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Formation of the UC Merced AI Advisory Council 

February 11, 2026
  We are excited to announce the formation of the UC Merced AI Advisory Council, a strategic initiative designed to guide and support our university’s integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the campus’ core mission and administrative operations. As AI technologies...

UC Merced Automates Research Data Extraction with Amazon Bedrock LLMs

September 1, 2025
  Researchers at UC Merced, led by Dr. Christian Fons-Rosen, needed to extract structured data from over 10,000 declassified ARPA documents, many lengthy and inconsistently formatted, to study the early internet’s impact on science and innovation. Manual extraction was infeasible, and...

Does the Future Need Us? The Ethics of AI in Education

April 4, 2025
Join UC Merced faculty for a discussion on AI and the ways it is changing higher education today (Friday, April 4th). This hour and a half long session will also feature an open forum discussion with the faculty panelists and is open to the public.  RSVP now ---> https://www.eventbrite...

Register Now - UC AI Essentials

March 18, 2025
Join AI experts from across the UC system for a series of webinars focused on responsible and effective implementation of AI. From vendor management to data privacy there is something for everyone in this series. Register for the sessions you're intereted in below OR visit the UC Tech ...

Speakers Wanted - "Demystifying AI in Academia" Symposium

February 24, 2025
As UC Merced is gearing up for our first research week as an R1 university, the Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning is looking for speakers to share their experiences with AI for their "Demystifying AI in Academia" Symposium on Friday, March 14th at 10 in KL 316. If you are...

Teaching and Instruction with AI

January 30, 2025
  AI is an important part of the discussion around instruction in today's classrooms. The partnership of the Teaching Commons has developed resources around the utilization of AI when it comes to instruction.  Their resources include information on student utilization of AI, how...

AI Resources and Considerations from the Library

January 30, 2025
  UC Merced's Library Staff has brought resources together detailing AI usage and considerations with the support of other institutions libraries. Their page has resources explaining the types of generative AI available to most to research and the latest news. 

The Graduate Division Presents "How I AI" Series

January 29, 2025
  Join the conversation around AI usage on campus with Grad Div's "How I AI" interview series.  The series showcases how UC Merced faculty are integrating AI tools into their academic work in order to stay at the cutting edge of research and education. Whether you...