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UC Merced Admissions for California Freshmen, Underrepresented Students and Transfers on the Rise

July 20, 2021
Following an unprecedented year the University of California announced that its campuses made record-breaking admissions offers to the fall 2021 incoming class. On top of a record number of transfer applications this year, UC Merced's transfer student admission has risen to 3,087, a 48.4% increase...

Engineering Professor Awarded NASA Grant to Study Impacts of Wildfires on California’s Coastline

July 20, 2021
California is known for its beautiful coastline, where the Pacific Ocean meets sandy beaches and rugged cliffs. While many scientists have studied the land or the ocean independently, less is known about the nexus of the two. Now with the help of a $750,000 award from NASA, civil and environmental...

¡Vamos!: First Cohort to Begin New Bilingual Authorized Teacher Prep Program

July 19, 2021
Nearly 1.2 million students in California are not native English speakers, many coming from Spanish-speaking households. Transitioning to an English-speaking classroom can be difficult for these students, but UC Merced’s Teacher Preparation Program is poised to remedy these challenges with its...

UC Celebrates $15 Million Mellon Grant to Support Faculty Diversity

July 16, 2021
The University of California today (July 16) announced the receipt of a $15 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). This funding will help expand the number of PPFP fellowships at UC and establish a program for hiring faculty...

Plantel Anuncia Colaboración con Aplicación Móvil Para Ayudar a Alimentar a la Comunidad del Valle

July 15, 2021
La Universidad de California, Merced (UCM) continúa demostrando su liderazgo en ayudar con la disminución de la inseguridad alimentaria en el Valle de San Joaquín tras anunciar su colaboración con la aplicación móvil Fresh Food Connect. La aplicación tiene como objetivo el que agricultores donen...

Professor’s Drive to Help the Community Gets Underway for 13th Year

July 15, 2021
Merced is a community with a lot of poverty, made worse with the Great Recession in 2009 and the COVID-19 pandemic. To help people in need, Professor Patti LiWang has been leading a diaper and toilet paper drive for the past 12 years. “When we moved here, the recession hit. It was hard for us, a...

Q&A: Alumnus Sang Hoang Founds Nonprofit to Fight Asian Hate and Injustice

July 14, 2021
Sang Hoang ('20) says he has had enough. The University of California, Merced alumnus is tired of seeing countless attacks on Asian Americans, which have only increased amid the coronavirus pandemic. To help bring light to these crimes, battle anti-Asian hate and injustice, and empower young...

Campus Announces Partnership with Mobile App to Help Feed the Valley Community

July 13, 2021
UC Merced continues to be a leader in helping lower food insecurity in the Central Valley community after announcing its partnership with the mobile application Fresh Food Connect. The app will encourage local growers and gardeners to donate to the People’s Fridge in Merced, a free community fridge...

Cows are Udderly Useful for Healthy Vegetation Management on Nature Reserve

July 13, 2021
Today is National Cow Appreciation Day, a “holiday” invented by a fast-food chain that sells a lot of "chikn." But it’s still a good opportunity to celebrate our neighbors to the northeast — even if being surrounded by cows wasn’t necessarily how you imagined your college experience. The cows might...

Campus Wastewater Testing Offers COVID-19 Early Warning System, Establishes Protocols for the Future

July 8, 2021
COVID-19 upended life as we know it, especially among the science community. While some scientists rushed to develop a vaccine, others sought a better understanding of the virus, hoping to predict where the next outbreak might be in order to better contain it. At UC Merced, this included testing...

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