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Bobcats Help Shape Future of NASA, SPACEX Missions

May 30, 2020
As the SPACEX Crew Dragon spacecraft left Earth today to ferry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, many Bobcats were watching the live stream with keen anticipation. It’s not just that the flight marks the first time a commercial aerospace company will carry humans...

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe Elected to the Geological Society of America Fellowship

May 27, 2020
  Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe has been elected to the 2020 Class of Fellows of the Geological Society of America.   Fellows are nominated in recognition of a sustained record of distinguished contributions to the geosciences and the Geological Society of America through such...

Physics Ph.D. Student Named Grad Slam Campus Champion

May 21, 2020
UC Merced’s Graduate Division wrapped up its annual Grad Slam competition this week, announcing Physics doctoral candidate Boe Mendewala as its campus champion. The judges awarded two runners-up, Shayna Bennett, a third-year Ph.D. student in Applied Mathematics, and Melinda Gonzales, a first-year...

First Virtual Commencement Honors Class of 2020

May 18, 2020
The Class of 2020 has officially graduated and while students didn’t cross the stage in typical commencement fashion, the celebration was memorable. In the first virtual commencement for a University of California campus, UC Merced honored its more than 1,500 bachelor’s, master...

ScienceMag: Past Pandemics Show Why People on the Margins Suffer Most

May 14, 2020

Virtual Commencement Promises Surprises for Grads, Families

May 11, 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic has altered many things this spring on the UC Merced campus — from classes and research to events — UC Merced is making sure the Class of 2020 has a forum to commemorate students’ achievements and successes. UC Merced will host the University of California’s first-ever...

KFSN ABC30: Virtual Commencement Promises Surprises for Grads, Families

May 11, 2020

Merced Sun-Star: Film About Refugee Family Honored at Vienna Festival

May 10, 2020

Fast Company: What Needs to Go Right to Get to a Coronavirus Vaccine

May 9, 2020

Cap Public Radio: 'Just Be Courteous'

May 8, 2020

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