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UC Merced Partners with Harvard University to Foster Next Generation of Latino Leadership
May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010 Six UC Merced students to join in inaugural program that will draw participants from across the nation Quick Facts UC Merced is collaborating with Harvard University for a Latino Leadership Initiative Six UC Merced... Read More
Pure Intellectual Drive Motivates Physics Grad Student to Earn 6th Degree
May 11, 2010
Like other children in his generation, Jon Inouye watched the United States' space and nuclear programs grow and gained a passion for space and science. And his trajectory since that time has seen plenty of stops along the way, like any... Read More
Senior Bio Major to Represent Class of 2010 at Commencement
May 6, 2010
The four years most students spend at college can offer a lot more than academic knowledge. They're a time to start becoming the person you want to be for the rest of your life. Jill Tsai, a senior biologymajor from Diamond Bar, decided... Read More
Build Local Partnerships with Merced-Area Agencies
May 5, 2010
May 5, 2010 MERCED - The University of California, Merced, will host a "Building Local Partnerships" event from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 6, at the Boys & Girls Club in Merced. Sponsored by The Greater Merced Chamber of... Read More
Undergraduate Research Helps Senior Get into Harvard
May 4, 2010
UC Merced bioengineeringmajor Christian Ayeni had nearly decided against applying to Harvard University's virology program last fall. Not only was it an Ivy League school, he reasoned, it was charging an application fee about twice what... Read More
President Jimmy Carter to Visit UC Merced Campus May 3
May 3, 2010
President Jimmy Carter will visit the University of California, Merced, campus today (May 3) to deliver the keynote address at a National Parks Instituteseminar on the management of parks and protected lands and receive the 2010 Alice... Read More
Graduate Student Earns NSF Fellowship for Research, Outreach
May 2, 2010
Emily C. Wilson has been awarded the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the first UC Merced student given this honor. The fellowship, which is renewable for up to three years, allows her to both focus on... Read More
UC Merced Designated as Hispanic-Serving Institution
April 30, 2010
April 30, 2010 Merced the second UC campus to receive designation, which provides enhanced access to funding for student support services, faculty development and renovation of instructional facilities Quick Facts UC Merced has been... Read More
University Adds Four Minors in Expansion of Programs
April 28, 2010
April 28, 2010 Quick Facts UC Merced has added minors in Chicano/a studies, public health, chemical sciences, and environmental sciences and sustainability. The university now offers 19 majors and 22 minors through its three schools.... Read More
Financial Crash Sends UC Merced Mathematician into New Territory
April 23, 2010
UC Merced applied mathProfessor Harish Bhatwatched the financial markets collapse while he was teaching at Columbia University several years ago. The costly miscalculations by so many major Wall Street firms and the unanswered... Read More
Graduate Students Publish, Network Through Orientalism Conference
April 23, 2010
Four UC Merced graduatestudents expanded their curriculum vitae after publishing essays in a book that builds on Orientalism, an idea from literary and culture critic Edward Said, who was critical of the way Western countries viewed the... Read More
Sustainability Strategies Outlined in New Planning Document
April 22, 2010
Quick Facts UC Merced's inaugural Sustainability Strategic Plan is a document that outlines the campus' sustainability goals and how it will achieve them. The plan is supplemented by the university’s sustainability website,... Read More
Professor Awarded Grant to Study Educational Interventions
April 21, 2010
April 21, 2010 UC Merced psychological sciencesProfessor William Shadishhas received a grant to develop new statistics for measuring the effects of educational interventions on individual students. Beginning May 1, the research will... Read More
Marine Scientists Finding a Home at UC Merced
April 16, 2010
Monica Medinaand her students have recently gleaned new insight into the effect of climate change on coral reef health. Michael Dawsonis using marine studies to learn about how environmental variation influences the distributions of... Read More
Students to Celebrate Earth Week with Series of Events
April 16, 2010
Quick Facts UC Merced students are spearheading a series of events in celebration of Earth Week, April 19 to 23. The inaugural Earth Week Speaker Series, organized by Green Campus UC Merced, will focus on the increasing availability of... Read More
Possibilities Unlimited for Alumni
April 16, 2010
When it comes to preparing the leaders of tomorrow, UC Merced is making good on its mission. Whether attending graduateschool or pursuing a career, the university's alumniare already making their mark.  One thing they know for sure is... Read More
Student Helps Organize Indie Film Festival
April 8, 2010
Community involvement has helped one UC Merced student fulfill one of his top goals , putting on a film festival. David Cheng, a founder and president of the UC Merced Film Association, has teamed up with The D magazinepublisher Tom... Read More
Local Students Get Hands-on Science Lessons
April 8, 2010
After hearing first lady Michelle Obama's call to action during last year's commencement ceremony, graduate student David Gravano felt inspired to give back to the community. Obama recalled feeling no connection with University of... Read More
Mark Matsumoto Appointed Interim Dean of Engineering
April 8, 2010
April 8, 2010 UC Riverside professor, associate dean will serve one-year term; Search for permanent dean under way MERCED — The University of California, Merced today announced the appointment of Mark Matsumoto to the position of... Read More
Former President Carter to Receive UC Merced Spendlove Prize
April 7, 2010
April 7, 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner is fifth recipient of award given for delivery of social justice, diplomacy and tolerance, will receive honor during previously announced May 3 visit to campus MERCED — Former President Jimmy... Read More