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High Achiever from Delano Headed to UC Merced

July 8, 2022
UC Merced is highlighting incoming first-year students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. It’s no surprise Joselle Talabong was named Student of the Year from Delano High School. In addition to her academic prowess, the incoming first-year student...

UC Merced Earns Highest Rating for its Sustainability Efforts

July 7, 2022
For the first time, UC Merced has been awarded a Platinum rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS.) Platinum is the highest rating...

Delia Saenz Takes Reins of UC Merced's Equity, Justice and Inclusion Mission

July 7, 2022
Horses, cattle and other livestock dotted broad, flat ranchland as the rental car followed Highway 140 toward Catheys Valley. It was February 2022. Delia Saenz was seeing the San Joaquin Valley for the first time. All the views were fresh and new. And comfortingly familiar. “I was struck by the...

Palmer Headed for Capitol Hill as Campus’s First Congressional Science Fellow

July 5, 2022
UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow Hannah Palmer, Ph.D., was named as the 2022-23 Congressional Science Fellow by the Geological Society of America (GSA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and will spend a year in Washington, D.C., working for a member of Congress or a congressional committee...

Count Me In Program Helps LA Student Choose UC Merced

July 1, 2022
UC Merced is highlighting incoming first-year students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Kamil Williams-Fisher is enjoying the summer in her hometown of Los Angeles before starting classes this fall at UC Merced. A graduate of St. Mary's Academy in...

Modest’s Work in Radiative Heat Transfer Earns Prestigious Award

July 1, 2022
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Michael Modest has earned the 2021 Max Jakob Memorial Award, given by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in recognition of “eminent achievement of distinguished service in the area of heat...

UC Merced Expands Opportunity for Students in Dinuba to Attend College

June 30, 2022
The University of California, Merced, continues to pave the way to success for local high school students. The campus announced the expansion of the Merced Automatic Admission Program (MAAP) for students at Dinuba Unified School District (DUSD). The new partnership will allow students with a...

UC Merced Ranks Among Top 50 Universities with Real Impact to Society

June 28, 2022
UC Merced continues to make history. The newest campus within the UC system has been ranked No. 25 in the 2022 Global Top 100 Most Innovative Universities by World's Universities with Real Impact (WURI.) The campus was also ranked No. 8 for Industrial Application. The category acknowledges the...

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Development at the Fore of Chuang’s International Research

June 27, 2022
Green energy solutions are critical to meet current and future power demands, and while solar and wind power are great, they are also site-specific and intermittent. That’s why researchers such as mechanical engineering Professor Po-Ya Abel Chuang and his Thermal and Electrochemical Energy...

Alumna Establishes Scholarship to Help Future Generations of Students

June 24, 2022
As part of her goal to give back to her alma mater as well as the San Jose community that supported and fostered her growth, UC Merced alumna Nohely Aguilar (’12) has established a scholarship to assist students who follow in her footsteps. The Nohely Aguilar Scholarship Fund will provide financial...

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