When regents selected Merced for the newest University of California campus in 1995, the choice brought promise for the entire region: of an improved workforce, advanced technology, economic impact and groundbreaking research.
Nearly 30 years later, a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation is helping UC Merced fulfill part of that promise in a big way. The Central Valley Advanced Research Computing (CENVAL-ARC) project is aimed at transforming computer research throughout the Central Valley.