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Voices of Success

I feel that the topics that are taught are expansive, and I like that I am able to take classes in different areas of study and they still count towards my major. You can get one on one time with professors and get to know them, and class sizes are smaller so there is more opportunity to get to know your professors.


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Our Impact in Action

Professor Clarissa Nobile
March 27, 2025

Note: This article has been republished in part.The full article is available online . When David Mendoza-Cózatl, a 2006 Pew Latin American fellow in the biomedical sciences, got an email soliciting...

Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development Gillian Wilson
March 27, 2025

Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development Gillian Wilson has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest...

Photo depicts electrical engineering Professor Eric Cheng at his desk at UC Merced.
March 14, 2025

UC Merced's electrical engineering major only started a year ago. But it's already made some significant accomplishments and attracted researchers digging into exciting projects. One of them is...

UC Merced logo in blue and gold text
March 10, 2025

Each spring, master’s and doctoral students across UC Merced’s 18 graduate groups are invited to contend in the campus’s Grad Slam Finals. They are given three minutes and one visual slide to present...

Celebrating Achievements

Photo depicts electrical engineering Professor Eric Cheng at his desk at UC Merced.
March 14, 2025

UC Merced's electrical engineering major only started a year ago. But it's already made some significant accomplishments and attracted researchers digging into exciting projects. One of them is...

Huntington garden and two UC Merced professors
March 12, 2025
The Huntington Library in San Marino is one of the world’s greatest sources for independent research in the humanities. Two current awardees of its distinguished fellowships are UC Merced professors.
UC Merced logo in blue and gold text
March 10, 2025

Each spring, master’s and doctoral students across UC Merced’s 18 graduate groups are invited to contend in the campus’s Grad Slam Finals. They are given three minutes and one visual slide to present...

Professor Michele Nishiguchi talks to a group of Plainsburg Elementary School students at a science outreach event.
March 4, 2025

The Biology Integration Institute (BII): The Institute for Symbiotic Interactions, Training and Education in the Face of a Changing Climate, or INSITE, stands out because it is supported by $12.5...

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