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UC Merced-backed Coalition Awarded $65 Million in Build Back Better Funds

September 2, 2022
The White House announced today (Sept. 2) a $65.1 million award — the largest federal grant ever awarded to the Central Valley — to the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation (F3) Coalition as part of its "Build Back Better" initiative to boost economic recovery after the pandemic. The funding...

Sociology Boasts 11 Tenure-Track Faculty Placements in Its Short History

September 1, 2022
Just seven years after it began offering graduate degrees, UC Merced’s Sociology Department has already begun shaping the future of the professoriate by placing 11 of its graduate alumni in tenure-track positions — five of those in the 2022-23 academic year. “These new faculty members shine a light...

Campus Community Gathers at Bridge Crossing to Cheer 'Magnificent' New Students

August 23, 2022
An elementary school field trip to UC Merced sealed the deal for Rajanae Jenkins. The sixth-grader liked its newly minted buildings and the easy drive from her Fresno home. Fast-forward more than six years. Jenkins is gathered with nearly 2,400 first-year or transfer students for UC Merced's...

Campus Community Gathers at Bridge Crossing to Cheer ‘Magnificent’ New Students

August 23, 2022
An elementary school field trip to UC Merced sealed the deal for Rajanae Jenkins. The sixth-grader liked its newly minted buildings and the easy drive from her Fresno home. Fast-forward more than six years. Jenkins is gathered with nearly 2,400 first-year or transfer students for UC Merced’s...

Bobcat Day Convinces Southern California Student to Attend UC Merced

August 19, 2022
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Isabella Mitchell knew she wanted to move away from Lynwood after graduation in an effort to explore California. After attending UC Merced's annual admitted student open house...

Remembering Dr. Romina Ruvalcaba

August 17, 2022
With a heavy heart I write to share with you that our beloved colleague, Assistant Professor of History Romina Ruvalcaba, died on August 7 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Romina was acclaimed by her colleagues and students as brilliant, compassionate, and fierce in her approaches to...

San Diego County Student Trading Beaches for UC Merced's Intimate Feel

August 17, 2022
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Robert St. Martin is proud of having been able to balance his studies, extracurricular activities and social life during his four years at Rancho Buena Vista High School in San...

Hratchian Takes the Helm as Graduate Dean, Shares Vision for Division

August 17, 2022
July was a transition month for UC Merced’s Graduate Division as interim Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Chris Kello passed the baton to Professor Hrant P. Hratchian — an Armenian name pronounced Her-ahnt Heratch-yahn — who now leads the division. “Dr. Hratchian’s appointment is another signifier of...

UC Merced Hosts College Track Retreat

August 15, 2022
College Track recently held a retreat at UC Merced that brought almost 200 staff members from all over the country to the site to "reflect, renew and rise together." College Track is a 25-year-old program that partners with college students from underserved communities. The nonprofit equips...

Professor's New Film Featuring Campesino Artist to Premiere in Merced

August 15, 2022
The new film by filmmaker Yehuda Sharim, "El Ojo Comienza En La Mano" ("The Eye Begins in the Hand"), features the life work of Central Valley artist and muralist Rubén A. Sánchez. Sharim, a professor in the Global Arts Studies Program, will be in conversation with Sánchez in the coming months as a...

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