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Campus Marks 10th Academic Year with Strongest Freshman Class

August 28, 2014
The University of California, Merced, marks a major milestone today with the start of the 2014-15 academic year – its 10th since opening its doors in 2005 as the first new UC campus in 40 years. “We begin the year with our strongest class of incoming freshmen and the largest and most diverse...

Video | Impact: Untold Stories of Valley Communities

August 28, 2014
Michael Eissinger is researching the history of rural, largely unknown African-American communities in the Central Valley — communities like Fairmead, where newfound tales of the town’s past have invigorated those seeking a better future.

Video | What Makes Us #BobcatStrong

August 28, 2014
UC Merced’s community talks about what makes us #BobcatStrong.

Campus Expands with New Science and Engineering Building

August 27, 2014
The long-awaited Science and Engineering Building 2 officially opens today, providing more space for instruction, research and offices. The ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at 1 p.m. Thirty months in the making, the building is designed to foster interdisciplinary work for researchers across UC ...

Rare Flower Variant Discovered by Professor Offers Insight into Evolution

August 25, 2014
The discovery of a new, rare species of monkey flower by Professor Jason Sexton provides clues as to how new species are born. Sexton, who researches the monkey flowers that grow wild throughout California, and are especially prolific in the Sierra Nevada, conducted this work with researchers...

California Overspends Water Rights by 300 Million Acre Feet

August 19, 2014
California is deficit-spending its water and has been for a century, according to state data analyzed recently by researchers from the University of California. UC Merced Professor Joshua Viers and postdoctoral researcher Ted Grantham, with UC Davis at the time, explored the state’s database of...

Campus Ranks Among "Cool Schools" for Commitment to Sustainability

August 13, 2014
UC Merced has been ranked among the “Cool Schools” by the Sierra Club’s Sierra Magazine because of its commitment to sustainability. The ranking, which was released this week, looked at more than 170 campuses around the country. UC Merced is ranked No. 51. All of the UC undergraduate campuses made...

Educator’s Legacy Lives on Through Campus Endowment

August 11, 2014
Throughout his 51-year teaching career, John Elia made a profound impact on the lives of more than 10,000 students. Now, his legacy will continue through an endowment created by his family. A generous gift from the John Elia Education Endowment Trust will fund scholarships, fellowships and programs...

Engineering Students Working on Water Issues for Summer Research Project

August 4, 2014
Spending a summer finding ways to make toilet water reusable and trying to extract urine from wastewater might not sound glamorous. But the results of the work two UC Merced students are doing though a prestigious research partnership could be very important to a state facing a severe drought, as...

Campus Receives Six Statements of Qualifications for 2020 Project

August 1, 2014
MERCED, Calif. — In a strong indication of broad interest in partnering with the University of California, Merced, to further grow the UC system’s newest campus, six respondent teams submitted statements of qualifications (SOQ) to participate in the 2020 Project. The 2020 Project includes the...

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