Editor's note: This story is republished from the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of UC Merced Magazine.
Walk across UC Merced’s campus on any weekday, and you might hear laughter spilling from a classroom, feel the thrum of a wind tunnel or spot students crouched in a field searching for...
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When it comes to changing the lives of its students, UC Merced is second to none.
In the latest Wall Street Journal America's Best Colleges rankings, UC Merced was the No. 1 university in...
Researchers at UC Merced used fruit flies to uncover a cellular process common to many organisms that could dramatically impact the understanding of cancer and aging.
Department of Molecular and...
UC Merced said “welcome” to its 2,400 new students Tuesday as only UC Merced can, with a joyous and colorful Scholars Bridge Crossing ceremony that symbolizes their transformation into...
UC Merced political science students returned to Sacramento to get first-hand experience at California’s Capitol with internships.
The Center for Analytic Political Engagement (CAPE)...
A group of UC Merced researchers modeled predation behaviors, as well as changes in those behaviors, among large carnivores, developing a new theory that will help biologists assess the health of...
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2024 semester.
After diving into robotics in high school, Antonio "Tony" Lopez-Blanco is...
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2024 semester.
Jenna Hinds, a Central Valley native, is bringing spirit to UC Merced. Hinds discovered a...
Students and faculty are converging on Long Beach this week for the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Seven students will present their research and Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe...
As a young institution in the University of California system, UC Merced has placed a strong emphasis on serving students who are the first in their families to pursue graduate education.
With its...
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