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UC Merced Rallies to Finish Second in Cool Campus Challenge

December 15, 2015
After 10 weeks of competition — including a wild flurry of activity at the end — UC Merced placed second in the University of California’s first-ever Cool Campus Challenge. With the University of California’s ambitious goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2025 just 10 years away, the Cool Campus...

UC Merced, County Unite to Conserve Land, Enhance Recreation

December 15, 2015
The University of California, Merced, is working with the County of Merced on plans for a new recreation area between campus and Lake Yosemite and protection for wetlands adjacent to campus. The Merced County Board of Supervisors at its meeting today agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...

UC Merced Shares in Three of Four UC Catalyst Grants

December 11, 2015
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced this week the 2016 recipients of the President’s Research Catalyst Awards, and professors from UC Merced are contributors to three of the four projects. Professors Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Michael Dawson, Teamrat Ghezzehei and Jason Sexton...

Researchers Model Near Future of Coastal Redwoods’ Habitat

December 9, 2015
Many species of trees and plants have begun migrating as the climate changes, but some, like California’s giant coastal redwoods, can’t just pick up and move. The proximity of the ocean, which has unique effects on temperature and climate, makes it challenging to predict what the redwoods’ habitat...

Campus to Expand Fraternities and Sororities in 2016

December 8, 2015
Strong interest combined with campus growth has triggered the Office of Student Life and the Fraternity and Sorority Council to add several social fraternity and sorority organizations in the coming years, including four new chapters in the spring. Two sororities, Phi Mu and Omega Phi Beta, and...

Professor Wins Major Award for ‘Time Machine’ Project

December 8, 2015
UC Merced Professor Miriam Barlow was honored with a major award last month for her role in developing a method to restore the efficacy of antibiotics and help doctors deal with resistant bacteria. Barlow, a biologist, worked with American University mathematician Kristina Crona on the “Time...

Student-Professor Team Publishes Book on Literary Pioneer

December 7, 2015
UC Merced alumna Beth Hernandez-Jason and Professor Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez have teamed up to create a compilation of essays devoted to the works of author John Rechy. “The Textual Outlaw: Reading John Rechy in the 21st Century” is the first ever compilation of critical essays to be devoted...

Staff Members Make Campus Safety a Top Priority

December 3, 2015
During most weekdays, you’ll find Student Employment Coordinator Phyllis Enea in the Center for Professional and Career Advancement, assisting students and training managers throughout the hiring process. In the event of an emergency on campus, however, Enea would spring into action as a building...

‘My Merced’ Captures Campus’ Spirit in Song

December 2, 2015
From the moment they step foot on the UC Merced campus, people often say they feel a sense of pride and belonging. Award-winning composer Jimmy Dunne has attempted to capture the essence of that feeling in ‘My Merced,’ the campus’s official alma mater. “You can’t walk UC Merced’s campus without...

Hmong Anniversary Celebration Kicks Off at UC Merced

November 30, 2015
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, and with it, the beginning of the Hmong, Lao and other Southeast Asian migration from Laos and Thailand to the United States. To commemorate the anniversary and celebrate the contributions and culture the Hmong people have brought...

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