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A Day in the Life of a First-Year Student at UC Merced

April 21, 2023
First-year student Edwin Casillas found everything he was looking for in a university — and more — at UC Merced. Nearly a year after the Sonora native said he "felt at home" when visiting the campus, he is confident he made the right decision to become a Bobcat....

UC Merced Invests in the Next Generation of Ag-Tech Leadership

April 19, 2023
The new UC Merced Farms Food Future innovation initiative is investing in 10 graduate researchers to solve climate and community challenges. Their work is the start of a concerted focus in climate-smart agriculture for the campus. The $850,000 in funding comes from the U.S. Economic Development...

Environmental Conservation Takes Center Stage in Shakespeare in Yosemite's 'Romeo and Juliet'

April 18, 2023
"Romeo and Juliet" is considered William Shakespeare's most famous romantic tragedy. But this Earth Day weekend, it will be transformed into a new production that will offer hope for the future of the environment. Shakespeare in Yosemite members have put in countless hours...

Bobcat Day Gives Future Bobcats a Taste of UC Merced

April 17, 2023
UC Merced is hosting its annual open house event Saturday, April 22, to give admitted, prospective and transfer students the opportunity to learn more about what the university has to offer. Bobcat Day kicks off at 9 a.m. with a campus information fair, as well as tours of the campus,...

UC Merced and College Track Partner to Democratize Potential Through Higher Education

April 13, 2023
The University of California, Merced, and College Track are pleased to announce a new partnership focused on ensuring that college students from underserved communities who want to be the first in their families to graduate from college are provided the tools, guidance, and environment to do so...

Global Arts Faculty in Concert

April 13, 2023
Faculty members with the Global Arts Studies Program at UC Merced will present their fifth annual Faculty Concert on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 3 p.m. at Merced College, 3600 M St. This concert is free to the public and features works from composers from around the world, including Pixinguinha,...

Drones Donated to UC Merced by Start-Up SeekOps Will Monitor Environmental Conditions

April 13, 2023
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipment donated by Texas-based start-up SeekOps Inc will support UC Merced's research efforts in environmental monitoring and conservation. The gift includes multiple state-of-the-art UAVs, as well as the necessary software and hardware to operate and maintain...

What's There to Do in the Merced Area? Plenty

April 12, 2023
One question students considering attending UC Merced might ask is, "What's there to do around there?" The quick answer is - a lot. There are plenty of ways for students to spend their leisure time in the greater Merced area, for students of varying interests: Are you an...

Graduate Students Help Further the Understanding of Diseases such as Alzheimer's

April 12, 2023
Student researchers in experimental physics Professor Jing Xu’s lab have played a critical role in a study that will help understand Alzheimer’s and other diseases that progressively destroy brain tissue. Three students, including a graduate student who has since completed his Ph.D....

First Test of Perovskite Films in Space Indicates More Resilience than Researchers Expected

April 12, 2023
Solar films developed by a graduate student in the Department of Physics at UC Merced while on an internship at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) not only survived 10 months in space with minimal degradation, but the little damage they did incur was more than 90 percent reversible. UC Merced...

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