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What's There to Do in the Merced Area? Plenty

April 12, 2023
One question students considering attending UC Merced might ask is, "What's there to do around there?" The quick answer is - a lot. There are plenty of ways for students to spend their leisure time in the greater Merced area, for students of varying interests: Are you an...

Graduate Students Help Further the Understanding of Diseases such as Alzheimer's

April 12, 2023
Student researchers in experimental physics Professor Jing Xu’s lab have played a critical role in a study that will help understand Alzheimer’s and other diseases that progressively destroy brain tissue. Three students, including a graduate student who has since completed his Ph.D....

First Test of Perovskite Films in Space Indicates More Resilience than Researchers Expected

April 12, 2023
Solar films developed by a graduate student in the Department of Physics at UC Merced while on an internship at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) not only survived 10 months in space with minimal degradation, but the little damage they did incur was more than 90 percent reversible. UC Merced...

Alumni Come Together at Mixer Event in Sacramento

April 10, 2023
Dozens of UC Merced alumni — from the classes of 2009 to 2022 — gathered in downtown Sacramento on April 2 for an exclusive networking mixer hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations. More than 70 Bobcats and their guests had the opportunity to network and trade their...

UC Merced Library Hosts Opening Reception for Farmworker Movement Exhibit

April 10, 2023
The UC Merced Library is hosting an opening reception for a new art exhibit that showcases the farmworker movement in the Central Valley through the lens of the late photographer and labor activist George Ballis. "Building a New Future: Art and Activism in the Central Valley" is on...

Students Gain Experience (and Money) Doing Career-Oriented Work in New Program

April 10, 2023
Sarif Morningstar wondered something: "What happens if I grow plants using fog?" The UC Merced student's efforts to find an answer to that question led to a research project they got paid to conduct. That in turn led to an opportunity to study plant biology in the UC Davis Ph.D....

Events at UC Merced Aimed at Reducing Food Waste

April 6, 2023
Roughly a third of all food worldwide goes to waste. Outside of the obvious direct costs, that waste has numerous other repercussions: much of it goes to landfills, where it generates methane, a greenhouse gas. Resources such as water and seeds are squandered. And at the same time, one in four...

Diversity, Community, Creativity and Self-expression are the Focuses of Pride Week 2023

April 5, 2023
A drag show, open mic night and collaborative coloring are among the fun events slated for this year’s Pride Week, April 10-14, celebrating LGBTQ+ identity and culture at UC Merced. The Pride Week and Drag Show Committee, the Social Justice Initiatives & Identity Program, the Transfer...

Warmer Weather Concerns as Snow Melts in Central Valley

April 5, 2023

Warmer Weather Concerns as Snow Melts in Central Valley

April 5, 2023

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