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UC Merced Drone Team Soars to New Heights in Global Competition

July 17, 2023

After seven months of working for hours each weekend to design, build and fly a drone, it all came down to a nervous moment for UC Merced students taking part in a worldwide competition. Their drone had to be suspended between two poles and held together while weight was placed inside it. "We were...

Soccer Standout Heads to UC Merced this Fall

July 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...

Environmental Research, Working Toward Saving the Planet Among New Bobcat’s Plans

July 12, 2023

Incoming Bobcat Benji Thier already knows what he wants to do with his college degree: Save the planet. “I am planning to study Environmental Systems Science because I did some environmental work in high school and I think it is a very important and relevant field,” he said. “I believe we need more...

UC Merced, Yosemite Community College District Launch Transfer Program

July 11, 2023

UC Merced and the Yosemite Community College District (YCCD) have partnered to further extend access for transfer students in the Central Valley. By signing the Merced Promise Pathway Program memorandum of understanding, the two institutions give students attending YCCD - which includes Modesto...

New Bobcat Brings Wealth of Experience to College Career

July 10, 2023

Incoming first-year student Hayden Elliott will hit the UC Merced campus this fall with quite a bit of college already under his belt. A 2023 graduate of Turlock High School, Elliott has earned associate's degrees from attending both Modesto Junior College and Merced College in their dual...

Sociology Student Receives Campus’s First NSF-funded Dissertation Award

July 10, 2023

UC Merced doctoral student Luis Rubén González Marquez was awarded the American Sociological Association Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (ASA DDRIG), funded by the National Science Foundation, for his research on renewable energy conflicts in Central America. The grant started May...

UC Merced Shines in Money Magazine's 'Best Colleges 2023' Report

July 7, 2023

UC Merced ranks among the top universities in the nation, according to a new report by Money magazine that scored over 700 four-year colleges. To compile its annual "Best Colleges in America" list, Money examined several criteria, including quality of education, affordability and outcomes for...

SoCal Student Says UC Merced Will Be a ‘Breath of Fresh Air’

July 6, 2023

UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. It's the change of pace that Kayla Lopez has been craving. In August, she will leave the busy streets of Southern California and head north to begin her first semester at UC Merced...

Native Nights to Showcase Indigenous Culture at UC Merced

July 3, 2023

Indigenous drumming, storytelling and art will be on full display at UC Merced during the inaugural Native Nights event. The UC Merced Native and Indigenous Student Coalition (NISC) is hosting the cultural outreach event on Saturday, July 8, from 6-10 p.m. at the UC Merced Sentinel Rock Bowl,...

Delgadillo Reflects on 30 Years of Serving Students

June 29, 2023

When Associate Director for Educational Equity and Access for the Calvin E. Bright Success Center Alejandro Delgadillo announced his plans for retirement earlier this year in a social media post, there was an outpouring of felicitations and appreciation from current and former students he has...