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UC Merced Lands Grant for Making Roads Safer for Bicyclists, Pedestrians

April 16, 2024
A major route to UC Merced could soon begin to be much safer under a project to install, test and assess several bike lane and other safety interventions. The Bellevue Road safety project will be paid for through a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and...

Graduate Division Hosts 10th Grad Slam Competition

April 4, 2024
Who will UC Merced’s Grad Slam champion be? Cheer on the finalists on April 8 and find out. Graduate students from UC Merced’s three schools will take the stage to compete in the Graduate Division’s 10th Grad Slam finals. Grad Slam is an annual University of California competition that aims to make...

Youth Grapple with Interpreting the Unspoken for Their Immigrant Families

April 1, 2024
UC Merced researchers are shedding light on a little-explored aspect of cross-cultural communication that involves no spoken words but sometimes can cause confusion and anguish for children acting as interpreters for older family members. The moments are common in California’s Central Valley, where...

'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,...

Journal Published UC Merced Public Health Professor's Study on Violence and Suicidal Behavior

February 6, 2024
A study conducted by a UC Merced researcher found that people injured through violent acts have a substantially higher risk to die by or attempt suicide. The study, conducted by public health Professor Sidra Goldman-Mellor and Ping Qin, professor at the National Center for Suicide Research and...

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...

New Study Suggests Chance Plays a Bigger Role Than One Might Think in Faculty Promotion

January 11, 2024
For professors, it’s up or out when it comes to tenure and promotion: After five years on the job as assistant professors, junior professors’ promise is evaluated by their more senior colleagues. These senior colleagues judge whether a junior colleague has developed a reputation for their research...

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...

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