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NEW YORK TIMES: Women Who Made Art in Japanese Internment Camps Are Getting Their Due

April 5, 2024

Pride Week Puts the Focus on Self-healing

April 4, 2024
The campus and community are invited to participate in this year’s Pride Week at UC Merced, taking place April 8-12. Lambda Alliance (LAMBDA) is spearheading efforts once again in collaboration with other campus units, offices and departments. A variety of events are planned all week long to...

Graduate Division Hosts 10th Grad Slam Competition

April 4, 2024
Who will UC Merced’s Grad Slam champion be? Cheer on the finalists on April 8 and find out. Graduate students from UC Merced’s three schools will take the stage to compete in the Graduate Division’s 10th Grad Slam finals. Grad Slam is an annual University of California...

Charting a Course to Tech Success: Insights from UC Merced's ¡Valle! Event

April 4, 2024
How do you find your way to a lucrative career in tech? That's a question many students want answered. The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute at UC Merced hosted the seventh annual ¡Valle! Get Your Start in Tech!...

CRES Earns Mellon Grant for Student-led Activities

April 2, 2024
UC Merced’s Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) is among 95 programs recognized and supported by the Mellon Foundation in an initiative called Affirming Multivocal Humanities. CRES will use a $100,000 grant from the foundation to kick-start several student-led activities designed to...

LA TIMES: See how the last 20 years of Sierra snowpack stack up in one graphic

April 1, 2024

Bobcat Art Show Puts Broad Range of Creativity on Display

April 1, 2024
The 12th edition of the Bobcat Art Show, which debuts this week in a new space, is further proof that creativity can come from anywhere in the UC Merced community. “In addition to the amazing work done by our Global Arts Studies students and faculty, we have some incredible pieces by...

Spotlight on Health Tech for Social Good at Hack Merced IX

April 1, 2024
The ninth installment of Hack Merced recently brought together 168 innovators focused on developing technology for the greater good. The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute at the University of California, Merced, sponsored the...

New Center Offers Opportunities to Observe and Learn about Natural Resources

April 1, 2024
Even though the Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve (MVPGR) is adjacent to campus, it's an area that can be daunting to access. Last year, more than 2,000 people visited the campus to learn about this unique habitat and the animals and plants that are protected there. Guided visitors...

Youth Grapple with Interpreting the Unspoken for Their Immigrant Families

April 1, 2024
UC Merced researchers are shedding light on a little-explored aspect of cross-cultural communication that involves no spoken words but sometimes can cause confusion and anguish for children acting as interpreters for older family members. The moments are common in California’s Central...

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