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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...

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...

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...

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...

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/

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