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People Don’t Worry About Losing Jobs to AI, Even When Told It Could Happen Soon

November 18, 2025

As debates rage about artificial intelligence's impact on jobs, new research suggests that even warnings that AI could disrupt workers' employment soon do little to shake their confidence. In a...

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First-generation Students Shine at UC Merced. This Week Celebrates Them

November 3, 2025

More than six in 10 UC Merced undergraduates are the first in their families to attend a university. The national average for four-year universities is about two in 10. Opening doors to opportunity...

From the Valley, for the Valley: New SJV PRIME+ Students Embark on Journey to Transform Health Care

September 12, 2025
UC Merced welcomed 15 students into the SJV PRIME+ pathway, an eight-year B.S.-to-M.D. track created to address the San Joaquin Valley’s physician shortage. Students pledged to serve their...