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$1.5M Grant Will Transform Chemistry Curriculum, Improve Access to STEM Careers
By Jason Alvarez, UC MercedSeptember 4, 2018UC Merced undergraduates working in a chemistry lab.It’s a startling statistic: Nearly 30 percent of UC Merced students who start their college careers in...
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Postdoc Earns Prestigious NIH Award to Study Health Disparities
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedSeptember 17, 2018Jaapna Dhillon is UC Merced’s first postdoctoral researcher to receive a Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health.Jaapna Dhillon...
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UC Merced Secures First Platinum Certifications in Labs, Offices
By Kenneth Mashinchi, UC MercedOctober 29, 2018Members of the Office of the Chancellor and interns from the Green Offices program with the platinum Green Offices certificationIt’s the crown jewel of...
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Rigoberta Menchú Tum Celebrated as 12th Spendlove Prize Recipient
By Kenneth Mashinchi, UC MercedNovember 8, 2018Rigoberta Menchú Tum holds up the Alice & Clifford Spendlove Prize for Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance.Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta...
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UC Merced recognized as University of the Year by Education Dive
By Kenneth Mashinchi, UC MercedDecember 3, 2018UC Merced has been selected as Education Dive's University of the YearUC Merced is no stranger to innovation and disrupting traditional modes in higher...
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Passion for Cars Steers Graduating Senior into Mechanical Engineering
By Cyndee Fontana-Ott for UC MercedDecember 11, 2018This Saturday, mechanical engineering major Vanessa Andrade will participate in the university’s second fall commencement ceremony at The Art...
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NASA Fellowship Lifts Grad Student’s Cardiac Biosensor Research
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedJanuary 23, 2019Graduate student Warren Nanney was awarded a three-year NASA fellowship to continue his research into engineering portable biosensors for health monitoring in...
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Engineering Grad Programs Ranked Among Best in the Nation
By Brenda Ortiz, UC Merced March 12, 2019Graduate programs in engineering are included in the newest U.S. News & World Report's rankings of Best Graduate Schools.UC Merced’s graduate programs in...
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‘Diverse’ Names Zatz One of the Nation’s Leading Women in Higher Ed
By Brenda Ortiz, UC Merced March 21, 2019Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Marjorie S. Zatz was selected as one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.UC Merced’s...
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Grad Students Vie for Spot in UC Grad Slam Finals
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedApril 16, 2019Everyone is invited to cheer on the campus’s Grad Slam semi-finalists as they present their research talks from 1-4 p.m. April 18 in the California Room. UC...
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Anh Diep Wins Grad Slam at UC Merced, Heads to UC Finals
By Brenda Ortiz, UC Mecred May 6, 2019Anh Diep is UC Merced's winner of this year's Grad Slam and go on to the UC finals May 10. Quantitative and Systems Biology (QSB) graduate student Anh Diep will...
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UC Merced Undergrad Alumna Wins Fulbright, Will Study Health Disparities...
By Lorena Anderson, UC MercedJune 3, 2019Akhila YechuriAkhila Yechuri is taking what she learned as an undergrad at UC Merced to Hyderabad, India, researching health disparities as the campus’s first...
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Two Longtime University Supporters Honored With Chancellor’s Medals
By Kenneth Mashinchi, UC MercedJune 27, 2019Dr. Art Kamangar and Calvin E. Bright - represented by his daughter Carol Bright Tougas - were honored with the Chancellor's Medal last week.Dr. Art Kamangar...
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Hellman Family Recognizes Young UC Merced Faculty Projects and Careers
By Lorena AndersonAugust 30, 2019Six faculty members have been named this year’s Hellman Fellows — two from each of UC Merced’s schools.The 2019-20 winners are:• Professor Anna E. Beaudin, Department...
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Alumna Tackles Eco-Evolutionary Research on the California Coast
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedSeptember 26, 2019Lauren Schiebelhut is putting what she learned at UC Merced to take her research career to the next level.Lauren Schiebelhut credits the support and...
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Nobile Awarded Kamangar Family Endowed Chair
By Lorena Anderson, UC MercedOctober 7, 2019Professor Clarissa Nobile researches biofilms, as well as fungal pathogens such as the one that causes Valley fever. Professor Clarissa Nobile has been named...
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Berhe Named to Endowed Chair in Recognition of Her Work in Soil Sciences
By Lorena Anderson, UC MercedOctober 21, 2019Professor Berhe delivered a TEDTalk this spring on the importance of soil.Soil biogeochemistry Professor Asmeret Asfaw Berhe has been named the Ted and Jan...
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Dawson Wins Harriet Tubman Prize for Book on Aquatic Culture of African Diaspora
By Michelle Morgante, UC MercedOctober 24, 2019Professor Kevin Dawson (second from left) receives the Harriet Tubman Prize for his book "Undercurrents of Power: Aquatic Culture in the African Diaspora"...
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Political Scientist Trounstine Appointed Inaugural Endowed Presidential Chair
By Elizabeth Arakelian, UC Merced October 29, 2019Political Science Professor Jessica Trounstine is the first faculty member to receive the UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees Presidential...
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Concert Series Slated for Merced in 2020
By Elizabeth Arakelian, UC MercedDecember 20, 2019A collaboration among the city of Merced, community members and the University of California Merced is bringing a little night music back to the Merced...
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