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 critical consumers
of news during his keynote address at the...
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May 14, 2010
In addition to president of theBiomedical Engineering Society, vice president of theSociety of Hispanic Professional Engineersand member of theVanguard Engineering Society, graduating senior Miguel Ruvalcaba has one more distinction to add to his resume - Student Employee of the Year.Students are...
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 of operation with this
weekend’s commencement celebration....
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 Francisco campus this September, he’ll take that pioneering...
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 captured the imagination of Olivia Smith Donovan, an East Coast...
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 students will participate in the inaugural class.
The announcement...
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 thorough mission of exploration.As a young man interested in...
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 seniorbiologymajor from Diamond Bar, decided as a new UC Mercedfreshmanshe would do exactly that.“In high...
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 Commerce, “Building
Local Partnerships” will teach visitors how to...
May 4, 2010
UC Mercedbioengineeringmajor 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 he had been paying at other universities.
Still, something...
