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Shakespeare in Yosemite Goes Big for Magical ‘Midsummer’

April 15, 2024
There’s nothing small about this year’s Shakespeare in Yosemite production. It boasts the largest cast in the program’s seven-year history and, for the first time, features a full band to deliver the score and propel the musical numbers. The headcount for park staff in the cast is an all-time...

Creators of TeleLingo, a Spanish Immersion Show for Children, Come to UC Merced

April 10, 2024
(Lee este artículo en español.) Take the cultural rewards of preserving Spanish for babies and toddlers in a bilingual home. Bring in two speech pathologists steeped in techniques that make language learning irresistible for young minds. Sprinkle in bright colors, bold graphics and infectious...

Sharim Film 'Flora' to Premiere at Philadelphia Festival

April 8, 2024
"Flora," the latest film by Yehuda Sharim, will have its world premiere later this spring at a festival in Philadelphia, according to the UC Merced global arts professor. Sharim describes "Flora" as a collective memoir of post-teen daughters of immigrants who must teach themselves about love and...

CRES Earns Mellon Grant for Student-led Activities

April 2, 2024
UC Merced’s Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) is among 95 programs recognized and supported by the Mellon Foundation in an initiative called Affirming Multivocal Humanities. CRES will use a $100,000 grant from the foundation to kick-start several student-led activities designed to raise...

Youth Grapple with Interpreting the Unspoken for Their Immigrant Families

April 1, 2024
UC Merced researchers are shedding light on a little-explored aspect of cross-cultural communication that involves no spoken words but sometimes can cause confusion and anguish for children acting as interpreters for older family members. The moments are common in California’s Central Valley, where...

Bobcat Art Show Puts Broad Range of Creativity on Display

April 1, 2024
The 12th edition of the Bobcat Art Show, which debuts this week in a new space, is further proof that creativity can come from anywhere in the UC Merced community. “In addition to the amazing work done by our Global Arts Studies students and faculty, we have some incredible pieces by engineers,...

7 Women Honored for Impact on UC Merced Community

March 19, 2024
Seven extraordinary women from UC Merced were honored Monday at the Womyn’s Luncheon, an event hosted by the Division of Equity, Justice, & Inclusive Excellence. The event, held during Women’s History Month, acknowledged the honorees’ profound impact on UC Merced and their dedication to their...

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Offers Students New Opportunities, Free Lunch

March 11, 2024
Students interested in social and racial justice, working with communities in the area, further understanding of critical race and ethnic studies, leadership opportunities and teamwork are invited to a kickoff party for a new student focused initiative led by the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies...

Project Positions W.E.B. Du Bois as Inspiration for STEM Students

February 27, 2024
Editor's note: In honor of Black History Month, the UC Merced newsroom is highlighting some of the organizations, services and people who serve or represent the Black community on campus. We all need heroes. Perhaps that was on Roy Wilkins’ mind as he faced the sea of humanity – 250,000 strong – on...

Human Rights Film Festival Shows the Faces of Injustice

February 27, 2024
The unflinching demand for justice drives the moving images and impassioned ideas packed into the agenda of this year’s UC Merced Human Rights Film Festival, presented by the university’s Global Arts, Media & Writing Studies department. From discussions of systemic oppression and the horrors...

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