The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) supports the research enterprise at UC Merced and is led by Gillian Wilson, Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development.
Our Mission
To make an appointment with Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development, please email Carla LaBass.
An international team of researchers, including Professor Clarissa Nobile from UC Merced, has discovered which component in mucus prevents a fungus most humans carry from turning destructive.
This research lays the foundation for a new class of antifungal medicines.
A heartfelt thank you to Rosalina Aranda, Project Coordinator, and Cynthia Villalobos, Administrative Assistant, for their onboarding efforts.
"Being new to UC Merced and tasked with coordinating an all-day training for undergraduate...
Zachary Silva’s camera escorts us to extraordinary places. We see UC Merced from high above, the land around the campus warped by a fisheye lens. We look straight down a pole at a fluttering U.S....
Adekunle “Kunle” Adewole isn’t a stranger to the spotlight, having grown up singing at family functions and performing in theater productions. He also has fervently watched “The Voice,” a singing...
UC Merced has earned two 2025 Carnegie distinctions, the Student Access and Earnings Classification “Opportunity Colleges and Universities” and the Institutional Classification by the Carnegie...
