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Soccer Standout Heads to UC Merced this Fall
07/12/2023
Since age 5, Preston Nguyen has been kicking around a soccer ball. “I have been consumed by the sport ever since,” the Turlock native said. “I can play any role in the midfield, but I usually play as a defensive midfielder.” The incoming management and business economics major is joining UC Merced...
Profile Highlights Impressive Contributions of UC Merced Professor
07/06/2023
A new feature by the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) highlights the impressive contributions made by UC Merced civil and environmental engineering Professor Colleen Naughton. Naughton, a CITRIS principal investigator and...
Collaboration Across Continents: Agreement Brings Merced, Kyoto Campuses Closer
07/05/2023
Merced, California, and Kyoto, Japan, are nearly 5,500 miles apart, but their research universities' shared goals to improve society is bringing them together. A new agreement between institutions of higher education in both cities will foster collaboration among researchers and an exchange of...
Incoming Fresno Student Prepares to Launch Her Health Career at UC Merced
06/28/2023
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Delia Rodriguez poured her heart into college prep — applying to almost 20 universities. When it came time to make her choice, opportunities in health science pointed her to a UC...
Coroner warns human remains of five Titan sub victims may NEVER be found alongside newly-discovered wreckage because of powerful implosion and sea creatures who'd eat any remains
06/28/2023
Research Proves Megalodon was Warm-blooded, both an Advantage and an Extinction Factor
06/26/2023
Megalodon was the biggest shark in the world — 50 feet long or more — and one of the largest fish ever to exist. It roamed most of the world’s oceans from 23 million to 3.6 million years ago. A new study by paleoecology Professor Sora Kim and colleagues shows the shark’s body temperature was...
Learning Lab Offers Education for Children and Future Teachers
06/22/2023
Every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year, elementary, middle and high school students from around the region travel to a special lab at UC Merced designed just for them. It’s the CalTeach Learning Lab, and in just one year more than 2,200 students from the community have experienced hands-...
Water Research Goes Deep with Rafting Trip to Utah
06/15/2023
The USDA-funded Secure Water Future (SWF) team at UC Merced believes that to fully understand water, you must do more than just study this vital resource. You must immerse yourself in it - sometimes, literally. A recent trip to Utah that culminated in rafting The Gates of Lodore on the Green...
Campus Adds New Areas of Studies for Students to Choose From
06/12/2023
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...
State Parks Debuts Virtual, Augmented Reality App
06/12/2023

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