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First Lady Thrusts UC Merced into National Headlines

April 2, 2009
The March 27 White House announcement that First Lady Michelle Obama had accepted the UC Merced Class of 2009’s invitation to speak at Commencement on May 16 has made headlines throughout the nation. UC Merced students actively sought out the First Lady as commencement speaker by writing letters to...

First Lady Obama to Address UC Merced Graduating Class

March 27, 2009
Merced, Calif. - First Lady Michelle Obama will address the graduating class at the fourth Commencement at the University of California, Merced, campus on Saturday, May 16. The Office of the First Lady announced today (March 27) that Mrs. Obama will deliver the commencement speech to UC Merced’s...

Research Week Highlights Knowledge and New Discoveries at UC Merced

March 26, 2009
Are you curious about some of the research happening inside the laboratories at UC Merced? Interested in hearing how chemicals are affecting certain amphibian populations? Or, need to figure out the best way to prepare for graduate school? Students, faculty, staff and the general public can learn...

Research Week Highlights Knowledge and New Discoveries at UC Merced

March 26, 2009
Are you curious about some of the research happening inside the laboratories at UC Merced? Interested in hearing how chemicals are affecting certain amphibian populations? Or, need to figure out the best way to prepare for graduate school? Students, faculty, staff and the general public can learn...

UC Merced Hosts Research Week April 7-9

March 25, 2009
MERCED, Calif. - Learning happens well beyond classrooms and textbooks at the University of California, Merced. The university’s primary function is that of a research university and to help community members understand and celebrate that mission, UC Merced will host its annual Research Week...

Photo Exhibit Highlights Student 'Transitions'

March 19, 2009
As UC Merced prepares to send its first full graduating class out into the world to make its mark, the university is making sure the Class of 2009’s legacy is never forgotten. This year’s class of seniors, most of whom started their academic careers here as freshmen when UC Merced first opened its...

Photo Exhibit Highlights Student 'Transitions'

March 19, 2009
As UC Merced prepares to send its first full graduating class out into the world to make its mark, the university is making sure theClass of 2009’slegacy is never forgotten. This year’s class of seniors, most of whom started their academic careers here asfreshmenwhen UC Merced first opened its...

UC Regents Authorize Long-Range Planning Documents

March 19, 2009
MERCED – The University of California Board of Regents today (March 19) approved two major long-range planning documents for the University of California, Merced, marking a significant milestone in the newest UC campus’s plans to enroll as many as 25,000 students by 2035. The 2009 Long-Range...

Bio Major Exercises Creative Muscles

March 19, 2009
Kathy Wang is ahuman biology majorwho has found a way to balance the yearnings of her artistic side with an intense academic schedule centered onmedicalscience. Although her courses and workload are propelling her toward graduating about a year early, she has already made a big impression on the...

Senior Captures First-Ever Campus Math Prize

March 12, 2009
SeniorPaul Tranquilli is looking forward to a really good dinner out, all thanks to a new award created for math students this year, and made possible by a generousdonationfrom Dan and Jan Mendenhall. Led by professorFrancois Blanchette, members of the UC Merced faculty devised the UC...

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