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Saturday Message from Chancellor Leland to Campus Community

November 7, 2015
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland issued the following message to the campus community Saturday, Nov. 7: Dear campus community: Yesterday, I sent out the message reminding members of our campus community that resources are available to help students, staff and faculty cope with recent events on...

Message From Chancellor Leland to Campus Community

November 6, 2015
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland issued the following message to the campus community Friday morning, Nov. 6: Dear students, faculty and staff, As many of you now know, additional information emerged last night from the Merced County Sheriff’s Office that suggests possible motivations for the...

UPDATE: Sheriff IDs Suspect; Victims Expected to Recover

November 5, 2015
Update, 10:40 a.m. Nov. 5: The UC Merced campus — except for the Classroom and Office Building (COB) — will reopen today at noon so that faculty and staff can access their offices to conduct crucial businesses. (Faculty members who must gain access to COB today must request a police escort.)...

Student Services Available in Aftermath of Incident

November 5, 2015
With the exception of the Classroom and Office Building, restricted access to the UC Merced campus has been lifted. Classes are canceled for today but will resume on Friday, Nov. 5.  Meanwhile, the Division of Student Affairs has released the following information regarding student services...

Statement From Chancellor Leland on Stabbing Incident

November 5, 2015
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland issued the following message to the campus community in the wake of yesterday’s stabbing incident on the UC Merced campus: “We are in the preliminary stages of our inquiry, but based on the evidence gathered so far, including at the crime scene and at the suspect...

Message From Chancellor Leland on Today's Incident

November 4, 2015
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland issued the following message to the campus community in the wake of the stabbing incident earlier today on the UC Merced campus: Dear members of the campus community, This is not a message any chancellor wants to deliver. But sadly, today’s events have shaken all...

UPDATE: Four Stabbed on UC Merced Campus, Suspect Deceased

November 4, 2015
Updated 4:30 p.m. PT, Nov. 4 Four people were injured and a suspect is deceased after a stabbing incident on the University of California, Merced, campus this morning (Nov. 4). The suspect, a male student, was shot by police and later died from his injuries, according to the UC Merced Police ...

Alumni Support Community Trunk or Treat Event

November 3, 2015
Members of the UC Merced Alumni Association’s Alumni Campus Employees (ACE) chapter stepped up this Halloween to help with the annual Boys and Girls Club Trunk or Treat event, a safe alternative to traditional trick-or-treating. This summer, while brainstorming ideas on ways get involved in the...

Professor Studies Link Between Youth Unemployment, Mental Health

November 2, 2015
Young people who are neither employed nor pursuing an education are vulnerable to mental health issues like depression and anxiety, but their commitment to finding work is surprisingly strong according a recent study coauthored by UC Merced Professor Sidra Goldman-Mellor. Long interested in the...

National Rankings Point to Growing Recognition for UC Merced

October 30, 2015
UC Merced is rapidly rising among the nation’s top universities, as evidenced by the campus’s growing number of appearances on national and statewide “best schools” lists. As the campus celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and looks toward its next phase of growth, at least four revealing...

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