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Hundreds Gather at UC Merced to Explore Graduate School Pathways
October 30, 2025
UC Merced buzzed with energy as nearly 800 students and 200 recruiters, staff and volunteers from across California converged on campus on Oct. 18 for the California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education - a dynamic event dedicated to... Read More
Old Friends and Bold Art Inspire UC Merced Professor’s Latest Film
October 30, 2025
They are longtime friends, united by a passion for art and a stubborn determination not to compromise their unconventional styles. Their brushes paint scenes of fieldhands and crops coalescing in blues and reds, of a rural street splashed... Read More
UC Merced Joins Program Promoting Bees Around Campus
October 29, 2025
UC Merced has long been a place where students can thrive. Now the university has been recognized for its commitment to increase the abundance of native and other pollinators. The campus has become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA... Read More
UC Merced Leads National Effort to Unlock Quantum Secrets of Twisty Molecules
October 27, 2025
A team of scientists led by UC Merced is embarking on a project to understand how the twisted shapes of specific molecules can influence the spin of electrons — a phenomenon that could revolutionize solar energy, electronics and quantum... Read More
20 Years In, UC Merced Celebrates Achievements, Looks to Future
October 23, 2025
Only 20 years since undergraduate instruction began, UC Merced is a recognized leader in conducting academic research, developing young minds for career success and driving economic growth, the university’s chancellor said Wednesday.... Read More