UC Merced

This week, UC Merced made the top 100 of U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the top national universities — placing 97th overall and 40th among public institutions in all of America. The good news is just the latest in a string of accomplishments that stand strong against this year’s ever-present and deadly pandemic that has shutdown…

The People’s Fridge — a free community fridge where people can take home fresh produce — will open soon at the 18th Street People’s Garden located at 936 W.…

Would you like to find out all about a park ranger’s experiences in Denali National Park in Alaska, where there are grizzly bears and caribou galore?…

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…

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…

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…