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High School Students Get Road Map to College

October 10, 2014
Eleventh and 12th graders and their parents filled the gymnasium bleachers at McLane High School in Fresno on Thursday (Oct. 9) eager to find out what it takes — academically and financially — to access higher education. The systemwide Achieve UC event is meant to inspire students to aim for...

Local AARP Supports Student Success with Scholarship

October 9, 2014
UC Merced offers a new scholarship to Merced County high school graduates, thanks to a $25,000 endowment from the local AARP chapter.  The AARP Merced Chapter No. 282 Scholarship Endowed Fund supports undergraduate students at UC Merced who have at least a 3.5 GPA or higher, show financial need and...

Two UCCE Specialists Joining ANR, Based at UC Merced

October 9, 2014
The University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) has hired two UC Cooperative Extension specialists who will be based at UC Merced. Karina Diaz-Rios, specialist for nutrition, family and consumer sciences, joined ANR on Sept. 2. Tapan Pathak, specialist for climate...

Video Technology Gives Students More Access to Psychiatric Services

October 8, 2014
With psychiatrists in short supply throughout the community, UC Merced is leveraging modern technology to expand that service to students. The UC’s 10th and newest campus is the first within the system to provide telemedicine psychiatry. Students who are referred to a psychiatrist are linked to an...

Slain Civil Rights Activist to Receive Spendlove Prize

October 8, 2014
Viola Gregg Liuzzo, a civil rights activist who was killed by the Ku Klux Klan while driving another activist home from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in March 1965, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance...

UC Solar Working to Meet State’s Renewable Energy Goals

October 6, 2014
MERCED, Calif. — The solar energy industry is emerging as a key player in the multi-pronged approach California will take in leading the nation in renewable energy, experts say. And the University of California’s research is leading the way. The University of California, Merced, home of The...

CBS Sacramento | Experts: Thinning Forests Could Help Increase Ground Water Supply

October 6, 2014
Oct. 4, 2014 — In a rural piece of forest in Tuoloumne County, an important experiment is underway that could influence California’s future of fire and water.

Campus Launches Redesigned, Responsive Website

October 6, 2014
UC Merced today launched a redesigned website that features a responsive layout that looks great on phones, tablets and laptops, new and expanded information, a new color palette and wide photo rotators that showcase the campus. “UC Merced's new website reflects the campus's dynamic and welcoming...

The Fresno Bee | Could those empty Valley reservoirs fill up in one winter?

October 6, 2014
Oct. 6, 2014 — Even if it's a wet winter, the last three years have left the ecosystem dry, and the ground will absorb a lot of water, said Professor Roger Bales.

Video | Discover UC Merced: Nick Fong

October 5, 2014
If you're not a student, faculty or staff member here, you don't know UC Merced. You haven't experienced the excitement of building a university from the ground up, finding strengths you didn't know you had, doing more than you imagined possible, learning more than you ever dreamed possible....

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