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Inspiration and Encouragement from First Lady Michelle Obama Highlight Historic Commencement for UC Merced’s Inaugural Class

May 16, 2009
With First Lady Michelle Obama providing inspiration and encouragement, and with more than 12,000 attendees cheering them on, some 350 members of the University of California, Merced's historic inaugural class were awarded bachelor's degrees today at the four-year-old university's first full...

Commencement Speech by Jason Castillo, UC Merced Senior, Class of 2009

May 16, 2009
JASON CASTILLO: Welcome Graduates, Family and other Esteemed Guests. “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” (PAUSE) These words by Ralph Waldo Emerson best exemplify UC Merced and the founding class.  We started this university and as the founding...

UC Merced Earns Two More LEED Gold Certifications, Makes Strides in Achieving a Sustainable Campus

May 13, 2009
MERCED, Calif. – The University of California, Merced, continues to strike “gold” with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and has made several recent steps towards achieving a sustainable future. Two more campus buildings - Sierra Terraces and the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation &...

Study Suggests Bioelectricity Could Be More Efficient than Ethanol to Power Vehicles

May 7, 2009
MERCED, Calif. - Concerns over petroleum gas prices and long-term effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment have prompted scientists to look for alternative renewable energy sources for transportation use. One of the questions at hand is determining what that preferred technology...

A Message from Chancellor Kang About Commencement

May 5, 2009
Dear Campus Community: A recent story in the Merced Sun-Star called attention to the growing cost of our upcoming Commencement ceremony, noting that the price tag has increased significantly since the First Lady confirmed her attendance. The Associated Press, the Chronicle of Higher Education...

QSB Students Create PSAs

May 1, 2009
Graduate students in the Current Topics in Quantitative and Systems Biology course, QSB 290, are getting the opportunity to create public service announcements (PSAs) with help from a former scientist turned acclaimed filmmaker. Students will work with former evolutionary ecologist Randy Olson...

QSB Students Create PSAs

May 1, 2009
Graduatestudents in the Current Topics inQuantitative and Systems Biologycourse, QSB 290, are getting the opportunity to create public service announcements (PSAs) with help from a former scientist turned acclaimed filmmaker. Students will work with former evolutionary ecologist Randy Olson...

UC Merced Receives Key Federal Permit for Long-Term Development Plans

April 30, 2009
MERCED - The University of California, Merced has been granted a key federal permit it needs to move ahead with future development of its planned 25,000-student campus and associated university community. The university’s permit application was approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)...

New Sculpture Graces UC Merced Campus

April 28, 2009
Neither high temperatures or a flat tire could stop UC Merced’s tallest sculpture from arriving on campus yesterday. “Beginnings,”inspired by UC Merced’s former Acting Chancellor Rod Park in 2006 and conceived by noted American sculptorAris Demetrios, was successfully installed in the university’...

Swine Influenza Precautions Urged

April 27, 2009
UC Merced is closely monitoring the swine flu investigations underway in California and elsewhere, and will provide updated information as it becomes available. No cases of swine flu have been reported in Merced County at this time. University leaders and personnel from health services and...

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