UC Merced is abuzz with celebration as students, families, friends, staff and faculty finish last-minute preparations for the largest commencement in university history.
Across three outdoor ceremonies, 1,649 students will walk the stage at Spring Commencement 2026, marking a record-setting...
Students

Name: Cathryn Flores
Year: Third year
Major: English, minor in Writing
Hometown: Fremont
What is a memorable project that you worked on during your time at UC Merced?
The...

Many students don’t think about internships until later in college, but at UC Merced undergraduate students can take advantage of hands-on training with faculty before even starting regular...

The campus community and its partners can learn more about the importance of renewable energy at this year’s Energize Merced conference, an annual event hosted by UC Merced’s Solar Energy...

An important and expensive piece of equipment that was nearing the end of its life is getting a vital upgrade, thanks to a new grant awarded to Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Professor...

Name: Michael David Aquino
Year: Fourth
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Los Angeles
What is a memorable project that you worked on during your time at UC Merced?
A memorable project that I...

For the first time, UC Merced’s Political Science and Interdisciplinary Humanities (history discipline) graduate groups made national rankings.
US News & World Report’s annual...

UC Merced occupies just one small corner of the world. But through the research, teaching, experience, and connections of two new Department of Physics faculty members, students can access and begin...

Name: Allen Kalampukattussery
Year: Third year
Major: Biological Sciences, Human Biology emphasis
Hometown: San Jose
What is a memorable project that you worked on during your...

Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Marie-Odile Fortier’s plan to make more accurate assessments of renewable energy systems’ carbon footprints has made her the fifth UC Merced...



