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UC Names Advisory Council on Tolerance, Inclusion
June 16, 2010
University of California President Mark G. Yudof today (June 16) named 17 members of his Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture and Inclusion, which will work closely with a UC Board of Regents committee to address challenges in... Read More
Researchers Turn Expertise Toward Regional Issues
June 11, 2010
For some UC Merced researchers, California’s San Joaquin Valley is the lab in which they can confront some of society’s problems. Like other universities, UC Merced has professors conducting studies across the... Read More
Researchers Turn Expertise Toward Regional Issues
June 11, 2010
For some UC Merced researchers, California's San Joaquin Valley is the lab in which they can confront some of society's problems. Like other universities, UC Merced has professors conducting studies across the world — including... Read More
UC Wins California Environmental Leadership Award
June 10, 2010
June 10, 2010 Global Green USA is honoring the University of California for the environmental commitment the university has demonstrated through its academic, research and sustainability practices. The California Environmental Leadership... Read More
Financial Aid Director Remembers Campus' Earliest Days
June 4, 2010
Many UC Merced staff members go all the way back to university's beginnings. One is Diana Ralls, director of financial aid and scholarships, who first started with the university in 1998. An alumna of UC Davis, she was working in... Read More
UC Tops All Universities in Winning U.S. Patents
May 27, 2010
The University of California was awarded the most U.S. patents of any university last year, according to an annual report by the Intellectual Property Owners Association. In 2009, the 10-campus UC system received 251 patents for... Read More
UC Merced to Test Sustainable Landscape Rating System
May 26, 2010
Planned Science and Engineering 2 building will be one of more than 150 sites in pilot program for the nation's first rating system for green landscape design, construction and maintenance MERCED — The University of California, Merced,... Read More
Students Put Heads Together to Form Robotics Society
May 25, 2010
The formation of UC Merced's Robotics Society is a story of collaboration and cooperation. Its existence, so far, has been no different. The brainchild of engineeringmajors Ernesto Mora and Joshua Gonzales, the Robotics Society formed... Read More
Student Athletes of the Year Chosen
May 25, 2010
Tim Bell and Darlene Escobedo couldn't have predicted how their athletic endeavors at UC Merced would turn out, but they were both certain of one thing: Sportswould be a big part of their time here. Both ended up focusing on sports that... Read More
Sociology Student Focuses on Building Tomorrow's Leaders
May 21, 2010
Olivia Bentley has a deep-seated passion for community service which, bolstered by sociologyclasses at UC Merced, grows stronger each year. Bentley has been involved with the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life since the eighth... Read More
Medical Education Plans Take Another Step Forward at UC Merced
May 19, 2010
The University of California, Merced, today announced the appointment of Donald M. Hilty, M.D., to the position of co-director of the UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education. The appointment is the latest step in the... Read More
Commencement Speech by Jill Tsai, UC Merced Senior, Class of 2010
May 15, 2010
May 15, 2010 JILL TSAI: Good evening and thank you for having me here tonight. I know tonight is a celebration for our class of 2010, but I would like to start with having everyone give a round of applause for the family and professors... Read More
Remarks by Lester Holt at UC Merced’s 2010 Commencement
May 15, 2010
May 15, 2010 LESTER HOLT: Chancellor Kang, distinguished members of the Board of Regents and faculty, family, friends, and of course the class of 2010, good evening. It is a pleasure to be back on the UC Merced campus for the second time... Read More
UC Merced Celebrates Class of 2010
May 15, 2010
May 15, 2010 NBC News anchor Lester Holt gives keynote speech at commencement event MERCED, Calif. — Award-winning broadcast journalist Lester Holturged some 321 graduates of the University of California, Merced to become free thinkers... Read More
UC Merced Commemorates Class of 2010
May 15, 2010
May 15, 2010 NBC News anchor Lester Holt gives keynote speech at commencement event MERCED — Award-winning broadcast journalist Lester Holturged some 321 graduates of the University of California, Merced to become free thinkers and... Read More
Remarks by Chancellor Steve Kang at Commencement 2010
May 15, 2010
May 15, 2010 "Every End is a New Beginning" CHANCELLOR STEVE KANG: Good evening. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the University of California, Merced for our fifth commencement ceremony. I offer a special thank you to Regents Odessa... Read More
Student Employee of the Year Shines
May 14, 2010
In addition to president of the Biomedical Engineering Society, vice president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineersand member of the Vanguard Engineering Society, graduating senior Miguel Ruvalcaba has one more... Read More
UC Merced Wraps Up Fifth Year of Operation
May 13, 2010
May 13, 2010 Despite harsh economic climate, university shows strong overall progress, sees surging student demand and continues expansion of quality research and academic programs Quick Facts UC Merced will conclude its fifth year... Read More
East Coast Contest Winner to Conduct Experiments on Campus
May 13, 2010
Maple seeds, as they twirl to the ground, could provide a better model to deliver humanitarian aid. One fourth grade student, with the help of a UC Merced engineering teacher and researcher, will try to find out. Nature's designs... Read More
Alum Makes History with Acceptance to Dental School
May 13, 2010
When he walked with the UC Merced graduating class of 2009, degree in hand, Ducvinh Vo was part of a larger group of students who had spent four years making history as the university's "pioneering class." When he walks onto the UC San... Read More