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Sogin Receives Inaugural NSF Grant to Further Microbial Interactions Research

September 8, 2022
Professor Maggie Sogin is one of 20 faculty members nationwide to receive the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) inaugural Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO) award. This new grant supports pre-tenured faculty in the biological sciences at institutions that traditionally...

Five Students Earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

September 7, 2022
Two UC Merced doctoral students and three undergraduate alumni have each earned a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP). The fellowships are highly competitive, with annual acceptance rates of about 16% from among more than 12,000 applicants. The five-year fellowship...

Coalition Including UC Merced 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...

UC Merced-led 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...

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...

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