Experiments conducted by UC Merced researchers find that people who perform good deeds are far more likely to be thought of as religious believers than atheists. Moreover, the psychological bias linking kindness and helpfulness with faith appears to be global in scale.| news.ucmerced.edu
Spirits were high and futures bright while all else was soaked in a summer storm that made Tuesday morning’s Scholars Bridge Crossing, UC Merced’s traditional greeting to new students, a welcome unlike any before.| news.ucmerced.edu
The new academic year is a momentous milestone for UC Merced — two decades of growth, innovation and achievement. In 2005, the first undergraduate students were welcomed on the new campus. Now, 20 years later, thousands more new students will begin their own journeys that will shape their futures and the future of UC Merced.| news.ucmerced.edu
San Luis Reservoir in Merced County - one of California's largest artificial lakes - not only irrigates Central Valley farmland and supplies drinking water across Silicon Valley and the South Bay, but also draws swimmers, boaters and anglers year-round.| news.ucmerced.edu
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.| news.ucmerced.edu
A group of dedicated UC Merced alumni have come together to launch an endowed fund focused on supporting LGBTQ+ student initiatives, programs and priorities.| news.ucmerced.edu
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester. | news.ucmerced.edu
When the city of Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District wanted specifics about the impacts of truck traffic on the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents, officials turned to UC Merced's Community Labor Center (CLC) and public health Professor Sandie Ha.| news.ucmerced.edu
New Adventures Close to Home for Incoming UC Merced Student| news.ucmerced.edu
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.| news.ucmerced.edu
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez| news.ucmerced.edu
By Jody Murray, UC Merced| news.ucmerced.edu
Faculty members at UC Merced are taking the lead on four Multicampus Research Program Initiatives (MRPI), working with colleagues around the University of California system to address challenges around labor and agriculture, active matter, Indigenous health and fusion energy.| news.ucmerced.edu
Fellowship Lifts Mission of Farmworkers’ Daughter to Improve Immigrant Health| news.ucmerced.edu
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.| news.ucmerced.edu
By Jody Murray, UC Merced| news.ucmerced.edu
UC Merced students, faculty and staff have access to a new safety tool: the Bobcat Safety App — the university's official safety app — launched by the UC Merced Police Department ahead of the new academic year.| news.ucmerced.edu
Media Contact Public Information Officer Office: (209) 413-9330 ajohansen@ucmerced.edu| news.ucmerced.edu
By Jody Murray, UC Merced| news.ucmerced.edu
On May 18, 1995, the University of California Board of Regents voted to select Merced as the site for its ninth undergraduate campus.| news.ucmerced.edu
People don't think about dust much until it's time to clean the house, but a new report by UC researchers could raise awareness of the growing threat of dust and dust storms.| news.ucmerced.edu
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted many facets of life, including health care, schools and the work environment.| news.ucmerced.edu
Sam Yniguez| news.ucmerced.edu
Media Contact Public Information Officer Office: (559) 259-8504 smurray10@ucmerced.edu| news.ucmerced.edu
By Francesca Dinglasan, UC Merced| news.ucmerced.edu
By Jody Murray, UC Merced| news.ucmerced.edu
By Jody Murray, UC Merced| news.ucmerced.edu
By Jody Murray, UC Merced| news.ucmerced.edu
UC Merced life and environmental sciences Professor Emily Jane McTavish and a collaborator at the University of Kansas recently received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to extend and improve the Open Tree of Life (OpenTree).| news.ucmerced.edu