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UC Merced Named Top 5 ‘Cool School’ by Sierra Club and Makes 'Green College Honor Roll'

September 29, 2020
UC Merced’s national reputation for sustainability continues to grow, with the Sierra Club naming the university No. 5 on its 2020 “Cool Schools” list and The Princeton Review placing it on its Green College Honor Roll. Sierra magazine, the national publication of the Sierra...

Wildfires: Count Lives and Homes, Not Hectares Burnt

September 29, 2020

Lakireddy Family Makes First Substantial Gift for Newly Completed Portion of Campus

September 28, 2020
Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy, a Merced family deeply engaged in both local and international philanthropy, have made the first significant gift in support of UC Merced’s landmark Merced 2020 Project. The generous donation from the Lakireddys will name the state-of-the-art central hub of...

Gopinathan Named Fellow of Leading Physics Organization

September 28, 2020
Physics Professor Ajay Gopinathan has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). This prestigious recognition is for physicists who have made exceptional contributions in physics research, important applications of physics, leadership in or service to physics or significant...

UC Merced Enrollment Passes 9,000 — a New High — Despite National Decline

September 25, 2020
UC Merced rose into the top 100 of the U.S. News & World Report rankings of National Universities earlier this month, and the university already has another milestone to celebrate. According to numbers released today (Sept. 24), UC Merced’s total student enrollment has surpassed 9,000...

What is causing California's destructive wildfires?

September 24, 2020

Column: It’s time for California to prepare for wildfires as it does for earthquakes

September 24, 2020

Scholarship and Community Partnerships Continue with Renewed Luce Foundation Grant

September 22, 2020
It has been two years since UC Merced received the $280,000 Henry Luce Foundation grant, but its community engaged research endeavors are far from over. This fall, UC Merced Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate students and faculty will have the benefit of two additional years of funding to...

UC Merced Brings NSF ‘Computer Science for All’ Program to Merced Schools

September 21, 2020
The technology world is punctuated by startups, and UC Merced is “starting up” its own program to invigorate computer science education in the San Joaquin Valley. The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000, two-year grant to support START UP SJV, which stands for “STEM...

A Conversation with Dr. Denise Payán, Deputy Director of Cal-IHEA

September 20, 2020

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