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UC Merced Students Participate In Graduate Research Advocacy Day

April 28, 2015

Psychological Sciences student Anna Epperson and Environmental Systems student Ryan Lucas are at the state Capitol today with UC President Janet Napolitano and 20 other UC graduate students. The group is promoting the value of graduate research to state lawmakers for the annual...

Grad Student Uses Math to Study Deadly Diseases

April 27, 2015

Working with Suzanne Sindi, a professor of applied mathematics at UC Merced, Ph.D. candidate Jason Davis is trying to unlock the mysteries of prions and the destructive diseases they create. Instead of using a traditional lab, he relies on computer modeling and applied mathematics. It’s a...

Psychology Student Examines Use of Social Media in Health Care

April 23, 2015

UC Merced doctoral student Holly Rus will present the results of a study on social media and health communications this week during the 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicinein San Antonio, Texas. Working with Professor Linda Cameron, Rus conducted an...

From Freshman to Graduate Student In Just Four Years

April 21, 2015

Most students who enrolled at UC Merced in 2011 are gearing up for graduation and starting to think about a job or continuing their education. Edwin Shen got a head start on the rest of his class, completing his undergraduate degree in just three years. He was accepted into graduate programs at...

Two Graduate Students Earn Prestigious NSF Fellowships

April 10, 2015

UC Merced graduate students Theo Crouch II and Lauren Edwards recently were awarded fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Jessica Ross was recognized as an honorable mention by the GRFP, while Patricia Cabral received an honorable...

Environmental Systems Student Wins GradSLAM! Finals

April 10, 2015

This week marked the occasion of the first-ever UC Merced GradSLAM! finals. During the event, 10 graduate student finalists had just three minutes to present their research to a panel of non-specialist judges. The goal of the competition is to increase graduate students’ communication skills...

GradSLAM! Finals Welcomes Six Distinguished Judges

April 3, 2015

The first annual UC Merced GradSLAM! finals are coming up on Tuesday, April 7 from 1:30 to 3:30 in the California Room. Our 10 finalists will have just three minutes each to present their research to our panel of non-specialist judges. The first-place winner will get $2,000 and will go on to...

Cognitive Science Student Earns IBM Ph.D. Fellowship

March 25, 2015

UC Merced graduate student David Vinson recently obtained an intensely competitive IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award, which will provide $30,000 to support his research in computational social science through the 2015-16 academic year. He will also work with an IBM mentor over the course of the year....

Two UC Merced Grad Programs Ranked By U.S. News & World Report

March 23, 2015

Two University of California, Merced graduate programs have been ranked by U.S. News and World Report for the first time since classes began in 2005. The School of Engineering's programs are ranked at 140 and Psychological Sciences at 158. Rankings for these programs are expected to...

Students Expand Build Skills in New Souza Leadership Center

September 16, 2014

Shy in high school, Rachel Fang didn’t want to follow the same pattern as a UC Merced student. “I decided that I was going to change,” Fang said. “I wanted to be more outspoken.” Fang found the confidence, skills and foundation she needed by completing a variety of leadership programs on campus....