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Student-Professor Team Publishes Book on Literary Pioneer

December 7, 2015

UC Merced graduate alumna Beth Hernandez-Jason and Professor Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez have teamed up to create a compilation of essays devoted to the works of author John Rechy. “The Textual Outlaw: Reading John Rechy in the 21st Century” is the first ever compilation of critical...

Major UC Merced Expansion Plan Approved

November 19, 2015

The University of California, Merced, today received approval from the UC Board of Regents for its proposal to double the physical capacity of the campus by 2020. This formal approval authorizes the campus to move to the Request for Proposals (RFP) phase of its development plan, known as the...

Grad Students Awarded Dan David Solar Fellowship

November 16, 2015

Four graduate students from diverse disciplines have been named Dan David Solar Fellows through the University of California Advanced Solar Technologies Institute (UC Solar), headquartered at UC Merced. From left to right: Graduate students Christine Hoffman, Melissa Ricketts, Professor...

Graduate Student Wins Award At 2015 SACNAS National Conference

November 12, 2015

The UC Merced Graduate Division is pleased to congratulate Applied Mathematics graduate student Mario Banuelos, who won the certificate for Best Graduate Oral Presentation in Applied Mathematics at the 2015 Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)...

UC Merced Water Research Earns Share of $50 Million Grant

October 20, 2015

The University of California, Merced, just became part of a massive, five-year, multi-million-dollar international research consortium that tackles water-related aspects of energy production and use. The campus will receive $1.5 million of the $50 million grant that will form the Clean Energy...

Sociology Program Earns Approval for Grad Degrees

October 5, 2015

Current and prospective graduate students have new degree options at UC Merced, which recently received approval from the UC system and the WASC Senior College and University Commission for both master’s and doctoral degrees in sociology. Sociology students at UC Merced previously...

GEM Consortium Brings New Fellowship Opportunities

September 28, 2015

New fellowship opportunities are available to undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields at UC Merced, thanks to the university’s recent acceptance as a member in the National GEM Consortium. GEM is a...

Graduate Student Seeks to Influence Public Health

August 27, 2015

Gracy Mantoan is not what you would call a traditional graduate student — but her past experiences are precisely what drive her as she pursues a Ph.D. with the public health graduate group at UC Merced. In her native Brazil, Mantoan earned her degree in medicine from the University of...

Student Examines Role of Gender in Perception of Political Scandals

August 19, 2015

With the 2016 presidential race already in full swing, political science graduate student Kayla Canelo’s research is particularly timely. This spring and summer, she designed and carried out a study that examines the effects of scandal on the public perception of political figures....

‘Round the World Breakfast’ a Hit With New International Students

August 14, 2015

The International Graduate Student Orientation kicked off today with the Round the World Breakfast, featuring delicious fare cooked up by Chef Mitch Vanagten of UC Merced Dining Services. Incoming international graduate students enjoy the breakfast on Friday. The menu was created specifically...