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Alicia Garza, Civil Rights Activist and BLM Co-Founder, Honored with...
By Juan Flores, UC MercedApril 27, 2021Civil rights activist Alicia Garza is the 13th recipient of the Spendlove Prize.While this year's ceremony looked quite different from years past due to the...
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UC Merced Alums, Students Earn Prestigious Fellowships
May 5, 2021Interdisciplinary Humanities doctoral student Ivan G. Soto is one of many UC Merced students and alumni to receive fellowships this year.A half-dozen UC Merced students and alumni are...
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UC Merced Ph.D. Student Wins UC Grad Slam Competition
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedMay 7, 2021Applied Mathematics graduate student Shayna Bennett was awarded first place at the University of California Grad Slam finals on May 7.Applied Mathematics graduate...
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Shayna Bennett Wins Grad Slam at UC Merced
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedApril 21, 2021UC Merced’s Grad Slam winner Shayna Bennett will represent the campus at the University of California Grad Slam finals on May 7.Applied Mathematics graduate...
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Staff Members’ Daughter Raises $1,000 to Plant New Trees
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedJune 10, 2021With the support of Mayor Matthew Serratto and others, Adison Martinez's lemonade stand raised more than $1,000 to buy a dozen trees for Rahilly Park.A core tenet...
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Engineering Professor Awarded $1 Million NSF Award to Study Protein Folding
By Elizabeth Arakelian, UC MercedJune 16, 2021Victor MuñozProteins operate like biological machines, regulating nearly every major function and organ in our bodies through a still-mysterious...
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Strauss Foundation Winner, Recent Grad Works to Improve Wheelchair Accessibility
By Elizabeth Arakelian, UC MercedJune 29, 2021SCI Active Network CEO and Founder Troy Plunkett and recent UC Merced alumnus Joseph Bello ('21). In July, Joseph Bello will present his findings for the...
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Incoming Grad Students Awarded Inaugural Inclusive Excellence Fellowship
BY Brenda Ortiz, UC Merced July 26, 2021Four incoming UC Merced Ph.D. students, whose studies will contribute to the representation of Black scholars in academia and beyond, were awarded the new...
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Computer Science and Engineering Professor, Students Improve Database Query...
By Elizabeth Arakelian, UC Merced July 28, 2021Computer science and engineering Professor Florin Rusu (left) and his third-year graduate students Asoke Datta and Yesdaulet Izenov. Every time you surf...
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UC Merced Makes Princeton Review ‘Green Honor Roll,’ Remains Consistent on...
By Desiree López, UC MercedAugust 31, 2021Photo by Veronica Adrover, UC MercedUC Merced’s superb sustainability and environmental reputation continue to be a powerhouse, with The Princeton Review...
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UC Merced Continues Rankings Rise
By Desiree López, UC MercedSeptember 12, 2021UC Merced remains in the top 100, rising to 93rd among national universities.The University of California, Merced, continues its historic climb in the...
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2021 State of the University Address Highlights UC Merced’s Accomplishments
By Jim ChiavelliOctober 8, 2021Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz outlined the progress UC Merced has achieved across many fields during the State of the University campus address. Delivering his first...
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Spendlove Prize to Be Presented to Human Rights Activist and 2018 Nobel Peace...
By Juan Flores, UC MercedOctober 14, 2021Nadia Murad will be honored with the Spendlove Prize during a virtual ceremony on Nov. 3.Human rights activist Nadia Murad has been selected as the 14th...
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NSF Awards CCBM Center $5 Million to Continue STEM Research
By Elizabeth Arakelian, UC MercedOctober 27, 2021NSF-CREST Center members, including faculty, staff and students, as well as center contributors and affiliates.UC Merced’s NSF-CREST Center for Cellular...
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UC Merced Earns National Certification for Dedication to Latino Students
By Desiree López, UC MercedOctober 29, 2021UC Merced has been recognized with the prestigious Seal of Excelencia.UC Merced’s commitment to the success of Latino students has been recognized with the...
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OMRON Endowed Scholarship to Help Engineering Students in the Robotics Field
By Elizabeth Arakelian, UC Merced November 4, 2021UC Merced received a generous donation to establish an endowed scholarship from OMRON Robotics and Safety Technologies, a global leader in intelligent...
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Nobel Laureate and Human Rights Activist Nadia Murad Celebrated as 14th...
By Juan Flores, UC MercedNovember 4, 2021Nadia Murad was awarded the Spendlove Prize during a virtual ceremony on Nov. 3.2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Nadia Murad was honored...
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Winston Cone Optics' Innovative Technology Garners State, National Attention
By Elizabeth Arakelian, UC MercedNovember 22, 2021A 10 kW array on location at UC Merced. This is one of the two innovative technologies in the Department of Energy's desalination contest.When people...
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Maddie Door Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
By Andrew Mitchell, UC MercedNovember 30, 2021Maddie Door has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her student-athlete career as a biological sciences major.University of California, Merced women's soccer...
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UC Merced Leaps Up in Nature Index’s Young University Rankings
December 9, 2021UC Merced is being recognized among the world's best young universities. Image by Veronica Adrover.UC Merced has earned the distinction of ranking No. 20 among the world's Rising Young...
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