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Open Arms, Open Skies: Students Welcomed at Spirited, Soggy Scholars Bridge Crossing
August 26, 2025
Spirits were high and futures bright while all else was soaked in a summer storm that made Tuesday morning’s Scholars Bridge Crossing, UC Merced’s traditional greeting to new students, a welcome unlike any before. Call them Thunder ‘Cats.... Read More
Cal-Bridge Scholar Rolando Ortega Wants to Build the Future
August 22, 2025
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.  Rolando Ortega is closing in on his dream of earning a Ph.D. This fall, the Cal-Bridge scholar from Los Angeles County joins UC Merced to... Read More
UC Merced Marks 20th Year with New Academic Programs, First DII Season and Celebration
August 21, 2025
The new academic year is a momentous milestone for UC Merced — two decades of growth, innovation and achievement. In 2005, the first undergraduate students were welcomed on the new campus. Now, 20 years later, thousands more new students... Read More
Summer Programs Give Students a Jump Start on Academic Year
August 19, 2025
For more than 1,300 Central Valley students, this summer break wasn’t all about fun — it included strengthening their math and science skills to prepare them for the new school year and beyond. UC Merced’s Center for Educational... Read More
Simple Chemical Treatment Makes Next-Gen Electronics More Reliable
August 19, 2025
A team of international researchers has discovered that a simple chemical treatment can enhance the strength and reliability of one of the world’s thinnest materials for use in future electronics. The study, published in Nature... Read More