UC Merced

On the eve of National Voter Registration Day, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla visited Golden Valley High School and UC Merced on Monday to talk to students about the importance of registering and pre-registering to vote. “Today is your chance,” he told Golden Valley seniors during an assembly inside the gym. “That’s why…

The fastest-growing public research university in the nation is the fastest-rising university in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. The…

Downtown Merced was filled with Bobcats this past Friday night as UC Merced’s CatCrawl event took to Bob Hart Square and Main Street. Held just as the…

UC Merced’s fall semester began last Wednesday, Aug. 7, and with it came the flow of new students to campus. The university is entering its 14th year as an institution of higher education, and remains the newest campus in the University of California system. Erik Flores, a Santa Barbara native, is entering his fourth and final…

Families from near and far made their way through Merced over the weekend as they brought their college-bound family members to the UC Merced campus. The…

An exuberant spirit prevailed on a recent evening to mark Phase 2 of UC Merced’s 2020 expansion project, but it was a bittersweet celebration as the sun was…

Since his undergraduate days in Environmental Studies at Humboldt State University, Ivan Soto has aspired to produce research with a positive impact on the public — not just to benefit the academic community. As a doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Humanities at UC Merced, Soto is doing just that by producing humanities data that…

Merced Mall’s Center Court filled with sports fans of all ages last Saturday as the Bobcat Athletics Department from UC Merced met with fans and made new…

UC Merced’s desire to fight food insecurity in Merced County and on campus got a big boost recently after being awarded a $492,000 grant from CalRecycle. The…

UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland, who announced her retirement earlier this summer, was recognized at the most recent Merced City Council meeting for her tenure and contributions to the university and the city. “You’ve been a true champion of the campus, a champion for students, and for our city,” Mayor Mike Murphy told Leland. “We have…