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Students, Alums Receive Competitive NSF Fellowships

May 25, 2023
UC Merced students Brianna Aguilar-Solis, Diane-Marie Brache-Smith, Sierra Lema and Sarif Morningstar, and alumni Diana Cruz Garcia and Anna Maria Calderon were awarded fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The five-year fellowship...

Inspired by Their Roots, UC Merced Graduates Look to the Future

May 25, 2023
A sea of blue and gold regalia filled Recreation Field as hundreds of UC Merced Bobcats crossed the stage during commencement weekend. Almost 1,500 students took part in three distinct ceremonies celebrating the Graduate Division, School of Engineering (SoE), School of Natural Sciences (SNS) and...

Chemistry Students in Australia for Summer Research Experience

May 23, 2023
Chemistry Professor Aurora Pribram-Jones is looking for undergrads to help her get the lead out — out of drinking-water pipes. She and a colleague at Harvey Mudd College (HMC) in Claremont are addressing a problem that plagues much of America — lead in the pipes that carry drinking water into...

Fossil Shark Research Draws Prestigious NSF Award

May 16, 2023
Professor Sora Kim has received a CAREER award for her project that bridges concepts between modern and ancient marine ecosystems by integrating geochemical and modeling approaches with paleobiology. Kim is the 34th researcher from UC Merced to earn a CAREER award from the National Science...

UC Merced Commencement Keynote Speakers Ready to Inspire

May 10, 2023
  A teacher who has touched the stars and a professor who was the first star in the UC Merced doctoral firmament will serve as keynote speakers at the university’s spring Commencement ceremonies May 12-14. NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba will address ceremonies for undergraduates from UC Merced’s three...

SIAM Student Chapter Conference Showcases Math Students from Around Region and Coast

May 9, 2023
After a three-year hiatus, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Student Chapter from UC Merced held its fifth annual Central Valley regional conference on campus. The UC Merced SIAM Student Chapter hosted the mid-April conference in the Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy Grand...

UC Merced to Celebrate Class of 2023 with Three Commencement Ceremonies

May 5, 2023
Nearly 1,500 students plan to participate in UC Merced's Spring 2023 Commencement that will be celebrated with three distinct ceremonies on the campus's Recreation Field. The first ceremony kicks off Friday, May 12, at 6 p.m. for the Graduate Division. Forty-one master's candidates and 61 Ph.D....

Campus Grad Slam Champion Wows with Talk About Recycling CO2

May 1, 2023
Aneelman Brar wants to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The Chemistry and Chemical Biology Ph.D. student’s three-minute talk entitled “From Pollutant to Fuel and New Products: Recycling Carbon Dioxide” earned her bragging rights as UC Merced's Grad Slam champion and a $5,000 prize, plus the...

UC Merced’s Graduate Programs Rank Among Best in the Nation

April 25, 2023
UC Merced continues to be recognized nationally, with some programs leaping forward, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 edition of Best Graduate Schools released on April 25. Designed for prospective students looking to further their education beyond college, the Best Graduate...

Graduate Students Help Further the Understanding of Diseases such as Alzheimer's

April 12, 2023
Student researchers in experimental physics Professor Jing Xu’s lab have played a critical role in a study that will help understand Alzheimer’s and other diseases that progressively destroy brain tissue. Three students, including a graduate student who has since completed his Ph.D. and an...

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