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MERCED, CA — Several years into his career as a computational biologist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Michael Colvin, Ph.D., received a phone call from a science outreach worker at the local...
Modern American History Comes Alive at UC Merced.  MERCED, CA — Intrigue. International espionage. Deal-making behind closed doors. This is the stuff of a Tom Clancy novel. And unique insight on these and...
Central Plant Building Science & Engineering Building
Campus to open in 2005.  MERCED, CA — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget for fiscal year 2004-05, which was released today (Jan. 9), includes $10 million in one-time supplemental funds for UC...
Saturday Outreach Series Targets K-14 Educators.  MERCED, CA — The UC Merced Writing Project is inviting teachers of kindergarten through community college to participate in a continuing "Saturday...
For many people, "exciting new technology" conjures images of iPods, camera phones and flat-screen TVs. For UC Merced Engineering professor Tom Harmon, the concept means something a bit different but no less...
MERCED, CA. — Former Merced mayor and retired electrical contractor Reno Ferrero will help launch the academic discipline of electrical engineering at the University of California, Merced. His gift of $500,000 to...
Merced, CA — The sun is a wonderful, inexhaustible - but very expensive - source of energy. Solar power now runs things like small calculators and traffic lights in remote locations, but is too expensive to...
Our friends at UC Santa Cruz are showcasing UC Merced caps, sweatshirts, t-shirts and polo shirts in the Bay Tree Bookstore on campus and online, offering the convenience of ordering your UC Merced gear right from your...
UC Merced outreach efforts such as the UC Scholars Early Academic Outreach Program have yielded promising results. San Joaquin Valley schools participating in the program posted a nearly 10 percent increase in UC...
MERCED, CA. — "Can you ski?" Professor Roger Bales asks graduate students who contact him expressing interest in joining his research group.
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MERCED, CA — Construction of the first University of California campus in the San Joaquin Valley continues at a swift pace and will be celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Classroom Building. The...
Celebration of Current Highest Point Reached in Construction.  MERCED, CA — A year after the historic groundbreaking of the first University of California campus in the San Joaquin Valley, a topping out...
Merced, CA — On Saturday, November 8, the University of California, Merced will help sponsor the second annual Merced Native American Benefit Pow Wow at Lake Yosemite. Proceeds from the event will be used to...
MERCED, CA — With a complex and extensive infrastructure in place, vertical construction of the University of California, Merced campus is due to begin shortly after a kick-off event on Tuesday, October 7, with...
Dean Kenji Hakuta to Speak at CATESOL Conference in Modesto on Oct. 11. 
UC Merced, the 10th and newest campus of the University of California system, is moving forward its mission to provide academic excellence and opportunity with the appointment of five educators as founding faculty....
Construction, Faculty Hiring Proceeding.  MERCED, CA — The full opening of the University of California, Merced -- previously planned to serve 1,000 students in fall 2004 -- will be delayed as part of the...
Secured funding keeps buildings on track.  The campus job-site of the University of California, Merced, continues buzzing with construction projects as the university proceeds in the preparation of the buildings...
Engineering Dean Jeff Wright and Professor Gregg Herken of the Division of Social Sciences
MERCED, CA. — UC Merced is sending out a final call to San Joaquin Valley residents interested in expanding their educational horizons and earning University of California credit through UC courses offered at UC...
Congressmen Radanovich & Cardoza Bill Would Establish Program at UC Merced.  MERCED, CA — UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey today testified in support of a proposed congressional measure that...
Expertise in resonance Raman spectroscopy may prove critical in new technology development.  NOTE TO REPORTERS/EDITORS: A digitized photo of Dr. Anne Myers Kelley is available upon request by contacting Melanie...
MERCED, CA — UC Merced is taking on a major new role to stimulate regional economic growth with the award of a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) contract to provide leadership for the Small Business...
MERCED, CA — Se celebrará el foro sobre las viviendas de precios asequibles en el área general de Merced el miércoles, 2 de julio, en la Sala Consistorial de la Ciudad de Merced ( Merced City Council Chamber). La...
MERCED, CA — The California 5th District Appellate Court today affirmed a Merced County Superior Court ruling that the UC Regents acted properly under state law in certifying the Long Range Development Plan [LRDP...
California 5th District Appellate Court Affirms UC in Compliance.  MERCED, CA — The California 5th District Appellate Court today affirmed a Merced County Superior Court ruling that the UC Regents acted...
MERCED, CA — It seeps into our groundwater supply. It has accumulated in agricultural soils through its use as a pesticide. Few people could say what it is exactly, but the mere name sounds dangerous and lethal...
Educators are invited to discover new techniques to teach writing, learn how to help students develop as writers and enhance their own abilities as writers when the UC Merced Writing Project offers a variety of short...
MERCED, CA. — Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D., is an experimental psychologist by training, a teacher and researcher by profession, and a builder of bridges by nature. He will bring this passion for building bridges to...
MERCED, CA — Teachers from throughout the San Joaquin Valley will spend a week in beautiful Yosemite National Park to learn about ecology, stream hydrology and related scientific topics at UC Merced's first...
MERCED, CA — Scholarships are available for qualified San Joaquin Valley students enrolling in the 2003 UC Merced Summer Session, which features a variety of courses presented at UC Merced's education and...
MERCED, CA — The University of California, Merced will offer its second annual Spanish Immersion Program in Fresno this summer for young students from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily, from June 16 through August 1, 2003.
Merced College and UC Merced will host an annual Cinco de Mayo celebration on Thursday, May 1 featuring a special appearance by noted author Victor Villasenor. The public is invited to attend this free event. "...
MERCED, CA — With erratic fluctuations in world oil prices, and continued concern about global warming, viable alternatives to fossil fuels are increasingly desirable.
MERCED, CA — Registration opens today (April 15, 2003) for the fourth annual University of California, Merced Summer Session, featuring an expanded assortment of UC courses presented at UC Merced's...
MERCED, CA — Imagine the power intensity of 15,000 100-watt light bulbs turned on at the same time that's the rough equivalent of what a university research laboratory typically consumes on a daily basis....
MERCED, CA — San Joaquin Valley students and educators will have the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in UC Merced's admissions and academic programs by attending conferences scheduled in...
MERCED, CA — The University of California, Merced is opening a new chapter in the University of California's book of academic excellence with the appointment of eight leading scholars as its first founding...