Editor's note: This story is republished from the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of UC Merced Magazine.
Temnee Wright, ’08 has realized a successful career as legal counsel at several Silicon Valley companies. Her interest in law was forged at UC Merced, where she made the most out of...
Graduate Students

Undergraduate humanities students at the University of California, Merced, will gain valuable research opportunities and support for their transitions into graduate studies and scholarly careers,...

From the forests of Tuscany, Italy, to the shores of a San Diego reservoir, Professor Marc Beutel is hunting mercury.
Beutel, one of the newest professors in the UC Merced School of Engineering, has...

UC Merced students will offer a window into race and racism through a unique theater presentation both on campus and in the Merced community on June 30.
Sponsored by the university’s Center for the...

Several students, faculty members and the provost represented UC Merced at the University of California’s recent Carbon Slam event, placing in the presentation competitions and increasing the campus’...

When Nikko Da Paz decided to go to graduate school, she didn’t limit herself to one degree — or even one campus.
The mother of two young children with autism enrolled at UC Merced in 2011, and in May...

Cancer cells divide with more frequency and are more resilient when they are closer to the brain, indicating a potential link between cell growth and the nervous system, according to new research...

This weekend, more than 900 degree candidates are expected to take part in the 11th commencement ceremonies at University of California, Merced, and commemorate the hard work that led to their...

A doctoral degree is the culmination of years of study and hard work — a mark of determination, willpower and excellence in research and scholarship.
For Quantitative and Systems...

Parents who reciprocate their children’s negative emotions are less likely to find satisfying resolutions to conflict, according to new research from the University of California, Merced...



