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Researchers to Bring Global Arts to Downtown Merced

September 29, 2016
The Global Arts Studies ProgramOpens a New Window. (GASP) at UC Merced will present a series of lectures to connect the Merced community with the research and artistic activities taking place on campus. Music Professor Jayson Beaster-Jones, who organized the series, will give the...

$3.6 Million Grant Funding Helps Valley Students Realize Educational Dreams

September 27, 2016
Three grants totaling more than $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education will help UC Merced’s Center for Educational PartnershipsOpens a New Window. (CEP) continue its Talent Search program, which helps high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursue...

Future Public Servants Get a Boost From UC Fellowships

September 23, 2016
UC Merced student Stephanie Maldonado was excited when she earned a slot in the University of California’s public service internship program in Washington, D.C., this fall — then came the financial reality check. Maldonado, a third-year political science major from the San...

Computational Training Expanding at UC Merced Through New Grants

September 21, 2016
The National Science Foundation awarded the campus two of 30 research training grants for graduate students — particularly those from underserved populations — in computational sciences. Quick Facts:  Computational sciences and big-data analysis are areas...

Mind and Body Join Robotics in New Research Project

September 19, 2016
Three UC Merced researchers are connecting eye-tracking hardware with a robotic exoskeletal arm to further understand the mind-body connection and, someday, to help people with disabilities have better use of their limbs. A National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)...

Young Students a Glimpse of College Life, Leadership

August 17, 2016
Ke-Myrion Anderson had never set foot on college campus before he spent a week at UC Merced in July. The Fresno eighth-grader was one of 150 students from across California who were invited to live and learn at the university as part of the Willie Lewis Brown Jr. Youth Leadership Development...

To ‘Change the World,’ UC Researchers Start Writing

August 15, 2016
When UC San Francisco Professor Elizabeth Dzeng wrote about homelessness for the San Francisco ChronicleOpens a New Window., she wasn’t just conveying her expertise on a critical social issue — she was working as part of a cohort of roughly 60 faculty members across nine UC...

Campus Awarded $500K for Undergrad Research, Support

July 19, 2016
Undergraduate humanities students at the University of California, Merced, will gain valuable research opportunities and support for their transitions into graduate studies and scholarly careers, thanks to a new program that will serve 60 students over the next three years. The program,...

Alumnus Finds His Purpose in Education

July 8, 2016
When Abraham Olivares moved to Merced at age 20, a career in education was the furthest thing from his mind. Olivares said he didn’t have a lot of confidence in his abilities back then. Life is quite different now that he is the associate principal for Student Support at Golden Valley...

Poetry Prize Recognizes Instructor’s Accomplishments, Potential

July 6, 2016
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has awarded its prestigious May Sarton Prize for PoetryOpens a New Window. to Vanesha Pravin, a lecturer in UC Merced’s Merritt Writing Program. The award, considered one of the top national prizes in this field, recognizes...

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