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Passion for helping students

April 6, 2007
Shavon English has been a cornerstone of the Admissions Office at UC Merced for three years. Although her duties as an admissions officer have changed some over the years, one thing has remained the same her commitment to students. English’s passion for helping students began while attending UC...

UC Merced Opens Doors to Community for Campus-wide Events April 14

April 6, 2007
On Saturday, April 14, UC Merced will host Bobcat Day, an annual campus open house, in conjunction with the second annual Fairy Shrimp Festival and the “Second Ever UC Merced Family Art Show.” Everyone is invited to join in the day’s activities beginning at 10 a.m. Bobcat Day provides an...

UC Merced Receives Grant to Start Telemedicine Network in the San Joaquin Valley

April 5, 2007
The University of California, Merced's efforts to establish a medical school received a boost recently in the form of a $225,000 seed grant from the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley. UC Merced will use the funds to start a telemedicine network, which will help improve access to...

Prop 71-funded Stem Cell Research Begins at UC Merced

April 2, 2007
MERCED - Professors Michelle Khine, Kara McCloskey and Wei-Chun Chin expect to be able to begin today on the first UC Merced stem cell research project funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). “Our selection for a grant in the first round of CIRM funding places UC...

UC Merced Reports Record Numbers of Applications and Admission Offers for Fall 2007 Freshman Class

March 30, 2007
MERCED, CA - The University of California, Merced announced it has extended offers to 6,676 highly qualified students for admission to its freshman class in the fall of 2007, according to preliminary data released today (March 30, 2007) by the campus. The admission total, representing nearly 81...

Research Day - April 16

March 28, 2007
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, accomplishes a lot through teaching and community service, but its primary function is that of a research university. To help the community understand what that means, UC Merced will start a new tradition this spring - Research Day, when students and...

Yosemite Leadership Program Offers Unique Student Opportunity

March 28, 2007
It´s the college experience many students dream of – whitewater rafting, horseback riding, cave exploration and even learning how to make a living in the great outdoors. All this and more will be available at UC Merced beginning this fall. The Yosemite Leadership Program is a unique learning...

Yosemite Leadership Program Offers Unique Student Opportunity

March 28, 2007
It’s the college experience many students dream of - whitewater rafting, horseback riding, cave exploration and even learning how to make a living in the great outdoors. All this and more will be available at UC Merced beginning this fall. TheYosemite Leadership Programis a unique learning...

Evolutionary Biology Professor Combines Global Research, Local Teaching

March 28, 2007
A few places on Earth are known as nature’s best laboratories for studying evolution - the Galapagos Islands, the Antilles, and the freshwater lakes of British Columbia, for example. For Professor Michael N. Dawson of UC Merced’s School of Natural Sciences, seawater lakes in Palau, New Guinea,...

New Information From Police, Coroner About Tragic Accident

March 22, 2007
MERCED - Additional information has been released about the investigation being conducted by the UC Merced Police Department into the death of Hector Barrera-Barraza, 18, an engineering student at UC Merced, who died in an accident on Saturday, March 17. The investigation thus far shows that Mr....

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