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Governor Names Nies to California Student Aid Commission

March 26, 2018
UC Merced’s Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Charles Nies has been appointed to the California Student Aid Commission by Gov. Jerry Brown. The commission is tasked with making education beyond high school financially accessible to all Californians. “It’s an honor to be...

Chancellor Talks Downtown with Business Owners

March 23, 2018
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland welcomed downtown business owners and members of the Merced Main Street Association for coffee and a chat at the new Downtown Campus Center on Friday. “We are committed to decreasing the distance between the campus on the lake and the downtown,”...

Outside: In 20 Years, Wildfires Will Be Six Times Larger

March 22, 2018

Study: Kitchen and Culture Clash When Promoting Healthy Eating to Latinos

March 22, 2018
Latinos suffer from some of the highest obesity rates in the nation. Health officials have tried to intervene with messaging that encourages healthy eating and healthy behavior, but these campaigns have met with little success. Now a new study from UC Merced public health Professor Susana...

Teaching Good Habits, Detecting Risk Factors Can Improve Student Success

March 22, 2018
The transition from high school to college is key for any student — but particularly new UC Merced undergraduates, the majority of whom are the first in their families to attend college. A recent IRDS report using survey and institutional data sheds light on key factors that might help UC...

News and Notes: STEM Conference, Bobcat Art Show

March 21, 2018
STEM Event Draws 400 Local Students More than 400 young women aspiring to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) attended the Expanding Your Horizons conference. The event, hosted by the UC Merced chapter of the Society of Women Engineers , brought middle and high...

Smith Earns National Attacker of the Week Honors

March 20, 2018

Grad Programs Make U.S. News Rankings Debut

March 20, 2018
For the first time, UC Merced’s doctoral programs in the sciences have been ranked among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 edition of Best Graduate Schools. The School of Engineering celebrated its third appearance in the rankings, and this year...

Registration Open for 2018 Ma Kelley Events

March 19, 2018

Campus Voices: Positioning Students as Architects of Social Change

March 19, 2018
Working in education over the years, I have learned to never let inhospitable and toxic circumstances destroy one’s soul, but to use education as a way to empower, transform, radically heal and cultivate seeds of hope. Growing up in Carson, I was constantly reminded of the five faces of...

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