News From Merced College Computer Science Department

Updates, Opportunities, and News from the CS department at Merced College

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Join the CS CAHSI Club

Interested in computer science, cybersecurity, AI, hackathons, research, internships, conferences, or career opportunities? Join the Merced College Computer Science CAHSI Club! The club is a great way to meet other CS students, get involved in hands-on activities, learn about opportunities beyond the classroom, and connect with the larger CAHSI community. 💻 Everyone is Welcome! You…
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🤖 From the Ground Up AI Hackathon — $15,000 Prize!

Merced College students interested in AI, computer science, agriculture, sustainability, or solving real-world problems have an exciting opportunity to compete in Zoho’s From the Ground Up AI Hackathon! Teams of 2–3 students will develop an idea for an AI solution addressing one or more challenges facing rural and rural-serving communities: 🚀 How the Competition Works…
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🌱 Interested in AI, Data Science, and Agriculture?

Merced College students have an exciting opportunity this fall! F3i, in partnership with Microsoft, is offering a FREE AI Launchpad program where students can build real-world skills using agricultural sensor data. Students will get hands-on experience with: When: Fridays, September 11 – October 30Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMWhere: Merced College, Raj Kahlon Agriculture and…
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Explore Practical Applications of Generative AI in Education This Summer – Faculty Opportunity!

Upcoming Gen AI SUMMER series featuring four sessions covering different aspects of Generative AI integration as we spotlight AI-Integrated learning experiences: This summer, CAHSI is offering a four-part Generative AI webinar series exploring practical strategies for integrating AI tools and concepts into teaching and learning. Sessions will cover topics including AI integration in introductory Computer…
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CAHSI Local Research Experiences for Undergraduates (LREU)

The CAHSI Local Research Experiences for Undergraduates (LREU) program engages students and faculty at their home institutions in impactful and meaningful research projects that develop solutions to real-world problems. The program seeks to excite all students about computing graduate studies and provide them with the research experiences critical for graduate studies. CAHSI institutions are working…
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Stan State Hackthon

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DataFest at Fresno State

DataFest is a data “hackathon” for students, founded at UCLA in 2011 as a way to make data analysis more fun and meaningful while incentivizing good scientific practice and presentation. Now supported by the American Statistical Association, ASA DataFest is run each year through several host institutions around the world!  Fresno State will once again be one…
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Google Summer of Code

Google Summer of Code is a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors into open source software development. GSoC Contributors work with an open source organization on a 12+ week programming project under the guidance of mentors. LEARN MORE and SIGN UP Get paid and get experience!

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Stanislaus State Science Day 2026

Check out Science Day at Stanislaus State, where the Turlock campus transforms into a living laboratory of curiosity. Wander through Naraghi Hall, Science 1, the Event Center, Child Development Center, Greenhouse, TransCA Pathway, Sustainable Garden and beyond as each space buzzes with experiments, discovery and hands-on fun. Learn more and register!

Scholarship applications open to march 17th

Scholarship Applications open at Merced College!

 Just a quick reminder that scholarship applications are due March 17th.  For ALL Majors! Make sure to apply!