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Could UC Merced Lead the Change Toward More Inclusivity in STEM?

September 17, 2018
UC Merced is uniquely positioned to be a change agent in how the academy addresses diversity in STEM, said Professor Donna Riley, the Kamyar Haghighi Head of Purdue’s School of Engineering Education. Riley was the featured speaker at the Chancellor’s Dialogue on Diversity and...

Postdoc Earns Prestigious NIH Award to Study Health Disparities

September 17, 2018
Jaapna Dhillon had no idea that studying how almonds affect health would win her a huge advantage in securing a tenure-track position. But Dhillon just became UC Merced’s first postdoctoral researcher to receive a Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH...

New University Registrar is Actually a UC Merced Veteran

September 17, 2018
UC Merced’s new University Registrar is far from new. Erin Webb first joined the Registrar’s Office at UC Merced in 2007 because she wanted to make a difference in the lives of students in her home town and to work at a young and growing institution. “I’ll never forget my...

Team Effort Leads Bobcats To Second Straight Conference Win

September 15, 2018

Bobcats Win Double Overtime Thriller Over William Jessup

September 14, 2018

Rosas, Bobcats Top William Jessup

September 12, 2018

Frustration and Compromise in Flocking Cells Produce New Migration Patterns

September 12, 2018
Even if some members of a goal-driven group don’t seem to work well with others — even if the whole group is extremely frustrated — the group can still compromise and find new ways to produce a successful outcome. This sounds like a political allegory, but it’s actually a...

UC Climate-Change Research is One Focus of Global Summit, New Reports

September 11, 2018
California aims to lead the nation — and the globe — in climate change research, policy and action — in large part through climate-focused research conducted at University of California campuses and labs. Some of that research, including from UC Merced, will be on display this...

News and Notes: Campus Hosts Writing Conference, Citizen Police Academy; Blood Drive

September 11, 2018
Equity, diversity and inclusion is the theme of the eighth annual UC Writing Program Conference at UC Merced on Nov. 2 and 3. English Professor Juan Guerra, chair of the University of Washington’s American Ethnic Studies department, will present his research addressing translingualism,...

Burnett Earns California Pacific Conference Offensive Player of the Week

September 10, 2018

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