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Campus’s Economic Impact on State Nears $3 Billion

December 7, 2017
UC Merced has infused nearly $3 billion into California’s economy since its inception — including more than $1.6 billion in the San Joaquin Valley — in salaries, goods and construction awards.   Those figures take into account work on the Merced 2020 Project, an ambitious...

Men's Soccer Earns First National Ranking

December 6, 2017

Men's & Women's Basketball Host Cal State Maritime in Cal Pac Opener

December 6, 2017

Hundreds of Students Already Giving Back to Campus

December 5, 2017
If this year’s Giving Tuesday was a success — and by every measure, it was — that success was due in large part to the generosity of UC Merced students. The day-long fundraiser surpassed its goal of 1,000 donors in a day, with $280,000 contributed in just 24 hours. Over its four-...

Hellman Fellowships Give Young Professors a Leg Up on Research

December 5, 2017
Jason Sexton traveled to research sites to learn more about the evolution of monkey flowers. Teamrat Ghezzehei installed soil sensors in the Sierra. Asmeret Berhe laid the foundation for a large collaborative soil-science project. And Emily Ritter is employing a graduate student to conduct research...

Outreach Links Students With the Community

December 5, 2017
A unique collaboration between UC Merced students and inmates from the Sierra Conservation Center is helping Tuolumne County attract new businesses. The Captivated Thinking Project — funded by the Foster Family Center for Engineering Service Learning and conducted in...

Wells Fargo: Partners in Education and Economic Growth

December 5, 2017
UC Merced is distinguished by its trailblazing ethos, and the university has pushed the boundaries of innovation in ways that impact both the campus and the wider community. This is due in large part to the philanthropic support it receives from sponsors like Wells Fargo, which shares UC Merced...

Campus Voices: UC Merced’s Innovation Has Only Just Begun

December 5, 2017
As an entrepreneur based in the cradle of technology innovation, I am fortunate to be regularly exposed to innovative people, innovative ideas, and innovative organizations working on big opportunities. I’ve seen firsthand how the combination of a pioneering spirit, an innovative mindset and...

Donors' Pioneering Vision Creates Lasting Library Legacy

December 5, 2017
Decades ago, attorney Leo Kolligian was one of the early champions of a new University of California campus in the San Joaquin Valley. His years of unwavering leadership and commitment helped pave the way for UC Merced, the system’s 10th and newest university. Today, that legacy endures in...

Process That Kills Damaged Cells Hints at New Cancer Therapies

December 4, 2017
Scientists have long known that cells originating from an animal’s anterior — the body’s upper half — tend to grow, divide and survive better than those from the posterior. Studies show this to be true in cancer as well, with anterior cancers metastasizing more aggressively...

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