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'Roads to Removal' Symposium Looks at Opportunities to Fight Climate Change

March 4, 2024

Discussions around climate change often center around the bad news - the planet is warming, weather is getting more extreme, resources are increasingly scarce. But there also is cause for hope. There are options to mitigate climate change, and some of them are already happening. This was the...

Grant Supports UC Merced Effort to Improve College Readiness in Valley

February 26, 2024

A significant grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will advance UC Merced's efforts to create a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of college readiness among high-school students in the San Joaquin Valley, particularly those from underrepresented and socioeconomically diverse...

1300 Campaign Continues to Lift up Young Men of Color to Pursue Higher Education

February 14, 2024

Editor's note: In honor of Black History Month, the UC Merced newsroom is highlighting some of the organizations, services and people who serve or represent the Black community on campus. For many aspiring college students, it can be hard to picture themselves attending a four-year university,...

Students From Nine UC Campus Will Be Represented at Student of Color Conference Hosted by UC Merced

January 25, 2024

Hundreds of students representing all nine University of California undergraduate campuses will descend upon Merced this weekend for the annual Student of Color Conference. The conference is sponsored by the University of California Student Association (UCSA) - the official voice of students from...

Ph.D. Student Pushes for Better Education Benefits for Veterans’ Dependents

January 24, 2024

A new state law will make a difference in accessing education for the dependents of disabled veterans in California, thanks to the initiative of UC Merced Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate student Karla Seijas. Seijas proposed the idea for a bill that would expand the CalVet College Fee Waiver...

Can endorsement by religious leaders move the needle on vaccine hesitancy?

January 23, 2024

Congratulations to UC Merced political science assistant professor Anil Menon and co-authors Allen Hicken, Pauline Jones, and Laura S. Rozek on the publication of their new article Can endorsement by religious leaders move the needle on vaccine hesitancy? in ...

Hundreds of Bobcats to be Celebrated at UC Merced Fall Commencement

December 13, 2023

Hundreds of UC Merced graduates, their friends and familes will pack the Merced Theatre in downtown Merced this weekend as fall commencement ceremonies are celebrated. There are 427 Bobcats set to participate. The pomp and circumstance begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, with the Graduate Division...

Fong's candidacy in question; Boudreaux, Giglio pounce

December 13, 2023

The race to replace Bakersfield Congressman and Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy just got a whole lot more messy. The frontrunner, State Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-32), may face legal hurdles after filing for two different races. The first race is his re-election campaign to the State...

UC Merced Announces Fall Commencement Speakers: Ted Mitchell and Keith Alley

December 1, 2023

Ahead of UC Merced's 2023 Fall Commencement, the ceremony keynote speakers have been selected. Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education, will speak at the undergraduate ceremonies and Keith Alley, former executive vice chancellor and provost at UC Merced, will speak at the...

Climate Change to Drive Surge in Insects that Attack Almonds, Peaches, Walnuts

November 29, 2023

As a result of climate change, the Golden State's farms are expected to face a surge in agricultural pests, which poses a threat to California's specialty crops industry. Populations of three major insect pests – codling moth, peach twig borer and oriental fruit moth — are projected to increase...