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Small Business Development Center Provides Record Support to Local Businesses During COVID-19

August 27, 2020

The novel coronavirus has forced many shops to shutter their doors or comply with new state rules to remain open, such as offering outdoor dining or online shopping with curbside pickup. A record number of business owners are also turning to UC Merced’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for...

Public Health Ph.D. Student Wins CCAPW Scholarship

August 27, 2020

Shaina Santa Cruz, a graduate student in the Public Health Graduate Program, was awarded the Central California Asian Pacific Women (CCAPW) scholarship. The scholarship provides financial assistance to Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women pursuing higher education who are from Fresno, Kern, Kings...

Bobcats Head Back to Class as UC Merced Celebrates 15 Years

August 26, 2020

Bobcats go back to school today and while most are not physically returning to campus, there are still plenty of festivities planned to kick off the semester. This year marks 15 years since the first graduating class began at UC Merced. It was another unprecedented time in the campus’s history,...

UC Merced Makes Strong Debut in Money’s "Best Colleges" Rankings by Value

August 26, 2020

UC Merced is one of the country’s best four-year universities for quality, affordability and alumni outcomes, according to Money’s 2020 Best Colleges rankings by value. In its first year on the annual list, UC Merced is No. 76 out of 739 schools that met Money’s criteria for evaluation. Furthermore...

UC Drone Center Takes on Training and Safety with State Transportation Agency

August 25, 2020

There is a growing acceptance and adoption of drones — unmanned aircraft systems — by local and state agencies across the U.S. Advocates say there’s good reason: Drones can be a powerful tool in environmental monitoring, agriculture and even construction. But as with any new technology, there is...

Some Immune Cells Appear to ‘Know’ the Coronavirus, Even Though They’ve Never Met

August 20, 2020

Having had the common cold appears to have programmed some people’s immune cells to recognize the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That discovery — by an immunology team that includes a UC Merced alumnus — could change scientists’ understanding of the virus behind the current pandemic. Lorenzo...

Matos Selected for National Hispanic Leadership Program

August 20, 2020

UC Merced Associate Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Dania Matos has been selected as a fellow in La Academia de Liderazgo (Leadership Academy) by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). The one-year fellowship seeks to increase the number of talented individuals who...

‘From the Valley, For the Valley’: Local Students Start Training at UCSF to Become Physicians for the Region

August 19, 2020

The San Joaquin Valley has a shortage of doctors, but students such as Kyle Shen (’18) aim to change that by attending a tailored track at UCSF’s medical school specifically designed to address this problem. Shen is one of 12 recently admitted to the newest cohort of students in the UCSF San...

UC Merced, Merced College Do Their Part to Stem COVID-19 Outbreak

August 19, 2020

University Makes Princeton Review ‘Best Colleges’ Guide for Second Year

August 18, 2020

For the second year in a row, UC Merced is being recognized as one of the top universities in the country, according to the Princeton Review’s “Best 386 Colleges.” Since 1992, the Princeton Review has released its annual guide to the best American colleges. The guide showcases the universities it...