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A Message from Chancellor Kang About Commencement

May 5, 2009
Dear Campus Community: A recent story in the Merced Sun-Star called attention to the growing cost of our upcoming Commencement ceremony, noting that the price tag has increased significantly since the First Lady confirmed her attendance. The Associated Press, the Chronicle of Higher Education...

QSB Students Create PSAs

May 1, 2009
Graduatestudents in the Current Topics inQuantitative and Systems Biologycourse, QSB 290, are getting the opportunity to create public service announcements (PSAs) with help from a former scientist turned acclaimed filmmaker. Students will work with former evolutionary ecologist Randy Olson...

QSB Students Create PSAs

May 1, 2009
Graduate students in the Current Topics in Quantitative and Systems Biology course, QSB 290, are getting the opportunity to create public service announcements (PSAs) with help from a former scientist turned acclaimed filmmaker. Students will work with former evolutionary ecologist Randy Olson...

UC Merced Receives Key Federal Permit for Long-Term Development Plans

April 30, 2009
MERCED - The University of California, Merced has been granted a key federal permit it needs to move ahead with future development of its planned 25,000-student campus and associated university community. The university’s permit application was approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)...

New Sculpture Graces UC Merced Campus

April 28, 2009
Neither high temperatures or a flat tire could stop UC Merced’s tallest sculpture from arriving on campus yesterday. “Beginnings,”inspired by UC Merced’s former Acting Chancellor Rod Park in 2006 and conceived by noted American sculptorAris Demetrios, was successfully installed in the university’...

Research Opportunity Turns Into Management Role for Psych Major

April 27, 2009
InMichelle Chouinard’sdevelopmentalpsychologylab, the focus is on children and the way language influences how they learn. Threegraduate students, two managers and 11researchassistants work together in the professor’s lab to understand the keys that unlock and stimulate the learning processes in a...

Swine Influenza Precautions Urged

April 27, 2009
UC Merced is closely monitoring the swine flu investigations underway in California and elsewhere, and will provide updated information as it becomes available. No cases of swine flu have been reported in Merced County at this time. University leaders and personnel from health services and...

Brick by Brick: Class of 2009 Strives to Leave Legacy

April 27, 2009
The Class of 2009 will be the first to graduate from UC Merced. Naturally, this dynamic group of students wants to leave behind a legacy that will echo down the generations, speaking to the future of their pioneering spirit, sense of community, leadership and foresight, while serving as a...

Brick by Brick: Class of 2009 Strives to Leave Legacy

April 27, 2009
TheClass of 2009will be the first to graduate from UC Merced. Naturally, this dynamic group of students wants to leave behind a legacy that will echo down the generations, speaking to the future of their pioneering spirit, sense of community, leadership and foresight, while serving as a foundation...

UC Merced Names Student-Athlete Award After U.S. Soccer Icon

April 27, 2009
MERCED - UC Merced has renamed its male athlete award after U.S. soccer icon and retired Los Angeles Galaxy star Cobi Jones, who currently serves as assistant coach for the team. Jones has made significant contributions to the UC Merced as a member of the Chancellor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on...

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