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Sociologist’s New Research Explores ‘Collateral Consequences’ of Deportation in Newest Publication

April 25, 2019
The number of people being deported from the United States is at a historic high and one UC Merced professor is on the ground-level, meeting with family members of those affected to better understand the traumatic consequences of deportation. Sociology Professor Tanya Golash-Boza conducted a...

Sac Bee: UC Merced Brings Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' To Yosemite

April 24, 2019

UC Merced Athletics Success Has Come Quickly Thanks To Community Support

April 24, 2019
It is often said in sports that you have to struggle and overcome adversity before being able to bask in the glory of success. UC Merced athletics has faced adversity since first transitioning from a recreation program to a NAIA member eight years ago. But the wait for success was, well, not...

Grad Student Represents Valley at Global Food Security Symposium

April 24, 2019
Graduate student Vicky Espinoza shared the plight of some San Joaquin Valley families with a wide audience this spring in her role as a Next Generation delegate to this year’s Chicago Council on Global Affairs Global Food Security Symposium, entitled “From Scarcity to Security: Managing...

Academic Senate Honors Faculty for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service

April 24, 2019
The recipients of this year’s Distinguished Faculty and Lecturer Awards come from various disciplines but all have one thing in common: They have a record of excellence that can’t be ignored. The awards, presented by UC Merced’s Academic Senate, recognize faculty members for...

Atlantic: The Other Segregation

April 24, 2019

UC Merced Researchers Help Uncover Soil Biodiversity

April 23, 2019
A rigorous, first-of-its-kind global study provides new insights into the natural history of soil biodiversity and shows that changes in soil pH during soil development is a major driver of most of that biodiversity. Published recently in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National...

Diverse: Dania Matos to Lead Diversity, Equity Efforts at UC Merced

April 22, 2019

Commencement Behind the Scenes: A True Team Effort

April 22, 2019
It’s before dawn on a Saturday morning in mid-May — not a time anyone would expect the UC Merced campus to be busy. But it is. This is Spring Commencement, and there is much work to do. Parking and transportation staff are placing signage and temporary fencing. In the kitchens,...

UC Merced Joins National Academies Collaborative for Sexual Harassment Prevention in Higher Education

April 22, 2019
UC Merced has joined the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as a founding member of the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. The university is one of more than 40 colleges, universities and research institutions that are part of the...

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