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New UC Merced Extension Program Aims to Boost Health Care Access in Central California

July 18, 2024

In a region that struggles with access to health care, a new program - introduced by UC Merced Extension in partnership with the Merced County Department of Public Health - aims to improve access to health services for Central California. Participants with varying levels of education can apply...

UC Merced Students Encourage Merced Youngsters to Say Yes to Engineering

Students from UC Merced’s Young Engineer and Scientist (YES) Academy visited Merced’s Pioneer Elementary School to help promote interest in science, technology, engineering and...

UC Merced’s Center for Educational Partnership (CEP) has collaborated with four local school districts to launch a series of Saturday math academies at the UC Merced campus.

Saturday Academies Offer Local Students Help with State Assessment

To help prepare middle-school students for the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), UC Merced’s Center for Educational Partnership (CEP) collaborated with...

The Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program has saved over 800,000 pounds of food since May.

Food Waste Prevention Program Saves Thousands of Pounds of Food in Merced County

With nearly a third of all food worldwide being wasted and millions of people going hungry every day, preventing food from going to waste is a crucial operation. The Bobcat Eats Food Waste...

‘3 Practices’ Sheds Light on How to Discuss Topics that Divide

Having a conversation about a divisive topic is hard – emotions run high and people dig in and shut down. On March 19 and 20, UC Merced will host a series of workshops designed to expose...

Senior Maria Rivas Reyes was part of a small group of UC Merced students who visited Peru during winter break, serving as translators for medical purposes.

UC Merced Students Explore Peru By Volunteering as Translators

The explorer mentality, public health Professor Stephen Wooding said, is what sets the students of UC Merced apart from anywhere else. A willingness to try something new, to go somewhere they’d...

Students from Weaver School took part in Kids Day at UC Merced. The event was part of Engineers Week.

Kids Day Inspires Local Students to Pursue STEM Careers

UC Merced hosted sixth- through eighth-graders from Weaver School as part of Kids Day during Engineers Week last month. Students rotated between three STEM-related stations — creating...

A clip from a film produced by new Global Arts Studies Program Professor Yehuda Sharim. The film is part of the 13th annual Human Rights Film Series at UC Merced.

Human Rights Film Festival will showcase two films from UC Merced Professor

The finale of the 13th annual Human Rights Film Series at UC Merced will feature two films from new Global Arts Studies Program Professor Yehuda Sharim. Sharim’s films “We Are In It...

The Ma Kelley events serve as the biggest fundraiser for UC Merced athletics.

Ma Kelley Events in Merced for First Time, building on Money Raised for Bobcat Athletics

Behind every Bobcat goal, basket, spike and race, there is a student-athlete who is dedicated to success on and off the court. The drive to be the best they can be is supported by the Merced...

UC Merced Designing Management School of the Future

A new effort is underway to lay the groundwork for the next major development at UC Merced — a fourth school, this one with the Gallo family name on it. The planning initiative is a faculty-...

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