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Thousands Enjoy a Big ‘Welcome’ at Bobcat Day

April 22, 2024

UC Merced's Professor Valerie Leppert at Bobcat Day

Fernando Malagon and his mom stood at the head of a line for guided tours of the university he plans to attend this fall. The informational stroll around UC Merced would be more for her than for him; he visited the campus five years ago on a seventh-grade field trip from Modesto. Of course, the...

"Illuminate" Event Kicks Off Capital Fundraiser (Slideshow)

UC Merced held a kickoff event for the university's "Boldly Forward" fundraising campaign. The event, entitled "Illuminate", featured a reception with Chancellor...

UC Merced Doubles Fundraising Campaign Goal

At a kickoff event for UC Merced’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign, the university announced that it has doubled the campaign’s fundraising goal from $100 million to $200...

The Ruiz family have made a significant gift to name the campus’ administration building and enrollment center.

Fred and Mitzie Ruiz Honored for Transformational Gift with Named Administration Center

Fred and Mitzie Ruiz, longtime UC Merced donors and two of the university’s most active and earliest supporters, have made a significant gift to name the campus’ administration building...

UC Merced Holds Debate for State Assembly District 27 Seat

This week, UC Merced welcomed the community to campus as it hosted a debate between candidates for the State Assembly District 27 seat Esmeralda Soria (D) and Mark Pazin (R). The newly established...

Federal, State and Local Dignitaries Celebrate Landmark Grants Awarded To Central Valley Coalitions (Slideshow)

Chancellor Muñoz joined federal, state and local leaders for a press conference, tour and roundtable discussion about landmark grants awarded including $65.1 million to the Fresno-Merced Future...

Chancellor Muñoz to Help Re-Envision Carnegie Classifications

UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz has been named to the Carnegie Classifications Institutional Roundtable, a panel of higher education leaders that will recommend potential revisions to the way...

Campus Leaders Travel to Mexico to Help Launch Climate Change Initiative

UC Merced’s battle against climate change is traveling south of the border as campus leaders joined UC Alianza MX to help launch a strategic alliance between the UC system and counterparts in...

A graphic depicts “Boldly Forward: The Campaign for UC Merced.”

UC Merced Launches Landmark $100 Million Fundraising Campaign

Editor's note: Since the launch of the "Boldy Forward" campaign in September, UC Merced has doubled the campaign’s fundraising goal from $100 million to $200 million, thanks in...

Sociology Ph.D. student Jullanar Williams Chancellor’s Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence

Four Ph.D. Students Awarded Chancellor’s Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence

UC Merced has awarded its second cohort of Chancellor’s Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence to four incoming Ph.D. students from the schools of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Natural...