First. Further. Forward

September 30, 2026

Professor Andy LiWang and student Areesha Tariq are pictured in his lab.
Areesha Tariq didn't intend to fly through college in two years. As a student at El Capitan High School in Merced, Tariq enjoyed taking math and science classes. When she ran out of options there, she took courses through dual enrollment at Merced College. She earned associate's...
Sunlight shining into the corridor outside the SE2 building on the UC Merced campus is pictured.
Key Points UC Merced is one of the first 14 institutions nationwide to earn the new Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, recognizing its comprehensive commitment to...
Students gathered around a UC Merced sign,
In recognition of its growing national reputation, UC Merced has been named the 30th best public university in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The announcement was made today as part of...
A student stands on a stage at a podium in front of a blue screen with a description of the SoilX paper.
Computer Science and Engineering Professor Wan Du and his students Kang Yang, Yuanlin Yang, Yuning Chen, and Sikai Yang, along with UC San Diego Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor...
Students dressed in black shirts and pants perform mariachi music in the UC Merced Conference Center.
UC Merced's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations got off to a lively, colorful start on Tuesday, with a performance by Mariachi Los Bobcats, food and tabling in the university's Conference...
Jim Brugger, the retired director of campus engineering services, gestures while leading a tour of the UC Merced campus.
Many organizations claim sustainability is baked into their DNA. Nowhere is that truer than at UC Merced, where the approach to sustainability, climate action and ecological conservation is part of...
Tractor operator classes are part of the training. Here, a student operates a tractor while instructors provide guidance.
 Key Findings: Interest in agricultural technology is here. Among 10,856 respondents from Central Valley agricultural communities, 16.5% expressed interest in agtech...
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman takes a photo with UC Merced students Rayan Dua and Samir Ahmed.
It might seem that an airfield filled with old planes is a strange place to talk about the future of space flight. But Jared Isaacman, the administrator of NASA, said the Castle Air Museum was the...
New students walking across Scholars Bridge
UC Merced is welcoming the largest class in university history this fall, as record numbers of first-year and transfer students propel total enrollment to an all-time high of 9,647 students....
UC Merced students and Rufus mascot at Beginnings sculpture during Scholars Bridge Crossing
A smiling throng of new faces took part Tuesday in one of UC Merced’s oldest traditions, the Scholars Bridge Crossing. Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz and other campus leaders led the march...

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