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Training Ph.D. Candidates for Peer Support Roles

August 1, 2024
As a young institution in the University of California system, UC Merced has placed a strong emphasis on serving students who are the first in their families to pursue graduate education. With its strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, UC Merced’s Graduate Division has created a...

‘Unprecedented’ lawsuit could roll back farmworker union wins from 2023 California law

July 29, 2024

Hellman Awards Deepening Research into Genomes, Health and Computer Science

July 22, 2024
Three faculty members have joined the prestigious ranks of Hellman Fellowship recipients this year. Applied mathematics Professor Tomas Rube, who studies mathematical biology, Professor Andrea Polonijo, a medical sociologist, and computer science and engineering Professor Peingfei Su will...

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there's little research on how to protect workers

July 18, 2024

MERCURY NEWS: Newsom warns of worsening California fire season, reiterates support for Biden, says he won't run against Harris

July 11, 2024

CALMATTERS: A UC Merced medical program is slowly taking shape. Why California wants more doctors there

July 8, 2024

VOX: Scientists want to bring back one of the ocean’s most unexpected predators

July 7, 2024

UC Merced Researcher Dives with the Big Sharks on Shark Week

July 3, 2024
UC Merced's resident shark expert, Professor Sora Kim, will be featured on the prime-time, premiere-night episode of Discovery’s Shark Week discussing an enormous, legendary sea creature that takes on different forms in different cultures but has a basis in science. At 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, audiences...

THE MERCED FOCUS: Air-pollution study finds Valley residents pay millions on ‘completely preventable’ medical costs

July 3, 2024

From Bakersfield to a ‘Peaceful’ Place to Pursue Science, Medicine

July 2, 2024
  This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2024 semester. San Joaquin Valley native Anmol Kaur is well on her way to making a splash in the worlds of science and medicine. The Bakersfield resident, coming to UC Merced as a first-year student, parlayed...

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