of about 8,700 people, the Tulare County town of Orosi is known as a tight-knit community. It's no surprise that residents see familiar faces...

Research Proves Megalodon was Warm-blooded, both an Advantage and an Extinction Factor

June 26, 2023
Megalodon was the biggest shark in the world — 50 feet long or more — and one of the largest fish ever to exist. It roamed most of the world’s oceans from 23 million to 3.6 million years ago. A new study by paleoecology Professor Sora Kim and colleagues shows the shark’...

Sharim’s New Photo Essay Reveals Night in Merced County

June 23, 2023
Global Arts Studies Professor Yehuda Sharim has published a new photo essay, “A Map of Light,” on the University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI)’s digital platform Foundry. This is the second piece Sharim has published on the collective platform. While...

Learning Lab Offers Education for Children and Future Teachers

June 22, 2023
Every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year, elementary, middle and high school students from around the region travel to a special lab at UC Merced designed just for them. It’s the CalTeach Learning Lab, and in just one year more than 2,200 students from the community have...

Transformative Gift to Gateway Scholarship Boosts UC Merced Undergraduate Support

June 21, 2023
The Gateway Scholarship Program, UC Merced's longstanding student-support initiative focused on empowering young people from the San Joaquin Valley, has received a significant infusion of funding, ensuring the scholarship's ability to help Merced-area students for generations to come. A...

Water Research Goes Deep with Rafting Trip to Utah

June 15, 2023
The USDA-funded Secure Water Future (SWF) team at UC Merced believes that to fully understand water, you must do more than just study this vital resource. You must immerse yourself in it - sometimes, literally. A recent trip to Utah that culminated in rafting The Gates of Lodore on the Green...

UC Merced Receives $1 Million Grant to Support Underrepresented STEM Students

June 14, 2023
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has established a new scholarship endowment to ensure that many of UC Merced's underrepresented students, particularly those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, have access to much-needed financial resources to support them during their higher-education...

Campus Adds New Areas of Studies for Students to Choose From

June 12, 2023
New students or those who have not yet chosen their majors will have an array of options before them. Five new majors and several new emphases, ranging across all three schools, are all coming online in 2024 and are recruiting students now. New bachelor’s of science degrees:...

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