The initiative places special focus on students from underserved communities.

On May 18, 1995, the University of California Board of Regents voted to select Merced as the site for its ninth undergraduate campus. To get to that point, Merced had to beat out what started as a ...

In 2010, former President Jimmy Carter made his way to a young University of California, Merced campus to accept the Spendlove Prize in social justice, diplomacy and tolerance and to speak to the ...

Ten athletes from UC Merced have earned Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Awards, the university announced Tuesday. UC Merced’s ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- UC Merced revealed its newest art installation on campus - The Big "M." Chancellor Juan Sanchez Munoz says the piece was inspired by the university's mascot and the Merced ...

The Legislature’s budget analyst, Gabe Petek, is marking the 20th anniversary of University of California’s Merced campus with an overview of how it has fared. In polite language, Petek fundamentally ...

UC Merced professor Fabian V. Filipp conducts melanoma research inside the Science and Engineering building. Sun-Star file I joined UC Merced in 2006. My job as a new professor was to help build the ...

A Nov. 7 report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office looking back at UC Merced’s first 20 years finds that the campus in several respects contrasts the rest of the University of California system.

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