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Give to UC Merced Campaign Tops $1.4 Million, Breaking Record for Third Year

January 26, 2025
Give to UC Merced, the university’s annual year-end fundraising campaign, was the most successful of its 11-year history, garnering nearly $1.43 million from 647 donors. The tremendous show of generosity far exceeded the original goal of $250,000 from 500 donors. Each year, the UC Merced campaign...

Program Helped Her Finish a Degree After 14 Years. Now She's Helping Others

January 22, 2025
It took Lilly Uvalle a few tries to complete her education at UC Merced. Uvalle started her collegiate career in the fall of 2010 after graduating from Buhach Colony High School in Atwater. "I did two years, my freshman and sophomore years," she said. "Then I withdrew. I tried coming back once in...

Josiah Beharry Offers Unique Perspective as 50th Student Regent

December 18, 2024
First-generation doctoral student Josiah Beharry made history in 2023 when he was chosen as the first student regent from UC Merced. In addition to being the 50th student to serve on the Board of Regents that governs the University of California system, Beharry also is the first publicly identified...

UC Merced to Celebrate Hundreds of Graduates at Fall Commencement

December 17, 2024
UC Merced will celebrate hundreds of graduates alongside their friends and families in the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre this weekend. There are 402 Bobcats set to participate in the fall commencement ceremonies in downtown Merced. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, with...

Innovate to Grow Highlights Engineering, Software Capstone Projects

December 12, 2024
Innovate to Grow, or I2G as it’s known on campus, is a twice-a-year showcase for UC Merced engineering and computer science students demonstrating projects they have been developing. Students compete on teams that are judged by experts from around California. People can see the fall showcase Dec....

University and Yosemite National Park Offer Special Program for Veterans

December 5, 2024
For five years, UC Merced has offered veterans a unique opportunity to consider, dream of and plan for their lives beyond the military. A free workshop held in Yosemite National Park, the Yosemite Veterans Education and Leadership Seminar presents veterans with an array of networking, career and...

Give to UC Merced 2024 to Launch on Giving Tuesday

December 2, 2024
On Dec. 3, the date of this year's Giving Tuesday, UC Merced will participate in the worldwide day of charitable giving by launching Give to UC Merced 2024. For the fifth year, the university's annual fundraising initiative will extend beyond its original 24-hour period to the entire month of...

Grant Will Cover Tuition for Community Health Worker Program

November 27, 2024
A new program aimed at training people to be community health workers has already gotten an important boost: a grant to cover scholarships for some attendees. The Community Health Worker Specialized Training Certificate program was introduced earlier this year as a partnership of UC Merced...

Medical Education at UC Merced Grows; Adds New Students, Faculty

November 21, 2024
Medical education at UC Merced is expanding at a rapid pace as part of the campus’ long-term goal to address the shortage of physicians and health care professionals in the Central Valley. This fall, the university welcomed the second cohort of students in the B.S.-to-M.D. pathway. Formally known...

Bobcats Bring Valley’s Love for Soccer to a National Stage

November 21, 2024
The significance of soccer in the San Joaquin Valley cannot be overstated. It’s a sport that connects communities, bridges borders and stretches across generations of fathers and mothers and daughters and sons. So it is fitting that the Valley’s youngest university has already established a strong...

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