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Award-winning Films Connecting ‘Unseen’ Communities Around the World
March 1, 2023The director's choice award laurels for Professor Yehuda Sharim's film "El Ojo," with its subject, Ruben Sanchez, in the background.Global Arts Studies Professor Yehuda Sharim ’s film “El...
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UC Merced Among Top Schools in US For Leadership in College Access, Success
May 23, 2023Students show off their Bobcat pride. Image by Sam Yniguez.Bloomberg Philanthropies has recognized the University of California, Merced, as an American Talent Initiative (ATI) High-Flier,...
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Students, Alums Receive Competitive NSF Fellowships
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedMay 25, 2023Brianna Aguilar-Solis, who is from Bakersfield, is pursuing her Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry.UC Merced students Brianna Aguilar-Solis, Diane-Marie...
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Academic Senate Honors Faculty Members with Annual Awards
May 30, 2023Each 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...
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Turner Honored as 2023 Lindau Fellow
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedJune 8, 2023Quantitative and Systems Biology Ph.D. student Christi Turner was selected as part of the fourth class of the University of California President’s Lindau Nobel...
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Fresno Native Takes Next Step to Becoming a Doctor
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedJuly 19, 2023Joslyn Conchas is one of 15 incoming students who were accepted into UC Merced’s inaugural San Joaquin Valley Prime+ B.S. to M.D. pathway that focuses on high...
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Research into Electric Vehicles Earns Awards
By Patty Guerra, UC MercedAugust 10, 2023Two UC Merced Ph.D. students earn accolades for their work. Two of mechanical engineering Professor Ricardo de Castro 's Ph.D. students recently earned awards...
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Mega-Interstellar Structure Fuels Undergraduate’s Winning Research
August 28, 2023Biviana Oseguera found her passion for astrophysics in elementary school.Big-wave surfing is a thing these days, but hardly anyone is riding a wave as big as the one Biviana Oseguera is...
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UC Merced Rises Nearly 40 Spots in U.S. News College Rankings
September 17, 2023Among US public institutions, UC Merced leaped to No 28.UC Merced's commitment to student success continues to earn national recognition as the university climbed to No. 60 - up from...
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Chemistry Postdoc Awarded Merck Research Award
September 18, 2023Miguel Chacón-Terán was presented with his award at Merck’s headquarters in Rahway, NJ.Miguel Chacón-Terán was selected as one of 16 scientists from across the country to receive the...
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Martín-Rodríguez Recognized for Eminent Scholarship
October 9, 2023Professor Manuel M. Martín-RodríguezFounding faculty member and distinguished literature Professor Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez is being honored for his contributions to Chicano/Latino...
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Campus and Academic Growth Highlighted in UC Merced State of the University...
Alyssa Flores Johansen, UC MercedOctober 12, 2023Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz delivers 2023 State of the University address.Distinguished rankings, new academic offerings, world-class research and...
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ARCS Scholars Work to Advance STEM Research
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedNovember 13, 2023Graduate students (from left to right) Alauna Wheeler, Arabi Seshappan, Zunaira Iqbal and Hope Hauptman received a fellowship from the Northern California...
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Researcher Among the World's Most Highly Cited for the Fourth Straight Year
December 19, 2023Several researchers from UC Merced are among this year's awardees.Distinguished Professor Martin Hagger from the Department of Psychological Sciences has been awarded one of this...
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2023 Brought Many More Firsts for Bobcat Athletics
By Andrew Mitchell, UC MercedDecember 22, 2023UC Merced women’s soccer team celebrates winning their first California Pacific Conference Tournament Championship, beating Embry-Riddle 2-1 on Bobcat...
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Active-matter Researcher will Further Modeling, Education with NSF CAREER Award
By Lorena Anderson, UC MercedFebruary 12, 2024Professor Kinjal Dasbiswas specializes in active-matter physics.Department of Physics Professor Kinjal Dasbiswas has received a CAREER award for his work...
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Sukenik Named Sloan Research Fellow for Pioneering Research in Protein Chemistry
By Lorena Anderson, UC MercedFebruary 20, 2024Professor Shahar Sukenik studies intrinsically disordered proteins.Professor Shahar Sukenik has been a faculty member for only 5 1/2 years, but he has...
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UC Merced’s Chef Mitch Earns Top Honor from Peers
February 29, 2024Mitchell Vanagten, executive chef for UC Merced’s Lakeside Catering , has been named Chef of the Year by the Monterey Bay chapter of the American Culinary Federation.The award from the...
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UC Merced-led Collaborative Awards $10.6 Million to Community, Education...
By Alyssa Johansen, UC MercedMay 9, 2024CalTeach conducts a science demonstration at UC Merced for local high school students.The WE Will! Education and Workforce Collaborative, spearheaded by UC...
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Hellman Awards Deepening Research into Genomes, Health and Computer Science
By Lorena AndersonJuly 22, 2024This year's Hellman Award recipients come from all three schools.Three faculty members have joined the prestigious ranks of Hellman Fellowship recipients this...
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