Patty Guerra

October 27, 2026

Students unload a wheelchair-accessible electric vehicle from a tractor-trailer at UC Merced.
An automatic vehicle delivered by tractor-trailer to UC Merced recently will be the focus of a two-year effort to improve travel options for people with disabilities. The wheelchair-accessible, all-electric General Motors Cruise Origin is the focus of the Civic Progress Challenge, a...
Students wearing shirts emblazoned with UC Merced and Merced College logos walk down a hallway.
A new agreement will provide a seamless transition for community college students across the state to continue their education at UC Merced - with money to help pay for it. The California...
A group of students wearing blue shirts is lined up in front of the University of California facility in Livermore
Joshua Edmon-Macias spent two weeks trying to figure out what was wrong with a small 3D-printed aerospace part. "They didn't tell us what they are used for," said Edmon-...
A group of students taking part in the InCuBaTE program is pictured standing in a room at UC Merced.
A five-year, $4.5 million T32 institutional training grant from the National Institutes of Health will establish a new doctoral training program at UC Merced for students pursuing careers in...
Professor Andy LiWang and student Areesha Tariq are pictured in his lab.
Areesha Tariq didn't intend to fly through college in two years. As a student at El Capitan High School in Merced, Tariq enjoyed taking math and science classes. When she ran out of...
Sunlight shining into the corridor outside the SE2 building on the UC Merced campus is pictured.
Key Points UC Merced is one of the first 14 institutions nationwide to earn the new Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, recognizing its comprehensive commitment to...
A student stands on a stage at a podium in front of a blue screen with a description of the SoilX paper.
Computer Science and Engineering Professor Wan Du and his students Kang Yang, Yuanlin Yang, Yuning Chen, and Sikai Yang, along with UC San Diego Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor...
Jim Brugger, the retired director of campus engineering services, gestures while leading a tour of the UC Merced campus.
Many organizations claim sustainability is baked into their DNA. Nowhere is that truer than at UC Merced, where the approach to sustainability, climate action and ecological conservation is part of...
Students dressed in black shirts and pants perform mariachi music in the UC Merced Conference Center.
UC Merced's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations got off to a lively, colorful start on Tuesday, with a performance by Mariachi Los Bobcats, food and tabling in the university's Conference...
Tractor operator classes are part of the training. Here, a student operates a tractor while instructors provide guidance.
 Key Findings: Interest in agricultural technology is here. Among 10,856 respondents from Central Valley agricultural communities, 16.5% expressed interest in agtech...

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