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University’s Strength Lies in Opportunities for Social Mobility, Chancellor Says
October 10, 2024UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz said the university "is growing stronger year after year."UC Merced is being recognized from coast to coast as an institution that “redefines...
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Fresno Developer Ed Kashian Named 2024 Chancellor's Medal Recipient
By Francesca Dinglasan, UC MercedOctober 11, 2024Fresno developer and longtime UC Merced supporter Ed Kashian was awarded the Chancellor's Medal by UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez MuñozPhilanthropist...
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Fellowship Draws UC Merced Alum Back to the Capitol
By Brenda OrtizNovember 13, 2024Founding UC Merced student Josue Franco is heading to Capitol Hill this month to begin a prestigious fellowship.As one of UC Merced’s first students, Josue “Josh” Franco...
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UC Merced Achieves R1: Highest Tier of Research Classification
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedFebruary 13, 2025UC Merced has earned the prestigious R1 Carnegie research classification within the university's first 20 years. UC Merced has assumed its place in the top...
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Physiological Society Recognizes Rudy Ortiz for Mentoring Underrepresented...
February 24, 2025Professor Rudy M. Ortiz Physiology Professor Rudy M. Ortiz has been named this year's winner of the A. Clifford Barger Underrepresented Minority Mentorship Award by the American...
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HSRI Receives $1.2 Million to Research Health Impacts From Vehicle-Related...
September 28, 2021UC Merced's Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) has been awarded a $1.2 million grant to study the effects of vehicle emissions on public health and the environment. This award...
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Wilson Among This Year’s AAAS Fellows, Recognized for Science and Outreach
March 27, 2025Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development Gillian WilsonVice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development Gillian Wilson has been named a 2024...
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Graduate Student Earns Fellowship to Study Fusion at Livermore Lab
April 16, 2025Sameen Yunus, left, and her faculty advisor, physics Professor David StrubbeUC Merced physics graduate student Sameen Yunus has been awarded a prestigious fellowship allowing her to spend...
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Chemistry Ph.D. Student Wins Campus Grad Slam Top Prize, Advances to UC-wide...
By Brenda OrtizApril 28, 2025Graduate students from across all three schools participated in UC Merced's 2025 Grad Slam in March.Adekunle “Kunle” Adewole isn’t a stranger to the spotlight, having grown...
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Carnegie Recognizes UC Merced for Student Access, Grad Earnings
By Brenda OrtizApril 28, 2025UC Merced is one of only 21 universities in the country and one of three in California to hold both Carnegie R1 and ‘Opportunity’ classifications.UC Merced has earned two...
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