UC Merced

The University of California, Merced, is nearing the completion of an unprecedented campus expansion project and raising its reputation across the nation and the world, all during a time in which the COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of people’s daily lives and created much uncertainty about the near future. And…

Two UC Merced Ph.D. students, a recent undergraduate and an alumna have each been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship…

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following opinion piece was written by Merced resident and author James Harold Hall in response to a recent Op/Ed written by a group of UC Merced professors about the local response to the coronavirus pandemic and recent statements by the Merced County Sheriff. By JAMES HAROLD HALL A dozen UC professors chastise…

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following OP/ED was written by a group of several UC professors in response to Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke's recent letter to the…

(UC Merced release) While the COVID-19 pandemic has altered many things this spring on the UC Merced campus — from classes and research to events —…

Weekly Briefing from the Chancellor of UC Merced to the campus community March 27, 2020 Dear Campus Community, At UC Merced we stand with the rest of the country as we work to adapt to our current reality — curtailment of travel, empty classrooms and campuses, canceled and postponed events, economic upheaval, personal challenges of remote…

UC Merced Emergency Management has released information that a campus consultant has tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus). News of the positive test…

Dr. Greg Wright, an assistant professor in UC Merced’s Economics program, who earned both a Master’s degree and a Ph.D in Economics from UC Davis, shared…

Dr. Jennifer Howell, an assistant professor of Health Psychology at UC Merced, shared her perspective with the Times on the psychological effects people are experiencing in the coronavirus pandemic, and what they can do to de-stress. “The issue with the coronavirus is where is it coming from and where is it spreading to,” Howell told the…