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Bobcats Can Catch Some Bass

May 18, 2018
A pair of UC Merced students showed off their bass-fishing skills by winning a Fishing League Worldwide event last weekend, earning themselves a spot in next year’s finals. Herbie LeBlanc of Gilroy and Tshu Xiong of Merced caught the limit of five bass, weighing a total of 19 pounds, 10...

Perseverance, Leadership Key Themes of Campus’ Spring Commencement

May 15, 2018
UC Merced’s exuberant spring graduates got the chance to demonstrate their gratitude during the 13th Spring Commencement ceremonies this weekend as many of them paused to thank the faculty members and loved ones who helped them through their college journeys. During the two ceremonies, UC Merced...

Engineering Students Get an Inside Look at Wastewater Treatment

May 15, 2018
Three field trips this semester gave Professor Marc Beutel’s students an up-close understanding of biological wastewater processes used in treatment plants across the country. Most recently, they toured the wastewater treatment plant in Oakland, operated by East Bay Municipal Utility...

Volunteers Help Make Commencement Memorable for Grads, Families

May 14, 2018
Early on Mother’s Day morning, Coty Ventura and her daughters Bobbi and Jessica headed to UC Merced to do their part to help make the day special for hundreds of UC Merced graduates and their families. With steamers in hand, Coty and Bobbi smoothed wrinkles from the ceremonial robes of the official...

SIAM Student Chapter Math Conference Continues to Grow as It Enters Third Year

May 11, 2018
The dynamics of blood coagulation, evolution of language and carnivore foraging strategies were just a few of the many topics discussed at the third annual Central Valley Regional Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Student Chapter Conference held on the UC Merced campus April 27...

New Scholarship Pays Homage to Persistence and Research

May 10, 2018
A generous gift from the grandmother of a UC Merced alumna and current staff member is benefitting two undergraduate students who put the UC Merced Library to good use. Melissa Becerra, a third-year psychology student, and Nathan Parmeter, who graduates this week, are the first recipients of the...

New Endowment Enhances Alumni Association’s Initiatives

May 10, 2018
Last month, the UC Merced Alumni Association (UCMAA) established the UC Merced Alumni Association Journey Endowment with $25,000 it collected through fundraising efforts to support initiatives throughout campus. Over the past several years, UC Merced alumni — especially UCMAA board members — have...

Grad Student’s Passion for Prince Fuels Research

May 9, 2018
Dig if you will, a picture: the chance to study Prince – the musician and purveyor of all things purple -- as a subject of academic research. UC Merced’s Dalena Ngo did. For years, Ngo – a Minnesota native and lifelong Prince fan – wanted to examine aspects of the musician’s 40-plus year career and...

Campus Conferring its Highest Number of Doctorates at Commencement

May 8, 2018
This weekend, 1,250 UC Merced undergraduate and graduate students, including 52 doctoral candidates — the most in the campus’s 12-year history — are expected to cross the commencement stage and embark on the next chapter of their lives. “Commencement is the culmination of years of determination and...

Children Save the World’s Books in Upcoming Opera Performance

May 8, 2018
UC Merced Arts Presents welcomes everyone to the annual Children's Opera. This year's production is entitled “The Last Book on Earth.” Three young friends, Luna, Izzy and Finn, are the only hope to save all the world's books from being forever shut by the dark force of The Blank. The friends have...

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