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Students Develop Renewable Energy Vision, Passion in Denmark

December 2, 2008
Lolland used to be the poorest part of Denmark. A major shipyard that had employed most of the citizens closed. Unemployment sat at around 25 percent. Nearly half the population used government aid. Today, it’s turned around. What made the difference? Renewable energy, said UC Merced students who...

Smaller Proves to be Better for Poli Sci Senior

December 1, 2008
College life hasn’t exactly turned out as expected for UC MercedseniorAdam J. Kook. Having grown up in the area, thepolitical sciencemajor expected a larger-than-life social scene when hetransferredhere from Merced College. “This campus is 54 percent male,” he remarked, referring to the gender...

UC Merced and Army Corps to Host Public Meeting on December 2

November 26, 2008
Merced, CA - The University of California, Merced, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will host a joint Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement public hearing on December 2, 2008, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the California Room, 5200 North Lake Road in Merced....

UC Merced Offers Application Tips for Prospective Students

November 25, 2008
The Students First Center and Office of Admissions have helpful points for people considering attending the newest UC campus. The first step, of course, is to apply. That can be done online by visiting theAdmissions Web siteand following the appropriate links. The UC system makes the process...

International Programs Office Puts Campus on the Map

November 24, 2008
UC Merced is going global. Actually, our campus has been global almost since day one, with an impressive array of faculty, staff and students hailing from all over the map - and an equally impressive list of academic collaborations with foreign universities. But the creation of the Office of...

International Programs Office Puts Campus on the Map

November 24, 2008
UC Merced is going global. Actually, our campus has been global almost since day one, with an impressive array of faculty, staff and students hailing from all over the map – and an equally impressive list of academic collaborations with foreign universities. But the creation of the Office of...

Literature Major Immersed in Life of Central Valley Poet

November 24, 2008
When Kacy Marume first sat in a class on the Great Depression taught byliteratureprofessorJan GoggansandhistoryprofessorSean Malloy, she never dreamed she’d end up immersed in a relatedresearchproject. But now the UC Mercedsenior, who is majoring in literature and American studies, spends much of...

UC Merced 'Designing Woman' Honored in International Exhibit

November 19, 2008
After 30 years in the field of design, and still counting, award-winning UC Mercedartsprofessor Dunya Ramicovais honored among 110 female designers in an international exhibit of the history of theatrical design. “Designing Women” is on display at the New York Public Library for Performing Arts...

Junior Bioengineering Major Keeps it All Balanced

November 19, 2008
When Jolie McLane’s parents moved to the Central Valley her senior year of high school, she stayed behind in Southern California and endured their teasing about attending UC Merced so they could have her close by again. She had other plans for her engineering education. Then she attended Bobcat...

Chancellor Kang to Be Inducted in the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame

November 18, 2008
MERCED, Calif. - Steve Kang, Ph.D., chancellor of University of California, Merced, has been announced as an inductee to the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame for his outstanding professional achievements in engineering and technology and significant contributions to the community. At an...

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