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UC Plans for Fall 2021 In-person Instruction Across Its 10 Campuses

January 11, 2021
The University of California announced today that it is planning for a return to primarily in-person instruction systemwide starting in fall 2021. The announcement is intended to provide prospective and current students and their families time to understand the University’s goals and plans...

UC Merced Grad Deals Town a Great Deck of Cards

January 1, 2021

California's Wildfire Hell: The State's Worst Fire Season

December 30, 2020

Death and Denial Rage in a California COVID Epicenter

December 22, 2020

Chemical Biology Lab Creating DNA-based Nanomachines that can Self Assemble

December 21, 2020
Professor Tao Ye and colleagues have received a $1.18 million grant from the Department of Energy to study how DNA molecules can arrange themselves into nanostructures that could form the basis of nanoelectronic circuits. All living things are the products of self-assembly, a process in which...

Virtual Fall Commencement Customized for Grads

December 17, 2020
UC Merced will host its second virtual ceremony for the Fall 2020 Commencement on Dec. 19, with a host of changes meant to confer upon students the distinct importance of the achievement. New this time: Each of the three schools — Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts; Natural Sciences; and...

Fellowship Advances Student’s Research into Arab American Smoking Behaviors

December 17, 2020
Public Health doctoral student Sarah Alnahari was awarded a UC Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) Predoctoral Fellowship to continue her community-driven research examining tobacco use among Arab Americans in the San Joaquin Valley. The TRDRP is an initiative created through...

Innovate to Grow Coming to a Zoom Room Near You

December 15, 2020
UC Merced’s premier experiential learning expo, Innovate to Grow (I2G), is providing students, faculty and staff with a new set of experiences to learn from this year, as the event continues in a virtual format to comply with pandemic safety guidelines. “Our students, faculty and...

Professor’s Latest Film Examines Latinx Women’s Experience in a Divided America

December 15, 2020
Global Arts Studies Professor Yehuda Sharim has released his latest project, a short film titled “Red Line Lullaby” or “Cancion de Cuna Colorada,” which examines the varied struggles of Latinx women in America today. The 14-minute film chronicles the lives of working...

Tracking Workplace Outbreaks

December 14, 2020

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