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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
Agricultural Leader Jay Mahil Appointed to UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees
October 23, 2025
Community leader and Creekside Company co-owner Jay Mahil has been named to the UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees. A fourth-generation farmer and the first in his family born in the United States, Mahil grew up in Lodi and is a... Read More