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Sociologist Awarded for Book on Inequality in Higher Education

March 5, 2015
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has honored Professor Laura Hamilton and her co-author with its Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award for their 2013 book, “Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality.” The book was the product of two years of research that found few...

Campus Adds Two More LEED Certifications

March 4, 2015
UC Merced’s sustainable practices have earned the campus its 15th Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for new construction and its first LEED certification for building operations and maintenance. The Half Dome student housing building, which opened two years ago,...

Downtown Business Incubator Partners Community with Campus

March 2, 2015
The link between UC Merced and downtown Merced will grow stronger this spring with the opening of a new business incubator. The partnership between the city and the campus’s Office of Research and Economic Development culminates this summer when UC Merced begins occupying part of the Parcade...

Campus Forges Partnership with Kathmandu University

February 27, 2015
The University of California, Merced, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kathmandu University during a ceremony in Nepal on Thursday, Feb. 26, laying the foundation for future collaborations between the two fast-growing institutions.    The MOU marks the first formal step in the...

Washington Post | Scott Walker's view of Obama's religion makes him a moderate

February 26, 2015
A survey by Prfoessor Alex Theodoridis shows that Scott Walker's views on President Obama's religious beliefs are not far from the center among the American public.

Research Week Puts Array of Important Work on Display

February 25, 2015
Members of the campus and community are invited to learn more about UC Merced research — including work on sustainability, psychology and antibiotic resistance — during the university’s eighth annual Research Week, presented by the Office of Research and Economic Development. Events run from March...

Lollini Wins Jefferson Award for Public Architecture

February 24, 2015
Campus Architect Thomas Lollini, whose vision has contributed much to UC Merced’s growing legacy of sustainable design and construction, is one of only two winners of the 2015 Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). “UC Merced is a place of...

Research Shows Increased Risk of Toxoplasmosis

February 24, 2015
A third of all humans carry the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis — a disease commonly associated with cats, HIV-AIDS patients and pregnant women — with scientists long believing healthy immune systems control the parasite and prevent the disease from emerging. But new research by Professor Kirk...

Sierra Nevada Research Institute Names New Executive Director

February 23, 2015
Armando Quintero has been chosen as the new executive director of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute (SNRI) at the University of California, Merced. Quintero has served as director of development for SNRI — UC Merced’s first research institute — and other campus programs since 2008, developing...

Students to Share Passion for STEM with Fresno Youth

February 19, 2015
Students from UC Merced will visit Fresno’s Riverview Elementary School on Feb. 27 to help promote interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The visit, which will include activities for second- and fifth-graders, coincides with Engineers Week, which will be...

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