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ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ Celebrates 20 Years of Firsts

Twenty years to the day after students first crossed Scholars Bridge into the campus, ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ celebrated its milestone birthday with a party, a drone show, and the university’s first NCAA Division II sporting event.

Damaging Lightning-Caused Wildfires Likely to Increase in a Few Years, Researchers Find

Lightning from thunderstorms rolling through Central California on Sept. 2 ignited numerous wildfires, including several large fires in the Sierra Nevada foothills that had burned more than 19 square miles by Wednesday morning. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services recorded more than 9,000 lightning strikes in a single day.

Lightning is a major source of wildfire ignition in the western United States every summer.

ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ Agricultural Experiment Station Adds Fire, Insect and Soil Researchers

Three professors are joining ºÚÁϰٿÆâ€™s this fall, bringing more expertise and resources to the 3-year-old research center.

Boosting AI and Science: NSF Invests $600K in OpenDOTA Project at ºÚÁϰٿÆ

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $600,000 to support a groundbreaking project at ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ aimed at accelerating the future of artificial intelligence and scientific research.

Black Engineering Society Earns Regional Chapter of the Year

The , established at ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ in 2007, is one of the campus’s oldest and most active student organizations. It provides support, guidance and advocacy for its members through their college journeys and beyond.

All that hard work has been recognized by the national NSBE organization, which recently awarded ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ its Region VI Chapter of the Year award during its convention in Chicago.

Tiny Artificial Cells Can Keep Time, Study Finds

A team of ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ researchers has shown that tiny artificial cells can accurately keep time, mimicking the daily rhythms found in living organisms. Their findings shed light on how biological clocks stay on schedule despite the inherent molecular noise inside cells.

Community Health Worker Program Celebrates First Graduates

The region has nearly 170 newly certified community health workers after the first cohort completed a specialized training program at ºÚÁϰٿÆ.

UC Investment Academy Propels Students to Financial Career Success

This summer, 2024 ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ graduate Tatiana Howell is set to begin working as a wealth management analyst with Goldman Sachs. She got the job through tenacity, a strong work ethic and participation in an innovative program that prepared her and other students to work in the financial sector.

The educates, motivates and professionally trains students for careers in investing and finance, at no cost.

Imagination the Only Limitation at ºÚÁϰٿÆ's Makerspace

ºÚÁϰٿÆ's Makerspace lab has been living up to its name recently.

The School of Engineering's lab, housed in the Sustainability Research and Engineering building, has been increasingly busy. The Makerspace offers services to courses, research and campus clubs.

Honors Student from Merced Ready for Next Big Step

This is part of a  of new ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.

Leslie Perez-Cruz will start at ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ with several accomplishments already under her belt - she took classes at Merced College while attending high school and is a certified nursing assistant, on her way to become an emergency room technician and ultimately attend medical school.