Campus News

The latest exhibit in the UC Merced Art Gallery, "Our Merced," features more than 70 photographs taken by students.UC Merced can add another first to its list — dedicated space for an art gallery.
About 50 students on Monday gathered at UC Merced to publicly call for state and federal lawmakers to reinvest in higher education to stave off future tuition increases and to call on the UC Board of Regents to help...
As a first-generation college student, Genna Mullins found that UC Merced offered the highest amount of financial aid packages. As UC Merced grows, more and more top students are landing on campus, evidenced by an...
UC Merced physics major Alessandro Castelli uses lasers to hold and stretch cells and other tiny objects. Working alongside Professor Jay Sharping,...
Chancellor Dorothy Leland of the University of California, Merced, has issued the following statement on recent protest incidents at other UC campuses: “Free speech and nonviolent protest have an honored place in...
The Chancellor’s Task Force on Community Engaged Scholarship will hold a conference to showcase successful research and evidence-based programs that promote youth development.  In an effort to help improve the...
Undergraduates Stephanie Badillo, Lauriano Bucio and Joselyn Delgado use concepts learned from advisors S.A. Davis and Mark Harris to win the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Scholarship Competition.A group of UC...
  Ian Donahue, a senior materials science and engineering major, has taken advantage of UC Merced’s small classes and early research opportunities.Coming from a private high school in Sacramento, Ian Donahue knows...
At UC Merced, preparing students for success goes well beyond the classroom. The ability to conduct hands-on research is extended to students from...
UC Merced Professor Patricia LiWang has designed an HIV inhibitor that can protect people against nearly every strain of the deadly virus. In a significant step toward reducing the threat of HIV, UC Merced Professor...
The week of on-campus events, Nov. 14 to 18, includes workshops, a screening of an award-winning film, storytelling and library exhibit.  The Office of International Affairs at the University of California, Merced...
Jacqueline Miramontes, one of UC Merced's first Alumni Association board members, looks forward to giving back to her alma mater. The Planada native majored in psychology and works for Aegis Medical Systems Inc.In...
As part of its mission to support and enhance the educational opportunities for California’s young people, UC Merced has engaged in a number of...
A group of students working with Professor Benoit Dayrat learned first-hand this summer about the field research opportunities available to...
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland says the campus’ research mission to create new knowledge will become its focus for growth and development in the years to come.  Chancellor Dorothy Leland of the University of...
Largest freshman class in campus history boosts enrollment nearly 19 percent over last year.  The University of California, Merced, today announced total enrollment for the Fall 2011 semester is 5,198,...
UC Merced students in the nine Valley Terrace residence halls battle over who can conserve the most amount of water during the monthlong Water Battle 2011.Hundreds of UC Merced students are about to learn just how far...
UC Merced’s Student Health Services offers students on-campus primary care services, health education and laboratory testing.College is an adjustment. Over the span of a summer, high school seniors go from living under...
Calvin E. Bright Success Center will provide outreach, advising and instructional support.  Calvin E. Bright, president and chairman of the Modesto-based Bright Family Foundation and a UC Merced trustee since 2000...