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Students Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

June 4, 2025
Two UC Merced graduate students and an alum from the School of Natural Sciences were recently awarded fellowships from the highly competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. This year, NSF awarded 1,000 GRFP fellowships compared to about 2,000 in previous years....

UC Merced to Celebrate the Class of 2025 with Spring Commencement Ceremonies

May 14, 2025
The University of California, Merced, will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 1,500 students during its Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies, to be held May 16 -18 on the UC Merced Recreation Field. The ceremonies will recognize graduates from all academic schools over three days of...

UC Merced Alumna’s Legal Career Soars in Silicon Valley

May 13, 2025
Temnee Wright (’08) has realized a successful career as legal counsel at several Silicon Valley companies. Her interest in law was forged at UC Merced, where she made the most out of being a student in the university’s first undergraduate class. Wright is the senior commercial counsel for San Jose-...

UC Merced Celebrates Student Philanthropy Month With Leadership, Service and Giving

April 11, 2025
In March, UC Merced wrapped up another successful Student Philanthropy Month, an annual tradition led by the Student Alumni Association that inspires students to engage in the spirit of giving and service. The monthlong celebration offers students a deeper understanding of philanthropy and its...

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...

Alumna Highlight: Eve Delfín '06, MA '16

September 15, 2023
Since welcoming the inaugural class of undergraduate students in 2005, UC Merced has served as a beacon of opportunity, inspiration and possibility.  Even before the physical campus was completed, a small group of students confirmed their admittance to our wonderful campus, with a...

A Message from UCMAA President Randell Rueda '11

December 21, 2022
Dear Alumni, My name is Randell Rueda, your UC Merced Alumni Association President and alumnus from the class of 2011 and I am excited to share that this has truly been a historic year for our alma mater! UC Merced continues to experience unprecedented growth, being ranked by U.S. News &...

In Remembrance of Professor Jan Goggans

February 9, 2022
Dear Campus Community, It is with deep sadness that we write to inform you of the death of UC Merced founding faculty member Professor Jan Goggans. Since her arrival to the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts in 2005, she helped shaped the culture of the school with her focus...

2020 SJV UC Alumni Network Scholarship Recipient: Ebony Goytia Hermosillo

July 27, 2021
My name is Ebony Goytia Hermosillo and I am a Chicana from a low-income single-parent family in Dos Palos. My family had been homeless when I was younger, and as a high schooler we lived in I am the first person in my family to go to college, while not being easy it has been rewarding. I chose UC...

UC Merced Alumni Regent Announcement

June 22, 2021
For the first time in our campus’ history, a UC Merced alum will have the opportunity to shape and influence the University of California by serving as a voting member of the UC Board of Regents.  As part of the Board of Regents, four elected alumni representing all 10 campuses serve...

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