Campus Planning

UC Merced Medical Education Building Gains Final Approval from UC Regents

November 15, 2023

At their Nov. 15 meeting, the Regents of the University of California gave final approval for the construction of a new medical education building at UC Merced. The vote approved the final design, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings and the full budget and financing....

Master Arts Plan Will Play on Campus’s Beautiful Spaces

In some ways UC Merced is still a blank canvas, even 13 years after opening. But that just gives this year’s artist in residence Otto Rigan more room to dream as he helps devise a master...

Distinguished guests joined the chancellor for a campus tour

UC Merced, Bay Area Council Eye Potential 'Megaregion'

UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland and Merced Mayor Mike Murphy welcomed the Bay Area Council to Merced on Thursday for a robust discussion on potential future connections between Merced and ...

A large crowd of campus community members stand in line for food at UC Merced's new dining center, The Pavilion.

The Pavilion Serves Up Tasty Fare, More Menu Options in Bigger Digs

Before Executive Chef Mitch Vanagten and his Dining Services team members saw blueprints for The Pavilion — UC Merced’s new dining center and centerpiece of the Merced 2020 Project’...

Hundreds gathered to celebrate the opening of the first three buildings of the Merced 2020 Project.

Moving In: First Buildings of Massive Expansion Open to Students

Less than two years after breaking ground on its unprecedented campus expansion, the University of California, Merced, last week celebrated the opening of the first three buildings of the Merced 2020...

DCC Building Wins Blueprint Award for “Smart Growth”

UC Merced built its Downtown Campus Center (DCC) for two big reasons: to bring together the off-campus administrative staff and departments that were previously scattered across multiple locations...

Aerial view of UC Merced and its new construction

Campus’s Economic Impact on State Nears $3 Billion

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...

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

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...

Downtown Campus Center Fueling Business Optimism

Nearly 300 UC Merced employees will begin moving into the new Downtown Campus Center at 18th and N streets in January, and local business owners are taking note. Thad Raczkowski, co-owner of Little...

Merced 2020 Project Wins Gold for Social Infrastructure

The Merced 2020 Project earned two more awards this week, claiming the top prize for Best Social Infrastructure Project at the P3 Awards in Washington, D.C. UC Merced earned the Gold Award for...