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New Financial Assistance for Middle Class Families

September 10, 2014
Thousands of UC students soon could receive checks to offset some of their college-related expenses through a new state program aimed at assisting middle-class families. UC officials estimate that roughly 24,000 UC students qualify for funding through California’s Middle Class Scholarship, which...

Extreme Changes in Seasonality Affect Soils’ Ability to Store Water and Carbon, Research Shows

September 10, 2014
Extreme changes in seasonality in the Sierra Nevada can have lasting impacts on meadow health and could mean less water and carbon storage in high elevation wetlands, according to research conducted at UC Merced. The results of work by then-graduate student and current staff member Chelsea Arnold...

Climate Change Influencing Freshwater Mountain Runoff, Research Shows

September 8, 2014
As the climate warms, sources of the water so critical to life everywhere on Earth are drying up. By the end of this century, communities dependent on freshwater from mountain-fed rivers could see significantly less water, according to a new climate model recently released by University of...

Campus Seeks Students to Address Critical Food Issues

September 4, 2014
UC Merced is recruiting three students to be part of the UC Global Food Initiative, which aims to address how to sustainably and nutritiously feed a world population expected to reach 8 billion by 2025. The campus has three $2,500 food fellowships open to undergraduate and graduate students, and...

UC Merced 2015 - A Year To Remember

September 4, 2014
2015 was remarkable for UC Merced in many ways. Look back with us at our growth, our discoveries, our celebrations and more.

Video | UC Merced: Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence

August 31, 2014
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of UC Merced's opening day as we look back at the campus's beginnings.

Video | Welcome Week 2015

August 30, 2014
UC Merced welcomes the new class of first-year students as they move in and cross the Scholars Lane Bridge in an annual campus tradition.

Impact | Nonprofit Works to Increase Science Literacy

August 30, 2014
Two UC Merced graduates have started a local educational nonprofit called BEAT – Biology Engineering Agriculture and Technology – with the mission to increase science literacy in the Central Valley. Hour-long presentations to third- through eighth-graders cover topics like organic chemistry,...

Video | Impact: Untold Stories of Valley Communities

August 28, 2014
Michael Eissinger is researching the history of rural, largely unknown African-American communities in the Central Valley — communities like Fairmead, where newfound tales of the town’s past have invigorated those seeking a better future.

Video | What Makes Us #BobcatStrong

August 28, 2014
UC Merced’s community talks about what makes us #BobcatStrong.

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