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UC Merced Holds Toloma 5k Run in Honor of Native American Heritage Month (Slideshow)

November 14, 2022

Members of the community joined UC Merced students, faculty and staff and their families for the annual "UC Merced Toloma 5k Fun Run". The event is held every year in honor of Native American Heritage Month and to pay tribute to the tradition of distance running amongst indigenous tribes for...

Labyrinth Takes Shape in UC Merced’s Kelley Grove

November 8, 2022

A temporary labyrinth has taken shape on the UC Merced campus. The labyrinth, which is an ancient pattern people walk to reflect, was built by master designer Lars Howlett. Marked by spray paint now, once the final design is determined, the path will be delineated by river ...

Merced Premieres Professor's Films as Their International Acclaim Grows

October 28, 2022

Film festivals across the world continue to reach out to filmmaker and Professor Yehuda Sharim to invite him to screen his latest films "El Ojo Comienza En La Mano" (translated to "The Eye Begins in the Hand") and "Letters2Maybe." Central Valley residents do not have to travel far to enjoy either...

Professor's New Film Featuring Campesino Artist to Premiere in Merced

August 15, 2022

The new film by filmmaker Yehuda Sharim, "El Ojo Comienza En La Mano" ("The Eye Begins in the Hand"), features the life work of Central Valley artist and muralist Rubén A. Sánchez. Sharim, a professor in the Global Arts Studies Program, will be in conversation with Sánchez in the coming months as a...

UC Merced Children’s Opera Returns with First Live Production Since 2019

May 16, 2022

For the 12th year, UC Merced Children’s Opera team will offer a short opera for the young and young at heart. “How to be a Superhero” is an original story full of hilarious, interactive fun. It will be performed for schoolchildren and the general public at UC Merced as part of an effort to expose...

Professor's Central Valley Film 'Letters2Maybe' Nominated for Major Award in Vienna

May 10, 2022

Ethnocineca, the International Documentary Film Festival Vienna, is featuring Professor Yehuda Sharim's latest feature-length film, "Letters2Maybe," this month. The eight-day festival kicks off on May 12 and is billed as the largest Austrian festival dedicated exclusively to documentary and...

NEH Grant Awarded to UC Merced for Sierra Nevada-Central Valley Archive in Library

May 3, 2022

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $750,000 grant to the UC Merced Library in partnership with the Center for the Humanities to establish a research archive documenting the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley. With an additional $750,000 from the $20 million gift provided...

GAMWS Hosting Spring Events in April and May

April 22, 2022

Just in time for spring, the Department of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies (GAMWS) is sponsoring several events over the next few weeks. The fourth annual GASP Faculty Concert is scheduled for Saturday, April 30, starting at 7 p.m. at the Merced College Theater with featured artist...

Shakespeare in Yosemite's 'Love's Labor's Lost' Ready to Hit the Stage

April 12, 2022

Yosemite National Park is once again serving as the backdrop for a loose adaptation of one of Shakespeare's comedies. Shakespeare in Yosemite's "Love's Labor's Lost" will finally hit the stage at the Curry Village Amphitheater later this month. The show was initially planned for 2020 but was...

Sharim to Serve as Artist-in-Residence at Virginia Tech, JGU in Germany

April 7, 2022

Professor Yehuda Sharim is sharing his experiences in cinema and community engagement with students at universities across the country and the globe. The Department of Global Arts Studies professor has been named an artist-in-residence at the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies ...