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Undergrad Research Fuels Opportunities for Grad School, Careers

June 13, 2019
The opportunity to participate in cutting-edge scientific research as an undergraduate is one of the most exciting aspects of a UC Merced education. One of the best preparation opportunities for graduate school is to engage in research as an undergraduate, but at many universities, it’s not until...

Overdose, Suicide Among Leading Reasons for Postpartum Maternal Deaths

June 12, 2019
Overdoses and suicides were among the most common reasons for mothers dying within a year of giving birth in California, according to a new study published this week. Psychiatric epidemiology Professor Sidra Goldman-Mellor , a public health researcher with the School of Social Sciences,...

County Fair Provides Glimpse of University’s Mobile Maker Space

June 5, 2019
The county fair offers food and fun, and thanks to UC Merced, this year’s Merced County Fair will also feature an interactive space for kids to learn. UC Merced’s Mobile Maker Space is an innovative mobile science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) hub with hands-on activities and workshops...

NCPC Workshop Empowers Stakeholders to Craft Compelling Anti-Smoking Policy Messages

June 3, 2019
The rate of smoking in the San Joaquin Valley is the highest in California — on par with tobacco-producing regions in Georgia and South Carolina — and UC Merced’s Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) is determined to change that. The NCPC hosted a workshop on May 17 aiming to empower key...

UC Merced Undergrad Alumna Wins Fulbright, Will Study Health Disparities Among Indian Women

June 3, 2019
Akhila Yechuri is taking what she learned as an undergrad at UC Merced to Hyderabad, India, researching health disparities as the campus’s first undergrad to earn a Fulbright scholarship. “I'm so overwhelmed and excited,” she said. “This is really thrilling.” Yechuri studied public health and...

UC Merced Receives Collaborative Grant to Improve Equity in STEM Education

May 22, 2019
At UC Merced, research and education are inextricably intertwined – in the lab and in the classroom. Professors continually refine and advance their teaching methods and curriculum to convey knowledge, and to build the critical thinking skills that last throughout a lifetime. Supporting these aims...

Soon-to-be Graduate Taps into Diverse Opportunities for Growth at UC Merced

May 15, 2019
Graduating senior Araceli Perez was looking for a new environment when she moved from Hacienda Heights to attend UC Merced in 2015. The shift from the high-intensity region of Los Angeles to the more relaxed atmosphere of Merced was more than a change of pace. In her four years at UC Merced, she...

Picture This: Migrant Farmworkers’ Daughter Turns UC Merced Grad

May 14, 2019
When Anna Ocegueda walks across the stage at UC Merced’s 2019 commencement, it will be not only a powerful moment for her, but for her family, too — and for the thousands of people who identify with her story. Ocegueda is the daughter of migrant farm workers from Mexico and as one of five children...

Grad Student Represents Valley at Global Food Security Symposium

April 24, 2019
Graduate student Vicky Espinoza shared the plight of some San Joaquin Valley families with a wide audience this spring in her role as a Next Generation delegate to this year’s Chicago Council on Global Affairs Global Food Security Symposium, entitled “From Scarcity to Security: Managing Water for a...

Grad Students Vie for Spot in UC Grad Slam Finals

April 16, 2019
UC Merced’s Graduate Division will host its Grad Slam competition on April 18 with graduate scholars presenting on topics ranging from Valley Fever immune response and antibiotic resistance to computer vision and mathematical methods for thermal collection. This year’s competition started in March...

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