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UC Merced Students Get Firsthand Political Experience at California Legislature

July 28, 2023

After taking part in the UC Merced Center for Analytic Political Engagement 's inaugural legislative boot camp, students say they are better prepared to take on the first internships of their careers. The week-long session in Sacramento was led by former Assemblymember Adam Gray and political...

Clovis Native Excited to Represent the Central Valley Playing for UC Merced Volleyball Team

July 25, 2023

UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. When Clovis native and lifelong volleyball player Morgan Wilson first began exploring her options to play at the collegiate level, her path was not clear. She had several out-of-...

UC Merced graduate student Josiah Beharry appointed as 2024-25 UC student Regent

July 19, 2023

The University of California Board of Regents has appointed University of California, Merced graduate student Josiah Beharry to be the 2024-25 student Regent. Beharry is the 50th student Regent, a position established in 1975. He will serve as the student Regent-designate for the coming year, able...

UC Merced, Yosemite Community College District Launch Transfer Program

July 11, 2023

UC Merced and the Yosemite Community College District (YCCD) have partnered to further extend access for transfer students in the Central Valley. By signing the Merced Promise Pathway Program memorandum of understanding, the two institutions give students attending YCCD - which includes Modesto...

New Bobcat Brings Wealth of Experience to College Career

July 10, 2023

Incoming first-year student Hayden Elliott will hit the UC Merced campus this fall with quite a bit of college already under his belt. A 2023 graduate of Turlock High School, Elliott has earned associate's degrees from attending both Modesto Junior College and Merced College in their dual...

Campus Adds New Areas of Studies for Students to Choose From

June 12, 2023

New students or those who have not yet chosen their majors will have an array of options before them. Five new majors and several new emphases, ranging across all three schools, are all coming online in 2024 and are recruiting students now. New bachelor’s of science degrees: chemical engineering...

Student Speakers will Impart Words of Wisdom at Commencement

May 11, 2023

Two undergraduate student speakers will share their journeys and insights with UC Merced’s graduating class and their families and friends at two commencement ceremonies to be held this weekend. Gehad Elhanafy, a bioengineering major from Merced, will speak at the May 13 ceremony for the schools of...

Does Ambient Temperature Influence Wartime Violence?

May 1, 2023

Congratulations to Professor Andrew Shaver and Alexander K.Bollfrass, Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich, on the recent publication of their article, “Disorganized Political Violence: A Demonstration Case of Temperature and Insurgency" in Cambridge...

Do Politics Promote Depression? Hear More With Christopher Ojeda

March 15, 2023

Do politics promote depression? Hear more about this topic from UC Merced political science professor Christopher Ojeda, author of the forthcoming book The Sad Citizen: How Politics Makes Us Depressed, on the Democracy Works podcast! "Many of us can conjure moments when politics...

Depression and the Gender Gap in Political Interest

March 1, 2023

Congratulations to UC Merced political science professor Christopher Ojeda and co-authors Luca Bernardi and Claudia Landwehr in the publication of their new article in Electoral Studies. Fascinating new research arguing that depression helps explain why women report lower interest in politics...