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Brenda Ortiz

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Senior Public Information Representitive

Office: (209) 228-4203

Mobile: (209) 628-8263

bortiz@ucmerced.edu

Adventures Abound at ϰٿ’s Outdoor Experience Program

Zayd Andre doesn’t consider himself outdoorsy, but the second-year computer science and engineering major from Fullerton caught the exploring bug in elementary school.

“I believe my first trek was with the Cub Scouts in first grade to Holy Jim trail in the Cleveland National Forest. This sparked my passion for nature and hiking, and since then I've tried to go on a hike at least once a month,” he said.

ϰٿ’s Graduate Programs Rank Among Best in the Nation

ϰٿ 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.

Campus Visit Broadens Mexican Research Collaborations

When three buses rolled onto campus on one chilly winter morning, ϰٿ gave the occupants a warm Bobcat welcome.

More than 100 undergraduate students and faculty members from Universidad Autónoma Chapingo — an agricultural institution in Texcoco, Mexico — visited the ϰٿ campus on March 1 to learn about research programs and .

Female Researchers Receive Awards for Their Exemplary Research, Achievements

During Women’s History Month, we celebrate and reflect upon the achievements of women at ϰٿ and beyond.

2023 is already shaping up to be a stellar year for female faculty members on campus. In just the first couple of months, Public Relations has learned about seven female faculty members who have received major awards.

CIS Ph.D. Student Gains Confidence at NIH Internship

(CIS) Ph.D. student Ben Nguyen spent last summer working as a data analyst at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Alumna Credits ϰٿ for Inspiring Her Interest in Cancer Research

After transferring from a Sacramento community college to ϰٿ in 2007, Maxine Umeh-Garcia was unsure of her future career. She admits she hadn’t looked at the majors the newest UC offered before applying and imagined she’d teach high school math.

She met with her academic advisor and learned the campus offered an applied mathematics major, not pure mathematics. They discussed other options and came to a stalemate.

Wilson Selected as a 2023 American Astronomical Society Fellow

Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development has been named a 2023 — the preeminent organization of professional astronomers in North America.

Matlock Receives International Cognitive Science Prize

Teenie Matlock, Cognitive and Information Sciences professor and the McClatchy Chair in Communications, has been awarded the fourth — one of the highest honors in the Cognitive Science Society.

For Matlock, it’s a true honor to be selected for this prestigious international award.

Zatz Named 2022 AAAS Fellow

Special Assistant to the Chancellor and sociology Professor Marjorie Zatz has been elected to the 2022 class of the (AAAS), adding to the list of previous ϰٿ recipients.

She is the first social scientist from ϰٿ to be elected an AAAS fellow.

Graduate Summer Bridge Program Recognized as a ‘Program to Watch’

Graduate Division’s program for incoming Ph.D. students was identified as a by Excelencia in Education, a national effort to identify evidence-based programs that improve Latino student success in higher education.