Students who arrive at UC Merced planning on specific careers often discover along the way that their interests — and strengths — are broader than they first imagined.
A new initiative called Education Tracks, or EdTracks, is designed to give students a flexible, low‑risk way to...
Academics
Lauren Schiebelhut credits the support and opportunities afforded to her at UC Merced with opening the door to her research career.
Schiebelhut — a first-generation transfer student from...
Math at UC Merced isn’t exactly like math at most other universities.
Sure, there are parabolas and equations, orders of operations and cosines, but at this campus, those lead into topics...
Imagine blending economics, psychology, and neuroscience to pioneer new ways to think about human behavior.
Behavioral economist Colin Camerer does just that and was honored as the recipient of...
Complex societies produce people with more varied personalities.
That’s the surprising finding of a cognitive science study that attempts to understand how people develop into who they are:...
The School of Natural Sciences has a new associate dean for Academic Programs, founding faculty member Professor Michael Colvin.
“With his experience as a researcher and administrator,...
Anne Zanzucchi has worn many different hats in her 14 years at UC Merced and now she is preparing to enter her newest role as associate dean for Student Services and Academics for the School of...
Hundreds of accomplished students walked in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) commencement earlier this month, proudly wearing their cap, gown and stole. Among them were a...
At UC Merced, research and education are inextricably intertwined – in the lab and in the classroom. Professors continually refine and advance their teaching methods and curriculum to convey...
Graduating senior Araceli Perez was looking for a new environment when she moved from Hacienda Heights to attend UC Merced in 2015.
The shift from the high-intensity region of Los Angeles to the...
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