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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...

SIAM Student Chapter Conference Showcases Math Students from Around Region and Coast

May 9, 2023

After a three-year hiatus, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Student Chapter from UC Merced held its fifth annual Central Valley regional conference on campus. The UC Merced SIAM Student Chapter hosted the mid-April conference in the Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy Grand...

UC Merced’s Graduate Programs Rank Among Best in the Nation

April 25, 2023

UC Merced continues to be recognized nationally, with some programs leaping forward, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 edition of Best Graduate Schools released on April 25. Designed for prospective students looking to further their education beyond college, the Best Graduate...

Cheer on Campus’s 10 Grad Slam Finalists April 10

April 4, 2023

Ten graduate UC Merced students will take the stage on April 10 to compete in the Graduate Division’s Grad Slam finals. Grad Slam is an annual University of California competition that aims to make research accessible to all by providing emerging scientists and scholars with the skills to engage...

Workshops Teach Local Moms and Daughters About STEM and Careers

March 27, 2023

Merced-area mothers and their daughters participated in engaging hands-on chemistry projects recently, in two sessions hosted by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded CREST Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Machines (CCBM) at UC Merced. UC Merced and UC Davis staff and students led...

CREST Center-led Workshops Teach Local Girls About STEM and Careers

March 27, 2023

Merced-area mothers and their daughters participated in engaging hands-on chemistry projects recently, in two sessions hosted by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded CREST Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Machines (CCBM) at UC Merced. UC Merced and UC Davis staff and students led...

Maia Powell selected as a Black History Month 2023 Honoree by Mathematically Gifted & Black

March 7, 2023

Please check https://mathematicallygiftedandblack.com/honorees/rising-stars-maia-powell-aquia-richburg/

PhD Student Maia Powell's Research Featured in SIAM News

February 9, 2023

Please read: https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/signaling-identity-and-changing-perceptions-with-hashtags

Alumni Success Celebrated at Inaugural Math Event

February 7, 2023

The Department of Applied Mathematics, the Applied Mathematics Graduate Program and the student chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) celebrated their many successful alumni recently by holding their inaugural Distinguished Alumni event and giving the Outstanding...

Applied Math Graduate Program alumni elected as SIAM Activity Group officers

January 27, 2023

Two alumni have been elected as officers for the SIAM Applied Math Education Activity Group. Dr. Shelley Poole is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Metropolitan State University of Denver.  She completed her Ph.D. in 2014 under the supervision of...

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