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Celebration Commemorates 20 Years Since UC Merced Groundbreaking

January 26, 2023

Founding faculty and staff were among those who gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of UC Merced's groundbreaking.

The setting for the celebration marking 20 years since the groundbreaking for UC Merced was markedly different in many ways from the event it commemorated. Wednesday's ceremony, attended by hundreds of faculty and staff - including dozens from when the university opened - took place in the...

Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz with the Mishra family at an event celebrating the naming of the Mahavir B. Mishra Executive Suite

Dr. Ranu and Preeti Mishra Honored for Gift with Named Suite in Conference Center

Dr. Ranu Mishra, a Merced prosthodontist and a member of the UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees, and his wife, Preeti Mishra, have made a significant donation to UC Merced that will help solidify...

UC Merced Receives Largest Philanthropic Gift in Campus History

Philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott and her husband, Dan Jewett, have made the most significant gift to the University of California, Merced, in the university’s 16-year history. Scott...

The Lakireddy family has long supported UC Merced's mission. Dr. Vikram Lakireddy and Priya Lakireddy pose with Dr. Hanimireddy Lakireddy, 2020 recipient of the Chancellor's Medal.

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

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...

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