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UC Merced promises to offer students the opportunity to conduct researchearly in their academic careers. Junior Yuriana Aguilar is proof that the campus - and its faculty - makes good on its word.
Statement from Steve Kang, Chancellor, about funding support for medical school development in H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act
Statement from Steve Kang, Chancellor, about funding support for medical school development in H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.  We are most appreciative of Congressman Dennis Cardoza's...
Solar Array to Produce 20 percent of Campus' Electricity Supply.  UC Merced’s new 1 megawatt solar array is part of the university’s vision to be a model of sustainability. MERCED, CA —...
Lester Holt of TODAY and NBC Nightly News weekend editions accepts invitation to speak at May graduation ceremony.  MERCED, Calif. — The University of California, Merced, has selected veteran TV journalist...
Mechanical engineering students Luis Bernardo, Philip Jensen and Christian Moe have more than a major in common.  They all have a thing for rockets.The trio, all community college transfers, are working together...
Mechanical engineeringstudents Luis Bernardo, Philip Jensen and Christian Moe have more than a major in common. They all have a thing for rockets.
Wearing a lab coat and a look of intense concentration, UC Merced’s Cyle Moon spent a recent morning with snow on his mind.
Wearing a lab coat and a look of intense concentration, UC Merced's Cyle Moon spent a recent morning with snow on his mind.
For Shavone Charles, too much is never enough. The UC Merced sophomore enrolled here in fall 2008 with one plan in mind: Do everything possible.
For most college students, figuring out degree requirements, graduation date and grade-point average is often a dreaded chore. Thanks to a new online system, checking academic records just got a lot easier for UC...
For most college students, figuring out degree requirements, graduation date and grade-point average is often a dreaded chore. Thanks to a new online system, checking academic records just got a lot easier for UC...
Joshua Gonzales describes himself as a voracious reader. But with his list of activities and interests, the UC Merced sophomorecould also be easily described as a voracious "doer."
Seeking to help keep the University of California accessible and affordable for California students, UC President Mark G. Yudof today (Oct. 23) announced an ambitious fundraising effort that aims to raise $1 billion...
Halloween may be just around the corner, but ghosts and goblins aren’t what cause high school seniors nightmares nowadays. Concerns over affording college have both parents and students losing sleep at night....
Halloween may be just around the corner, but ghosts and goblins aren't what cause high school seniors nightmares nowadays. Concerns over affording collegehave both parents and students losing sleep at night.
Michael Fincher might just be the most politically conservative student on the UC Merced campus. He is the editor of The Right Side, a conservative publication produced by the UC Merced College Republicans, the...
MERCED -- The University of California, Merced has contributed nearly $456 million in direct economic value to the San Joaquin Valley since the beginning of operations in Merced in July 2000, the university said today...
MERCED - The context surrounding parks and protected areas is rapidly changing. Climate change, habitat loss, suburban and urban encroachment, increased fire severity, budget constraints and countless other problems...
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, prides itself on the intimacy of its campus community. With more than 3,400 enrolled students, just about every face on campus is a familiar one. That sense of community...
Since a young age, Neal Bharadwaj has been driven to give back to the community. He remembers his parents taking him places to volunteer when he was a child. "My parents instilled in me a creed to help others," said...
MERCED - When it comes to choosing the right college campus, seeing is believing. That's why the University of California, Merced, hosts Preview Dayeach fall. The annual open house - on Saturday, Oct. 17 this year...
Campus Mourns Passing of Visionary Leader Who Overcame Major Hurdles to Establish First New UC Campus in 40 Years.  MERCED, Calif. — Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, who spearheaded the multi-year effort to establish...
Last May, a group of UC Merced students proved that with a little determination, no goal is impossible. Seventeen students, many in the campus’ inaugural class, launched a grassroots drive to entice First Lady...
Last May, a group of UC Merced students proved that with a little determination, no goal is impossible. Seventeen students, many in the campus' inaugural class, launched a grassroots drive to entice First Lady...
When Stephanie Huette was working on her undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa, she couldn't have found Merced, Calif., on a map if she tried. She was, however, quite familiar with Michael Spiveythrough...
MERCED - Human beings are complex creatures. That simple fact makes recreating human voice and action difficult in the virtual world. As realistic as computer graphics and animation can be, there is always an...
MERCED — Human beings are complex creatures. That simple fact makes recreating human voice and action difficult in the virtual world. As realistic as computer graphics and animation can be, there is always an...
UC Merced earned a “B+” for its campus-wide sustainability efforts from the Sustainable Endowment Institute.MERCED, CA — October 8, 2009 — The University of California, Merced, is making the...
