More than 1,000 UC Merced students are out in the community doing volunteer work that changes lives, including their own. They tutor second-graders and mentor high schoolers, clean up neighborhoods, and prepare meals for people experiencing homelessness.
Some traveled last year to a Native...
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November 10, 2026
Trevor Albertson’s career has been shaped by military service, academic training and leadership roles, along with guidance he received as a UC Merced doctoral student. He is paying that support forward.
Albertson experienced firsthand how military benefits can help make higher education...
November 10, 2026
Sometimes, a hummingbird is more than a hummingbird.
Bill Leonard was at work in a cabinet shop several years ago when a hummingbird entered and paused directly in front of his forehead. A moment later, the bird turned and flew out of the shop.
"I knew he was trying to tell...
November 9, 2026
UC Merced women's soccer team has become the first Bobcat program to qualify for an NCAA Division II postseason action, receiving a spot Monday in the championship tournament in the university's first year of postseason eligibility.
The Bobcats, one of 56 teams in the...
November 5, 2026
Researchers from UC Merced and UC Davis are putting into practice work aimed at helping older adults maintain independence where they live while providing loved ones and caretakers with real-time updates on their health .
A four-year, $1.1 million R01 award from the National Institutes...
November 3, 2026
The American Geophysical Union, a global community that supports the Earth and space sciences, recently honored two UC Merced researchers.
Management of complex systems Professor John Abatzoglou was awarded the Joanne Simpson Medal. According to AGU, this award is given annually to...
October 30, 2026
The UC Merced men's and women's soccer teams have qualified for the California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament in their first eligible year. The winner of the CCAA Tournament earns an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
Fourth-seeded UC Merced women's...
October 29, 2026
California's grasslands are a vital part of a healthy ecosystem, supporting native plants and endangered animal species. Yet the vast majority of them - more than 90 percent - have been lost to development and invasive non-native plants.
The California Department of Food and...
