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Benito Gonzalez says two things helped motivate him when he was a child growing up in Merced: his own temperament and his father’s example. I didn’t like doing yard work, he says with a smile. His father, who was attending Merced College himself, told his son that education would be the key to...

Founding Dean Leaving Administrative Post to Refocus on Research MERCED, CA— Motivated by a desire to resume his research in the areas of educational access, language and diversity, Kenji Hakuta has announced his intention to resign as dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts...

Scientists and engineers at UC Merced celebrated the opening of the new Imaging and Microscopy facility on the afternoon of Dec. 14 with a reception in the facility in UC Merced’s Castle location. Faculty, staff and student attendees got a first-hand look at some sophisticated scientific equipment...

For Avisha Chugani in for the Admissions Office at UC Merced, reaching out to students and seeing their pioneering spirits first-hand is what makes her job rewarding. In her current position as Admissions Officer, Chugani applies experience she gained working with current and incoming transfer...