Skip to content

News

Affording College Doesn't Have to Cause a Fright

October 23, 2009
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. Rather than let you quake in your boots, the University of California has a message of...

Twin efforts to increase student support announced

October 23, 2009
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 for student support over the next four years. Yudof also announced that he would...

Sophomore Enjoys Role as Outspoken Campus Conservative

October 23, 2009
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 UCMerced College Republicans, the group Fincher co-founded last year. In his dual role of vice president of external...

UC Merced's Economic Contribution to San Joaquin Valley Tops $450 Million

October 22, 2009
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 (Oct. 22). Through August 2009, UC Merced has paid $269 million in local wages,...

UC Merced Police Awarded Federal Grant to Fund Programs Fighting Violence Against Women on Campus

October 20, 2009
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 is important for a number of reasons. It fosters a collaborative working/learning...

UC Merced Executive Education: Applications Now Available for Executive Leadership Seminar for Park and Public Land Managers

October 20, 2009
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 pose challenges that require careful analysis and sophisticated solutions by ...

Senior Transfers Passion For Service to UC Merced

October 16, 2009
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 Bharadwaj, aseniorbioengineeringmajor. “Giving back was something I learned early ...

Preview Day at UC Merced Offers Prospective Students a Taste of Campus Life

October 12, 2009
MERCED - When it comes to choosing the right college campus, seeing is believing. That’s why the University of California, Merced, hostsPreview Dayeach fall. The annual open house - on Saturday, Oct. 17 this year – allows high school and community college students, and their families, the...

Founding Chancellor, Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, Dies After Lengthy Illness

October 11, 2009
MERCED, Calif. — Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, who spearheaded the multi-year effort to establish the 10th University of California campus in Merced and served as its founding chancellor from 1999 to 2006, died yesterday (Oct. 10) in Decatur, Georgia, due to complications related to breast cancer. She...

Ambitious Recruiting Campaign Leads to Charitable Foundation

October 9, 2009
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 Michelle Obama to deliver the Commencement 2009 keynote address. The student-led...

Pages