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Campus Gains National Recognition for Community Engagement

January 7, 2015
The University of California, Merced, has worked closely with community partners at the local, regional and state levels since before the campus opened in 2005, and that collaboration has contributed much to the university’s success in education and innovation. This week, that...

Celebration of Philanthropic Leaders | 2016

January 6, 2015
Recognizing philanthropic support that positively impacts students, research, growth and change for the San Joaquin Valley and beyond. Thank you for investing in our future and providing a lasting impact at UC Merced.

Undergrad Embodies UC Merced’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

January 5, 2015
“Start something new” could be the unofficial motto of UC Merced. Even in our 10th academic year, many opportunities for innovation still exist on campus. Armando Lomeli, a senior from Los Banos, wouldn’t have it any other way.  As a psychology major minoring in both Spanish and management, he...

KQED | Warm Temps Mean Less Snow for the Sierra

January 5, 2015
December’s storms boosted water levels in state reservoirs, but unusually warm temperatures meant rain instead of snow for parts of the Sierra Nevada, Professor Roger Bales said.

Impact | Promoting Literacy in the Community

January 5, 2015
UC Merced’s I Can Read Literacy Initiative, a grant-funded program within the university’s Civic Leadership program, was developed in the fall of 2014 to help combat illiteracy. In partnership with Franklin Elementary School in Merced, UC Merced students and staff volunteers provide one-on-one...

Video | Impact: Student Ingenuity Aids Local Farmers

January 4, 2015

Students’ Capstone Project Reaps Sweet Benefits

December 23, 2014
A group of students in the most recent School of Engineering capstone design course at the University of California, Merced, devised a sweet solution to a local farm’s harvesting problem – one that is reaping long-term benefits for the farm and the students. D&S Farms, a multi-generation family...

Golf Tournament Breaks Fundraising Record

December 23, 2014
The 18th annual Ma Kelley Memorial Shoot-Out and the fifth annual Building Future Champions Dinner, presented by Merced Honda in October at the Stevinson Ranch Golf Course, netted more than $56,000 for UC Merced Athletics. The funds raised set a new single-year record for the tournament, which has...

Solar, Water Research Proposals Rewarded with Competitive UC Grants

December 22, 2014
MERCED, Calif. — Research into sustainable water supplies and viable solar energy solutions won the University of California, Merced, an anticipated $5 million in prestigious and competitive grants from the University of California. UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) awards...

Students, Faculty Inducted into Hispanic Honor Society

December 19, 2014
Spanish majors and minors at UC Merced have a new measure of excellence to pursue, thanks to the recent charter of the university’s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi. UC Merced is the seventh UC campus to charter a chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, which was founded at UC Berkeley...

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