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Together We Will Conference to Empower Female High School Athletes at UC Merced

February 18, 2026

Promotional graphic for ‘Together We Will: A Leadership Summit for Girls in Sports,’ featuring an athlete in a volleyball uniform and event details, including messaging about connection and leadership, the date 03/08, registration information, and the UC Merced logo.
Female high school student-athletes are invited to the UC Merced campus on March 8 for Together We Will, a first-of-its-kind conference designed to inspire connection, confidence and leadership. The one-day event will bring together speakers, mentors and health experts to provide a platform for...
Alicia Garza speaks during a virtual event to honor her with the Spendlove Prize.

Alicia Garza, Civil Rights Activist and BLM Co-Founder, Honored with Spendlove Prize

While this year's ceremony looked quite different from years past due to the coronavirus pandemic, the presentation of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and...
Ryan Bart is a disturbance echohydrologist. Photo by Veronica Adrover, UC Merced

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Professor Berhe delivers her TED talk.

Professor Berhe Nominated to Lead Federal Office of Science

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Female applied mathematics graduate student

Shayna Bennett Wins Grad Slam at UC Merced

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The Center for Climate Justice’s two-day launch event kicks off on Earth Day, April 22.

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Bobcat Won’t be Stopped by Pandemic, Creates a Resource for Students  Worldwide

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Public health Professor Asa Bradman conducted research to examine a link between childhood development and food dyes. Photo by Veronica Adrover, UC Merced

Public Health Professor Shows Food Dye Linked to Childhood Behavior in California EPA Study

Public health Professor Asa Bradman contributed to a new report that examines the relationship between synthetic food dye — found in everything from juice to cupcakes — and child...

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