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Jessica Wilson’s CBD Research Talk Advances Her to UC Grad Slam Final

April 26, 2022

UC Merced’s top 10 Glad Slam finalists went head-to-head earlier this month to share their research in three minutes, in a format meant to share their scholarly work in a manner that is accessible for the general public. Quantitative and Systems Biology (QSB) Ph.D. candidate Jessica Wilson’s...

UC Merced Joins Partnership to Increase Enrollment of Students of Color in College

April 26, 2022

UC Merced continues to pave the way to success for students of color to thrive at a four-year college. To continue to support these efforts, the campus, in collaboration with Stanislaus State, announced the expansion of the 1300 Campaign, an initiative aimed to send an additional 1,300 young people...

GAMWS Hosting Spring Events in April and May

April 22, 2022

Just in time for spring, the Department of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies (GAMWS) is sponsoring several events over the next few weeks. The fourth annual GASP Faculty Concert is scheduled for Saturday, April 30, starting at 7 p.m. at the Merced College Theater with featured artist...

Cottrell Award Giving Undergrad a Grad Student Experience

April 21, 2022

Physics undergraduate student Elsa Vazquez and her faculty mentor Professor David Strubbe have won a prestigious Cottrell Postbaccalaureate award that allows Vazquez to continue her research into 2D materials for another year after she graduates with her bachelor's in May. In her project "Raman...

California Sea Grant Funds Grad Student’s Shark Conservation Research

April 20, 2022

Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) populations in the San Francisco Estuary (SFE) are experiencing extreme decline in recent years, causing concern for coastal ecosystems. With funding from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) California Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship...

Apply Now for a Paid Summer Internship with Real Research Experience

April 18, 2022

The May 1 deadline is fast approaching for students to apply for the San Joaquin Valley Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics Tools and Science (FACTS) bridge program, a paid summer research program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and...

Professor Brings Her Computational Expertise to a New Field of Chemistry

April 18, 2022

A new five-year collaboration has presented Professor Christine Isborn the opportunity to be part of the emerging field of polariton chemistry, the results of which could change the face of chemistry. “It's a new area for me, but thankfully the rest of the team are pioneers who have been working...

CITRIS Researchers Lay Groundwork to Bring Flying Buses to California Skies

April 14, 2022

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded a team of researchers from the University of California campuses at Merced, Berkeley and Davis a two-year grant to simulate urban air mobility in the San Francisco area, and to draft regulations for this highly complex form of...

Kurtz Earns Highest Status in International Electrical Engineering Organization

April 14, 2022

In recognition of her contributions to photovoltaic devices and systems reliability, Professor Sarah Kurtz has been elevated to a Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Fellow is the highest grade of membership in the IEEE, an international organization of...

Campus to Hold First In-Person Bobcat Day Since 2019

April 13, 2022

After a three-year delay due to the pandemic, Bobcat Day is back at UC Merced. The day is dedicated to first-year students, transfer students and their families to explore all the campus has to offer. On Saturday, April 23, incoming students can take campus tours, meet with faculty, attend...