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Welcome to the Office of Research and Economic Development

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

  • Cultivating and coordinating high-impact research and creative activity
  • Translating innovation into real world impact
  • Improving the economy of our community and yours

To make an appointment with Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development, please email Carla LaBass.

Leadership Team

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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Professor Rudy Ortiz
February 24, 2025

Physiology Professor Rudy M. Ortiz has been named this year's winner of the A. Clifford Barger Underrepresented Minority Mentorship Award by the American Physiological Society. The UC Merced...

February 13, 2025

UC Merced has assumed its place in the top echelon of research institutions in the nation by earning R1 status from Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The announcement was...

A fluorescence microscope image of one kind of active matter being studied. Image courtesy of Amanda Tan, UC Merced
February 5, 2025

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...

Awards & Accolades

 
ranked number 70 environmental engineering program
Youngest university to earn Carnegie R2 research classification
undergraduate engineering students diversity
31 NSF CAREER awards received
NSF Early Career Award Recipients
#57 for Most Innovative – US News & World Report