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CAREER Award Funds Research Into Lip Reading for Mobile Devices

May 30, 2023
Professor Ahmed Sabbir Arif has received a CAREER award for his research into non-acoustic, image-based speech input on mobile devices. He is the 35th researcher from UC Merced to earn a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). CAREER awards are among the NSF's most prestigious...

Academic Senate Honors Faculty Members with Annual Awards

May 30, 2023
Each year, faculty members are specially recognized by their peers in the Academic Senate for a variety of accomplishments. This year’s Academic Senate awards honor faculty from across the three schools for their outstanding teaching, research, impacts on their fields and mentorship, as well as...

Inspired by Their Roots, UC Merced Graduates Look to the Future

May 25, 2023
A sea of blue and gold regalia filled Recreation Field as hundreds of UC Merced Bobcats crossed the stage during commencement weekend. Almost 1,500 students took part in three distinct ceremonies celebrating the Graduate Division, School of Engineering (SoE), School of Natural Sciences (SNS) and...

SSHA Outstanding Graduating Students Awards Reception

May 24, 2023
On May 11, 2023, the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts celebrated its Outstanding Graduating Students at an awards reception with their families.   These students had to meet the following criteria in order to be nominated for this award. Significant research...

Scholars Explore Future Careers at National Labs Day

May 23, 2023
UC Merced’s Graduate Division hosted its third National Labs Day on April 21. The goal of the day-long event is to connect graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with researchers from across the nation, including campus alumni. Associate Graduate Dean and physics Professor Sayantani Ghosh said...

UC Merced Among Top Schools in US For Leadership in College Access, Success

May 23, 2023
Bloomberg Philanthropies has recognized the University of California, Merced, as an American Talent Initiative (ATI) High-Flier, among a group of 28 high-graduation-rate institutions that are national leaders in college access and success for lower-income students. UC Merced received the...

Big Turnout for Recognition of Staff Service and Excellence

May 17, 2023
A standing-room-only audience in UC Merced’s largest room gathered Monday morning to honor staff employees who have reached milestones in service to the UC system and others whose work was recognized by their peers. The Celebrating Service and Staff Excellence event served as a kickoff to Staff...

Fossil Shark Research Draws Prestigious NSF Award

May 16, 2023
Professor Sora Kim has received a CAREER award for her project that bridges concepts between modern and ancient marine ecosystems by integrating geochemical and modeling approaches with paleobiology. Kim is the 34th researcher from UC Merced to earn a CAREER award from the National Science...

Student Speakers will Impart Words of Wisdom at Commencement

May 11, 2023
Two undergraduate student speakers will share their journeys and insights with UC Merced’s graduating class and their families and friends at two commencement ceremonies to be held this weekend. Gehad Elhanafy, a bioengineering major from Merced, will speak at the May 13 ceremony for the schools of...

Community Invited to Children's Opera Presentation of 'The Emperor's New Threads'

May 10, 2023
For the 13th year, a children's opera takes the stage at UC Merced for the young and young at heart. The UC Merced Children's Opera presentation of "The Emperor's New Threads," a new take on a classic story, is open to schoolchildren and the general public as part of an effort to expose Merced...

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