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UC Merced, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Sign Partnership that Opens Exciting Opportunities

September 23, 2024
A new five-year pilot study to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal is just the beginning of a formal working relationship between UC Merced and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority. The two entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday, agreeing to work...

U.S. News Places UC Merced Among Top 30 Public Schools Following Top Social Mobility Ranking By Wall Street Journal

September 23, 2024
The University of California, Merced, climbed once again in US News & World Report’s Best Colleges report, rising to the 26th best public school in the nation. Among all universities, UC Merced came in at No. 58 in the 2024-25 rankings released today – continued improvement over last year’s...

UC Merced and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Execute Partnership Agreement that Opens Exciting Opportunities

September 23, 2024
A new five-year pilot study to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal is just the beginning of a formal working relationship between UC Merced and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority. The two entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday, agreeing to work...

UC Merced and LACCD Forge New Transfer Pathway to Boost Student Access, Success

September 18, 2024
A memorandum of understanding signed between University of California, Merced, and the Los Angeles Community College District this week will extend access for transfer students through the Merced Promise Pathway Program. With an initial goal of attracting 100 qualified LACCD transfer students to UC...

UC Merced Curates Sweeping Chicano Art Exhibit at 3 Galleries

September 16, 2024
A three-site exhibit is celebrating Chicano art in a collaboration between a university and a community - the culmination of a professor's nine years of effort. "Alma, Corazón, y Vida: Latino Art Legends from the Mike 'Surrito' Echeverría Collection" will be exhibited starting next month at the UC...

UC Merced Arts Opens Season with LitFest, Musical Tribute to Railroads

September 11, 2024
A celebration of stories and a concert highlighting the history of San Joaquin Valley’s railroads are the opening acts of the 2024-25 UC Merced Arts season . Merced LitFest and Train Station Trios reflect the season’s varied offerings. Gallery exhibitions, concerts, theater performances and a...

UC Merced Graduate Ends Exciting Year with Professorship at Cal Poly

September 9, 2024
It is a serious understatement to say Carlos Diaz Alvarenga had a big year: He graduated from UC Merced, successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis and landed a position as an assistant professor at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. Oh, and he got married. "Yeah, those are all big life events and I did them...

UC Merced Ranked No. 1 in the Nation for Social Mobility, No. 18 Overall

September 4, 2024
When it comes to changing the lives of its students, UC Merced is second to none. In the latest Wall Street Journal America's Best Colleges rankings, UC Merced was the No. 1 university in the nation for social mobility — a term used to describe how well colleges and universities attract, retain and...

Researchers Discover Mechanism that Could Control Longevity, Cancer Cell Production

September 3, 2024
Researchers at UC Merced used fruit flies to uncover a cellular process common to many organisms that could dramatically impact the understanding of cancer and aging. Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Professor Fred Wolf, then-graduate student Sammy Villa and Genentech Vice President and...

It’s a ‘Welcome’ Party at UC Merced Scholars Bridge Crossing

August 28, 2024
UC Merced said “welcome” to its 2,400 new students Tuesday as only UC Merced can, with a joyous and colorful Scholars Bridge Crossing ceremony that symbolizes their transformation into Bobcats at the San Joaquin Valley’s only research university. Hundreds of those first-year or transfer students...

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