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New Collaborations Designed to Increase Access to Data Science for All Students

November 20, 2023
UC Merced is part of several new initiatives aimed at increasing the accessibility and inclusivity of data science studies and opening new opportunities for historically underserved students after graduation. New grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE) and...

ARCS Scholars Work to Advance STEM Research

November 13, 2023
Four UC Merced graduate students can focus fully on their research and academic studies this year thanks to a generous gift from the Northern California Chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. ARCS, a national organization established and operated entirely by...

Our faculty members, Profs Erica Rutter, Noemi Petra, and Maya Tokman win the 2022-2023 SNS Awards

October 23, 2023
Building Collaborations in Teaching  This award recognizes a faculty member who reaches across disciplinary boundaries to build collaborations that support innovative research and educational opportunities. This year’s award...

Ali Heydari has successfully defended his Ph.D thesis

October 13, 2023
Our Ph.D. student, Ali Heydari (adviser: Prof. Suzanne Sindi), has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Deep Learning and Numerical Methods for Modeling Complex Biological Systems". Congratulations, Dr. Heydari! Dr. Heydari will go on to a Reasearch Scientist...

Thank you Prof. Noemi Petra for your great service for SIAM Student Chapter!

September 11, 2023

Department of Energy Awards $37 Million to Build Research Capacity

September 7, 2023
Five faculty members from the School of Natural Sciences received grants recently from the Department of Energy (DOE) under its Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) initiative. To support research at minority-serving institutions and emerging research institutions, the DOE announced...

Eunji Yoo has successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis

July 25, 2023
Our Ph.D. student, Eunji Yoo (adviser: Prof. François Blanchette and Prof. Shilpa Khatri), has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Flows of settling marine aggregates and complex fluid rheology". Congratulations, Dr. Yoo! Dr. You will go on to a postdoctoral position at...

Data Science Challenge offers Students Learning and Growth Opportunities

July 24, 2023
About 20 UC Merced students spent the past two weeks working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to see if they can solve a problem that could have a significant impact on cardiology. The annual Data Science Challenge (DSC), a two-week, full-time internship at LLNL, this year teamed...

Majerle Reeves has successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis

July 6, 2023
Our Ph.D. student, Majerle Reeves (adviser: Prof. Harish Bhat), has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Machine Learning and Data Science for System Identification, Public Health, and Equity". Congratulations, Dr. Reeves! Dr. Reeves will go on to a prestigious postdoctoral...

Campus Adds New Areas of Studies for Students to Choose From

June 12, 2023
New students or those who have not yet chosen their majors will have an array of options before them. Five new majors and several new emphases, ranging across all three schools, are all coming online in 2024 and are recruiting students now. New bachelor’s of science degrees: chemical engineering...

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