Editor's note: This story is republished from the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of UC Merced Magazine.
Omar DeGuchy remembers the moment he left the comfort of UC Merced — the place he’d found his footing — and stepped onto what some call “the smartest square mile on Earth...
Brenda Ortiz
Daniel Sabzehzar didn’t initially think of UC Merced as a strong contender when weighing his choices for college.
In fact, he was days away from selecting another university when UC Merced offered...
From the moment students walk onto campus, they have access to countless resources, including the Peer Assisted Support Learning Support (PALS) program, which is part of the Calvin E. Bright Success ...
The Cal Pac Conference has named UC Merced’s men’s soccer coach Albert Martins as 2014 Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year.
Since Martins joined two years ago, the team’s wins improved from four last...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and UC Merced’s CARE Office is joining universities and colleges across the globe in an effort to increase awareness about sexual assault,...
UC Merced’s Dining Services is bringing Produce on the Go, a mobile farmers market, to campus from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Wednesday, beginning April 1.
The truck will sell fresh, local and...
The University of California, Merced, has spent the past decade blazing a trail as the nation’s first research university of the 21st century, and its students are no different. In May, the campus’s...
There’s no offseason for giving back, and that’s exactly how the UC Merced men’s and women’s soccer teams felt as they recently reached out to help the local community.
The men’s soccer team headed...
Warmer weather gave students the opportunity to spring to action to replant the community garden located next to Little Lake.
The “Plant-A-Day” event, held March 18, was a collaboration between...
UC Merced students have a new resource on campus as they navigate the often tricky world of food and nutrition.
Jennifer Hobbs just completed her first year as the registered dietitian with Student...
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