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UC Merced, Kern High School District Partner to Offer Guaranteed Admission,...
Alyssa Johansen, UC MercedOctober 9, 2026UC Merced and Kern High School District have partnered to offer eligible students guaranteed admission, waived application fees and up to $12,000 in...
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UC Merced Pilots Summer Investment Academy to Help Students Build Skills,...
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedOctober 8, 2026Twenty-six first-year students participated in UC Merced's first Summer Investment Academy on campus.Key points:UC Merced launched the Summer Investment Academy...
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Record Enrollment Signals Growing Demand for UC Merced
By Sam Yniguez, UC MercedAugust 26, 2026UC Merced enters the 2026-27 academic school year with record enrollment numbers.UC Merced is welcoming the largest class in university history this fall, as...
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Bustling Campus Greets Students for UC Merced’s 21st Academic Year
By Jody Murray, UC MercedAugust 19, 2026Students and parents take part in move-in days for residence halls as the 2026-27 academic year begins.The growing energy across campus is palpable as UC Merced...
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Early Ambition, Hard Work Lead to Graduating UC Merced at 19
By Patty Guerra, UC MercedAugust 17, 2026Adesh Johal spent the summer working on Patti LiWang's research team.A few months ago, Adesh Johal wanted to join Patti LiWang's research group."At the time, he...
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Merced Native Sets Sights on Career in Veterinary Medicine
August 10, 2026Esperanza Garcia is a biological sciences major.This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2026 semester.Driven by a passion for animal care,...
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Dublin High Grad Drawn to UC Merced’s Growth and Potential
August 3, 2026Shrihan Lakinana is majoring in electrical engineering.This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2026 semester.Incoming UC Merced student Shrihan...
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Journeys That Start with a Boarding Pass and Change Everything
Sam Yniguez, UC MercedJuly 21, 2026From Barcelona and Botswana to 12 ports at sea, Bobcats discover resilience, cultural fluency and life skills that stay with them long after they return home....
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Fresno Student Eager to Dive into Life at UC Merced
By Jody Murray, UC MercedJuly 27, 2026Peyton Smith, a graduate of Central East High School, plans to study public health at UC Merced.This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats...
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Summer Program Helps First-Gen Student Take Flight Into Drone Research
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedJuly 23, 2026First-generation mechanical engineering student David Miguel turned a passion for engineering into impactful research through UC Merced’s Summer Undergraduate...
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Journeys That Start with a Boarding Pass and Change Everything
Sam Yniguez, UC MercedJuly 21, 2026From Barcelona and Botswana to 12 ports at sea, Bobcats discover resilience, cultural fluency and life skills that stay with them long after they return home. Yaritza...
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From Atwater to UC Merced with a Big Head Start
By Jody Murray, UC MercedJuly 20, 2026Tayven Tipler starts his UC Merced career with an associate's degree from Merced College in hand.This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats...
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Victorville Student Pursues Neuroscience at UC Merced
July 13, 2026Wonderful Ezieme is majoring in neuroscience.This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2026 semester.After moving from Nigeria to the United...
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UC Merced Foundation Trustees Establish Endowed Scholarship to Support Las...
By Francesca Dinglasan, UC MercedJune 17, 2026Las Positas College and UC Merced unveil the Las Positas College to UC Merced Pathway ScholarshipFour members of the UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees...
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UC Merced Foundation Trustees Establish Endowed Scholarship to Support Las...
By Francesca Dinglasan, UC MercedJune 17, 2026Las Positas College and UC Merced unveil the Las Positas College to UC Merced Pathway ScholarshipFour members of the UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees...
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From Wild Mushrooms to Punchlines, Bobcats Learn in Out-of-the-Box Ways
By Sam YniguezMay 26, 2026A student hones communication skills by learning how to use comedy to deliver messages.Editor's note: This story is republished from the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of UC Merced...
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New Business Administration, Accounting Majors Address High Demand
By Jody Murray, UC MercedMay 19, 2026Tyrese Francis has changed his major to the business administration degree that begins in fall semesrter 2026.A new UC Merced major arrived just in time for Tyrese...
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Degrees, Cheers and a Record Number of Graduates Under the Open Sky
May 13, 2026By Lorena Anderson, UC MercedUC Merced will award its 1,000th Ph.D. this weekend.UC Merced is abuzz with celebration as students, families, friends, staff and faculty finish last-minute...
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UC Merced Talent Finds Its Future in National Lab Research
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedMay 11, 2026UC Merced students have an expanding number of paths to internships, experiences and careers at national laboratories.Editor's note: This story is republished from...
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UC Merced Alumni to Take the Stage as Commencement Speakers
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedMay 11, 2026Alumni Christien Lindblom, Dr. Zi Wang and Emily Reed will address UC Merced's Class of 2026 at three commencement ceremonies.UC Merced will celebrate the Class of...
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