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Campus Gets $2.2 Million From State to Expand Entrepreneurial Reach

UC Merced’s share of $22 million in state funds through Assembly Bill 2664 will help the campus fulfill some of its primary goals: transforming the region economically and providing people with greater opportunity.

Each of the 10 UC campuses is receiving $2.2 million in one-time funding from AB 2664, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Expansion, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last fall.

Students Building Living Machines Out of Engineered Tissues

Students in Professor McCloskey's lab engineer and study tiny 'bio-bots' that could have huge medical implications.There are many labs at UC Merced where visitors can see students huddled over microscopes and petri dishes,

In-State Demand for UC Merced Admission Hits a Record High

The University of California, Merced, received more than 18,000 applications from California high school seniors seeking admission for Fall 2017 — a 10.1 percent increase from the previous year, or the largest percent increase in the UC system.

Message From Chancellor Leland on Student Jennifer Mendiola

The following message from Chancellor Dorothy Leland was sent to the campus community today, Dec. 7:

Dear UC Merced Campus Community,

'Revolutionary Theatre' Performance to Explore Racism, Inequality

Students in the UC Merced Global Arts Studies Program will present “Voices of the Revolutionary Theatre Collective” Dec. 8 at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center.

The production will explore the history of embedded racism through excerpts from the plays of Luis Valdez, Marvin X, Ben Caldwell, Ntozake Shange and other prominent authors from the Chicano and Black Arts Movements.

Student, Alumni Creating a Culture of Giving on Campus

Alumni Brandon Ruscoe and Ketih Ellis, Chancellor Dorothy Leland and student Christopher BernalManagement and business economics major Christopher Bernal is leaving a legacy at UC Merced, as the first student to establish an endowed s

Will Shadish Memorial Fellowship Announced for Giving Tuesday

Will ShadishDuring this year’s Giving Tuesday — an international day of giving held each year on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving — UC Merced will honor Professor Will Shadish with a new graduate student fellowship fund.