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Some lecturers at University of California Merced were laid off at the start of the year. But university officials neither wanted to confirm the layoffs nor answer questions about how it will impact courses.

“Anytime you have a major academic institution, it definitely has an influence on the political dynamics."

The professors were part of a research team from a university in England.

The newspaper’s "America’s Best Colleges" report was released Thursday, ranking the campus No.1 in the category of social mobility.

A nearby property, the Virginia Smith Trust land, will be annexed next by Merced before it’s developed into a new university community.

Twelve years ago, prehistoric fossils were found during a Highway 99 construction project near Merced, California.

A hospital closure in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley a year and a half ago underscored something that people in the region have long known: They don’t have enough doctors or access to medical care.

The program featuring ecologist Sora Kim is a Miocene-era look at what life was like for Leviathans and ancient Great White sharks roughly 12 million years ago.

Researchers analyzed data between 2015 and 2020 and found little job growth for adjacent neighborhoods after major brands like Ulta and Amazon built warehouses in 2018.

The third and final day of the University of California Board of Regents meeting at UC Merced was highlighted by a sit-down between several trustees and pro-Palestinian protesters.