David Kelley and colleagues will attempt to improve luminescent solar concentrators, used to channel solar energy.  School of Natural Sciences professor David Kelley received a $1.3M grant to improve luminescent...
When UC Merced began classes in August, more than 1,000 new students entered campus. Each student has a story to tell; each is unique in his or her own way.But this year, there are 15 students who stand out from the...
When UC Merced began classes in August, more than 1,000 new students entered campus. Each student has a story to tell; each is unique in his or her own way. But this year, there are 15 students who stand out from the...
Campus plan receives 2009 Governor's Award in Comprehensive Land-Use Planning.  UC Merced has won a 2009 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for its Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP), used...
Grant lays foundation for robust health sciences program to support development of proposed medical school. 
Professor Marcos Garcia-Ojeda, a member of UC Merced's Stem Cell Consortium, will discuss current stem cell research at a campus Stem Cell Awareness Day on Sept. 23.MERCED, CA — The University of California,...
MERCED, CA — September 23, 2009 —Some members of the University of California faculty have called for a systemwide walkout by UC instructors on Thursday, Sept. 24, to protest the budget cuts, layoffs, furloughs and...
Financial concerns prevent many of our state's top-performing students from attending college, but the University of California, Merced, is doing its best to ease that burden. To that end, the Office of Financial Aid...
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, will host an evening with internationally renowned economist W. Brian Arthur on Sept. 24. Arthur, external professor at the Santa Fe Institute and visiting researcher at...
Every student comes to UC Merced with a dream. Whether it is to become an engineer, a teacher, a lawyer or a veterinarian, students come to gain a University of California education and aspire to make a difference when...
Every student comes to UC Merced with a dream. Whether it is to become an engineer, a teacher, a lawyer or a veterinarian, students come to gain a University of California education and aspire to make a difference...
Solar and wind power are both significant sources of renewable energy, but they are less predictable than the power available from the grid. They produce energy only when the sun shines and the wind blows.
What do you do with a doctorate in Quantitative and Systems Biology?
Anthropologist Mark S. Aldenderfer becomes dean of UC Merced's School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts on Jan. 1, 2010.Chancellor Steve Kang of the University of California, Merced, has announced the appointment...
The Central Valley has a mighty secret: There is a wealth of culture among the residents of this region that only a select few truly appreciate.
The Central Valley has a mighty secret: There is a wealth of culture among the residents of this region that only a select few truly appreciate.
After a full day of classes, a UC Merced freshman heads back to his room and settles in to begin studying for midterms. He contemplates which textbook he should pick up first. Once he selects the first subject, he...
Series of art and literature exhibits highlight region's rich heritage MERCED -- The UC Merced Libraryand School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Artsare "Celebrating the Central Valley" with a series of must-...
For many students, searching for a call number and finding a book in the stacks at the UC Merced Library can seem like a daunting task.
For many students, searching for a call number and finding a book in the stacks at the UC Merced Librarycan seem like a daunting task.
Luis Martinez's path to college wasn't a straight line. In fact, higher education wasn't originally a part of his post-high school plans. "I didn't think about going to college," he said. "I didn't even think that I...
Chancellor Steve Kang, Mia Kang and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Keith Alley lead UC Merced’s newest students across the Scholars Lane Bridge.Merced, Calif. — It's a busy day for the University of...
The UC Merced campus is a thriving college community this weekend. About 1,200 students will move in to their campus homes for the academic year. Friday was the university’s official move-in day, but students...
The UC Merced campus is a thriving college community this weekend. About 1,200 students will move in to their campus homes for the academic year. Friday was the university's official move-in day, but students will be...
Well before they graduated last spring with bachelor's degrees from UC Merced, Haruka Swendsen and Matthew Kellom had a career plan.
Joshua Phillips considers himself a computer scientist, but he's quickly becoming an expert in molecular dynamics.
As the world's hunger for energy grows and fossil fuel supplies become less certain, the need to develop alternative renewable energy sources is paramount. The most abundant source of renewable energy is the sun....
UC Merced was established in the San Joaquin Valley partly to address chronically low levels of educational attainment in the region and throughout California's greater Central Valley. According to UC Office of the...
UC Merced was established in the San Joaquin Valley partly to address chronically low levels of educational attainment in the region and throughout California's greater Central Valley.
At first glance, the group that toured UC Merced earlier this week looked like typical students visiting campus for the first time. But they weren’t here to enjoy the scenery. There were looking at ways to get...