Cattle graze on farmland surrounding UC Merced. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The quad of UC Merced with its “Beginnings” sculpture by Aris Demetrios. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
UC Merced students walk by a modern classroom in the Social Sciences and Management Building. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
UC Merced student Chelsea Coe, 22, a cognitive science major, in the Social Sciences and Management Building. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A view of the construction of the new Science and Engineering Building 2 at UC Merced. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Varick Erickson, UC Merced campus energy manager and graduate student, views a solar radiance node for short-term forecasting of solar power production at the UC Merced solar field. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The campus of the UC Merced, viewed from farmland surrounding it. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland on campus. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
