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Incoming Fresno Student Prepares to Launch Her Health Career at UC Merced

June 28, 2023
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Delia Rodriguez poured her heart into college prep — applying to almost 20 universities. When it came time to make her choice, opportunities in health science pointed her to a UC...

Orosi Friends Seek Community, Diversity and the Written Word at UC Merced

June 27, 2023
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. With a population of about 8,700 people, the Tulare County town of Orosi is known as a tight-knit community. It's no surprise that residents see familiar faces daily and are on a...

Sharim’s New Photo Essay Reveals Night in Merced County

June 23, 2023
Global Arts Studies Professor Yehuda Sharim has published a new photo essay, “A Map of Light,” on the University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI)’s digital platform Foundry. This is the second piece Sharim has published on the collective platform. While “A Map of Light” is a...

Campus Adds New Areas of Studies for Students to Choose From

June 12, 2023
New students or those who have not yet chosen their majors will have an array of options before them. Five new majors and several new emphases, ranging across all three schools, are all coming online in 2024 and are recruiting students now. New bachelor’s of science degrees: chemical engineering...

Fellowship Will Allow Professor to Continue Telling Impactful Stories

June 7, 2023
Professor of Literatures, Languages and Cultures Mai-Linh K. Hong has been awarded a 2023 ACLS Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. The ACLS Fellowship Program supports exceptional scholarship in the humanities and interpretive social sciences that has the potential to make...

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...

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