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Postcards, Persistence Paid Off for Merced

September 6, 2017
Yazil Navarro might have played a bigger role in the founding of UC Merced than she realizes. As a Merced County second-grader, Navarro — now the learning and professional development manager in Human Resources at UC Merced— was one of hundreds of schoolchildren who wrote...

What’s In a Name? The Strength of Bobcats

September 6, 2017
Five years before it opened, UC Merced held a mascot-naming contest for local elementary school students. Among the nominees: the Marmots, the Hawks and the Black-Tailed Hares “There was an aspect of wanting to be unique, but then how unique do you want to get?” said Paul Micu, who...

PG&E Funds Critical SNRI Work on Sierra Forest Resiliency

September 6, 2017
A team of UC Merced researchers was recently awarded $100,000 from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to identify ways to improve drought resilience and reduce the risk of wildfire in Sierra Nevada forests. Professor Roger Bales, who also serves as director of the Sierra Nevada Research...

Merced Sun-Star: Merced leaders vow resistance to end of DACA

September 6, 2017

Our First Campus Was a Castle

September 6, 2017
The University of California, Merced, was established in 2005 — or so the story goes. The main campus officially opened in September of that year, but that particular reading of history elides a more colorful backstory. UC Merced didn’t spring into existence when developers broke...

Campus Voices: Partnering With Parks for Our First Research Institute

September 6, 2017
UC Merced is the only university with a research station in Yosemite National Park, and we have the Sierra Nevada Research Institute (SNRI) to thank for that. Looking back, it’s hard to believe the campus’s signature research program got its kickoff in a UC Davis parking lot...

Journey 5K Fund Run Honors Late Cross Country Coach

September 5, 2017
Saturday’s annual Journey 5K Fund Run has special meaning for the UC Merced community. Last November, the campus lost Ryan Nunez — head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country teams — in a tragic motorcycle accident. The UC Merced Alumni Association and...

Campus to Host Training in Life-Saving Tools, Techniques

September 5, 2017
In a life-threatening incident, bystanders have mere moments to act. Thanks to the UC Merced Police Department, American Heart Association and Riggs Ambulance, the general public and campus community have an upcoming opportunity to learn the needed skills to save lives. On Sept. 11, the campus...

Statement From Chancellor Leland on DACA

September 5, 2017
The decision to end DACA is a cruel bait-and-switch for the many young adults who are living, learning, and working here under its protections. Congress must now step up and pass legislation that will allow Dreamers to remain in this country to pursue the opportunities they have earned. UC Merced...

Artists Making Their Marks On and Off Campus

September 1, 2017
“Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.” — William S. Burroughs The economic and educational advantages of having a University of California campus in the San Joaquin Valley are easy to...

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