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Give to UC Merced 2023 Invites Campus and Community to Help Create Lasting Impact

November 27, 2023

After Thanksgiving wraps up, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday take hold of many people's time, attention and dollars. However, there is another day of opportunity — one that holds the potential of creating a positive ripple effect originating at UC Merced and extending across...

UC Merced Makes Princeton Review Green Honor Roll

November 22, 2023

UC Merced's reputation for environmental stewardship remains strong following the campus's most recent recognition by The Princeton Review 2024 Green Honor Roll. UC Merced was one of four UC campuses, and one of only four public universities in California, to make the list, including UC Berkeley...

UC Merced-led Regional Education Collaborative Awarded $18.1 Million in State Funds

November 22, 2023

An education and workforce collaborative spearheaded by UC Merced and composed of partners from Merced, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties was awarded $18.1 million by the California Department of General Services (DGS) as part of the K-16 Education Collaborative Grant Program. WE Will! The...

New Collaborations Designed to Increase Access to Data Science for All Students

November 20, 2023

UC Merced is part of several new initiatives aimed at increasing the accessibility and inclusivity of data science studies and opening new opportunities for historically underserved students after graduation. New grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE) and...

UC Merced Officers Awarded for Lifesaving Efforts

November 13, 2023

UC Merced police officers Enrique Rodriguez and Brian Carbaugh were on routine patrol July 26. Carbaugh had recently joined the department and was undergoing field training with Rodriguez. At 6:22 p.m., they were dispatched to the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation Center on campus for a medical aid...

ARCS Scholars Work to Advance STEM Research

November 13, 2023

Four UC Merced graduate students can focus fully on their research and academic studies this year thanks to a generous gift from the Northern California Chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. ARCS, a national organization established and operated entirely by...

1300 Campaign Summit Highlights Progress, Plans for Sending More Men of Color to College

November 10, 2023

It's been more than a year since UC Merced joined the 1300 Campaign partnership, continuing its efforts to help students of color attend and succeed at four-year universities. Now it's time for a review and a look ahead. UC Merced collaborated with Stanislaus State University, expanding the 1300...

UC Merced Well-Represented at California Sociological Association Conference

November 9, 2023

Nearly a dozen UC Merced graduate students and graduate alumni participated in the annual California Sociological Association (CSA) Conference in Sacramento on Nov. 3-4. The theme of this year’s CSA conference centered on “Sociology and Praxis: The Labor and Obligations of Creating a More Just...

Veterans Upward Bound Program to Provide Wraparound Support for Servicemembers

November 9, 2023

Veterans with aspirations to pursue higher education will have access to new resources and support through the Veterans Upward Bound Program at UC Merced. This year, the university was selected as one of the recipients of the Department of Education (DOE) grant, which helps to provide first-...

UC Merced Classes Score High Marks in Global Ranking

November 8, 2023

UC Merced had several subjects in social science, natural science and engineering placed in the top tiers of the annual Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) released by ShanghaiRanking Consulting. First published in 2017, the GRAS examines data from over 1,900 universities across 104...