Outreach

COSMOS Completes First Summer Session at UC Merced

September 3, 2026

Dozens of California high school students recently finished four weeks on the UC Merced campus, where they delved into topics including nanoparticles, digital twins, bioluminescent squids, and quantum physics. The students took part in COSMOS, or California State Summer School for...

Summer Bridge Academy students pose in front of banner that says Campos

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Depicted are two two lines of middle-school students standing in front of the blue and gold UCM on the UC Merced campus.

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collage of photo with yellow text on a blue background reading Carnegie Elective Reclassification for Community Engagement

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High school students will have a wider array of research opportunities through COSMOS starting next summer.

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