UC Awards Support Tackling Big Questions in Health, Physics, Agriculture and...
By Lorena AndersonFebruary 5, 2025A fluorescence microscope image of one kind of active matter being studied. Image courtesy of Amanda Tan, UC MercedFaculty members at UC Merced are taking the lead on...
View ArticleUniversity Awards over $80 million in State-funded Grants to Spur Climate Action
August 22, 2023By University of California Office of the PresidentPlanning for emergency evacuations using electric vehicles is the subject of one of the grants awarded to UC Merced. Four UC Merced...
View ArticleUC Awards $16.4 Million in Grants to Address Climate, Energy and Health
By Lorena Anderson, UC MercedJanuary 9, 2023For the first time, UC Merced faculty members from each of the campus’s three schools have been chosen as principal investigators on some of the 21 exciting...
View ArticleHSRI Receives $1.2 Million to Research Health Impacts From Vehicle-Related...
September 28, 2021UC Merced's Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) has been awarded a $1.2 million grant to study the effects of vehicle emissions on public health and the environment. This award...
View ArticleCenter Engages Campus, Community with Africa and its Diaspora
By Brenda OrtizFebruary 27, 2025Professor Nicosia Shakes gives graduate student Omowumi Omole feedback during a creative-writing workshop with author Tsitsi Dangarembga hosted by the the Center for...
View ArticleSocial Sciences Graduate Programs Shine in U.S. News Rankings
By Jody Murray, UC MercedApril 10, 2025Political science Professor Nate Monroe, standing, demonstrates a legislative committee hearing simulation. Students play the roles of committee members.UC...
View ArticleStudents Get Real-world Education with Behavioral Health Internships
By Jody Murray, UC MercedApril 21, 2025UC Merced students currently interning at Merced County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (clockwise from top left): Chandler Tien, Sianna Martinez, Simran...
View ArticleSociology Graduate Program Debuts Strongly in U.S. News Rankings
By Jody Murray, UC MercedApril 30, 2025Graduate students in an Environmental Sociology course are shown at a field trip to rural San Joaquin Valley. Connecting with the region is a key part of UC...
View ArticleUC Merced Alumna’s Legal Career Soars in Silicon Valley
By Jody Murray, UC MercedMay 13, 2025As a legal counsel, Temnee Wright ('08) has shaped the development of several Silicon Valley startups. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science at UC...
View ArticleUC Merced Graduates Encouraged to Embrace Every Moment
By Jody Murray, UC MercedMay 19, 2025Two of the more than 1,500 graduates who were celebrated during the Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies.With cheers, hugs and leis, more than 1,500 UC Merced...
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