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UC Merced Receives 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award
September 12, 2025
The University of California, Merced, has received the 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The annual HEED... Read More
From the Valley, for the Valley: New SJV PRIME+ Students Embark on Journey to Transform Health Care
September 12, 2025
The stethoscopes may come later, but the commitment to community was clear as UC Merced welcomed its newest SJV PRIME+ students last weekend. The Student and Family Welcome event marked the beginning of an eight-year journey for 15... Read More
From Soil to Climate Solutions: Berhe Leads Sierra Nevada Research Institute into its Next Chapter
September 11, 2025
When Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe arrived at UC Merced in 2009, she and her husband, Professor Teamrat Ghezzehei, were leaving major research institutions to join a brand-new campus in California’s Central Valley. It was a leap of faith... Read More
Research into Hidden Chemistry Shaping Future Air Quality Earns Zhang an NSF Award
September 8, 2025
As nations cut emissions that once fueled urban smog, scientists are discovering unexpected chemistry taking place in the atmosphere. UC Merced Professor Xuan Zhang is leading a project to uncover how these chemical shifts could affect the... Read More
Campos Foundation’s $5 Million Gift to UC Merced Supports Track and Field Facility, STEM Scholarships
September 6, 2025
The Campos Foundation, one of UC Merced’s most dedicated supporters and partners, has made a $5 million gift for the development of a new state-of-the-art campus facility dedicated to track and field. The university shared plans to name... Read More