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Former President Carter Inspired Many During Visit to UC Merced

January 9, 2025

Former President Jimmy Carter is shown speaking with students at UC Merced in 2010.
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 National Parks Institute. "This is an honor for me," the president said, according to news...
Christian Boyd, an incoming student at UC Merced, and the Beginnings Sculpture are seen in an image.

Driven Student from Los Angeles Excited for Possibilities at UC Merced

UC Merced is highlighting incoming first-year students for fall 2022 - a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Christian Boyd is ready for the next chapter of his life. The...

Community College Leadership Retreat Builds Pipeline for Students of Color to Attend UC Merced

To continue to execute and build a strong foundation for students of color to attend a four-year college, UC Merced held its first Black California Community Colleges CEO’s Retreat. The three-...
A portion of Campus Parkway in Merced is seen on July 8, 2022.

Third Segment of Campus Parkway Opens to Traffic

UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz joined dignitaries from the city of Merced, Merced County and the state of California for the Campus Parkway Segment 3 ribbon cutting ceremony. The project,...
incoming first-year student Joselle Talabong

High Achiever from Delano Headed to UC Merced

UC Merced is highlighting incoming first-year students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. It’s no surprise Joselle Talabong was named Student...
UC Merced Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Delia Saenz

Delia Saenz Takes Reins of UC Merced's Equity, Justice and Inclusion Mission

Horses, cattle and other livestock dotted broad, flat ranchland as the rental car followed Highway 140 toward Catheys Valley. It was February 2022. Delia Saenz was seeing the San Joaquin Valley for...
Beginnings Sculpture

UC Merced Earns Highest Rating for its Sustainability Efforts

For the first time, UC Merced has been awarded a Platinum rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (...
UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow Hannah Palmer, Ph.D.

Palmer Headed for Capitol Hill as Campus’s First Congressional Science Fellow

UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow Hannah Palmer, Ph.D., was named as the 2022-23 Congressional Science Fellow by the Geological Society of America (GSA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS...

Modest’s Work in Radiative Heat Transfer Earns Prestigious Award

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Michael Modest has earned the 2021 Max Jakob Memorial Award, given by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute of Chemical...
Kamil Williams-Fisher, of Los Angeles, dons her high school graduation cap and gown.

Count Me In Program Helps LA Student Choose UC Merced

Kamil Williams-Fisher is enjoying the summer in her hometown of Los Angeles before starting classes this fall at UC Merced. A graduate of St. Mary's Academy in Inglewood, she first heard about...

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