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HUFFPOST: Is 'Eldest Daughter Syndrome' A Real Thing? A New Study May Surprise You.

March 4, 2024

'Roads to Removal' Symposium Looks at Opportunities to Fight Climate Change

March 4, 2024
Discussions around climate change often center around the bad news - the planet is warming, weather is getting more extreme, resources are increasingly scarce. But there also is cause for hope. There are options to mitigate climate change, and some of them are already happening....

Women's History Month Events at UC Merced

March 1, 2024
Join us as we celebrate International Women's Month at UC Merced! We're dedicated to empowering women and fostering their success both on campus and beyond. Throughout the month, a lineup of exciting events to honor and uplift women in our community. From inspiring talks to empowering...

UC Merced’s Chef Mitch Earns Top Honor from Peers

February 29, 2024
Mitchell Vanagten, executive chef for UC Merced’s Lakeside Catering , has been named Chef of the Year by the Monterey Bay chapter of the American Culinary Federation. The award from the chapter, of which Vanagten is vice president, recognizes members for exceptional community service and...

NBC NEWS: In Texas, a powerful combination of dry land and high winds fuels wildfires

February 29, 2024

Black Student Coalition Grows - A Lot

February 28, 2024
Editor's note: In honor of Black History Month, the UC Merced newsroom is highlighting some of the organizations, services and people who serve or represent the Black community on campus. UC Merced's Black Student Coalition has tripled in size in just the past year. Stephen Smith and...

Internship at NASA Yields Long-lasting Results for Student, Space Agency

February 28, 2024
A UC Merced undergraduate student's work at NASA helped ensure the space agency will have cost-effective and efficient communications. Tejas Bhartiya, who recently graduated from the university after only 2.5 years, also last month concluded an internship with NASA's Goddard Space Center...

Human Rights Film Festival Shows the Faces of Injustice

February 27, 2024
The unflinching demand for justice drives the moving images and impassioned ideas packed into the agenda of this year’s UC Merced Human Rights Film Festival, presented by the university’s Global Arts, Media & Writing Studies department. From discussions of systemic oppression...

Project Positions W.E.B. Du Bois as Inspiration for STEM Students

February 27, 2024
Editor's note: In honor of Black History Month, the UC Merced newsroom is highlighting some of the organizations, services and people who serve or represent the Black community on campus. We all need heroes. Perhaps that was on Roy Wilkins’ mind as he faced the sea of humanity...

Grant Supports UC Merced Effort to Improve College Readiness in Valley

February 26, 2024
A significant grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will advance UC Merced's efforts to create a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of college readiness among high-school students in the San Joaquin Valley, particularly those from underrepresented and socioeconomically...

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