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Gift Creates UC Merced’s First Endowed Chair in Agricultural Technology

May 21, 2025

A new endowed chair will significantly enhance UC Merced’s work to advance research and innovation in the agricultural technology sector. Housed in the School of Engineering, the Christine Nemec Long Endowed Chair in Agricultural Technology was created through a generous gift from longtime...

New Chancellor Poised to Raise Campus Profile, Continue Growth

With a proven record of building universities, UC Merced Chancellor-Designate Dorothy Lelandis prepared to lead the campus through its next phase of development by growing its academic and research ...

UC Merced Marks Major Milestone at Commencement 2011

University awarded 1,000th degree during ceremony; Kang urges graduates to act as global citizens and stewards in his final commencement address as chancellor Quick Facts More than 500 members of...

UC President Announces Campus Chancellor Recommendation

Dorothy Leland has been nominated by University of California President Mark G. Yudof to serve as UC Merced's third chancellor. The nomination will go before the UC Board of Regents next week for a...

Stem Cell Facility Expands Campus' Research Capabilities

The University of California, Merced, today celebrates the opening of its state-of-the-art Stem Cell Instrumentation Foundry, made possible through the support of the California Institute for...

UC Merced Employees Serve the Community in Prominent Positions

UC Merced employees have established themselves here in every way during the last several years, including giving their time and expertise to community organizations. Several employees serve...

Stimulus-Funded Program to Improve Campus' Energy Efficiency

The University of California, Merced, will receive $600,000 in technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the Commercial Building Partnerships program, which is designed to...

Campus Dedicates Site for Next Academic Building

MERCED — Leaders with the state and the University of California, Merced, today dedicated the site for the campus' fifth academic building, one that will expand the campus' research arm. The three-...

Proposed Budget Cuts $1.4B from Higher Education

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a balanced, deficit-closing 2011-12 state budget Monday (Jan. 10) that relies on painful cuts in state services including a $500 million reduction in support...

Campus Gears Up for Year of Growth, Changes

A new chancellor, more students and additional buildings all on tap for 2011 as UC Merced heads into the second half of its sixth academic year In the coming year, the University of California,...