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Now a Dentist, Alum Embodied Campus’s Founding Spirit
August 29, 2016By Annie Hunt, For University CommunicationsLooking back on his years as one of the first students at UC Merced, Vinh Vo remembers how the brand-new university served him not only as a...
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Engineering Students Find Success, Passion and Possible Lifesaver in Research...
August 31, 2016By Lorena Anderson, University CommunicationsA team of UC Merced engineering students — plus one from a nearby state university and two from a local high school — made progress this...
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New Director Looks to Build on Sexual Violence Prevention Efforts
September 15, 2016By Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsUC Merced was ahead of the curve in 2009, when it created the Violence Prevention Program to combat sexual violence, dating and domestic...
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Rising Student Demand Drives UC Merced Enrollment Growth
September 20, 2016Campus welcomes its largest incoming class of undergraduate students, 99 percent of whom graduated from California high schoolsBy Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsQuick Facts:...
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Run Raises $2,500 for Scholarship FundsRun Raises $2,500 for Scholarship Funds
September 20, 2016By Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsMore than 300 participants, including students, alumni, faculty and staff members and friends of the campus, gathered for the second annual...
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Future Public Servants Get a Boost From UC Fellowships
September 23, 2016By Cyndee Fontana-Ott, For University CommunicationsUC Merced student Stephanie Maldonado was excited when she earned a slot in the University of California’s public service...
View ArticleStudent Health and Counseling Services Receive National Accreditation
October 19, 2016By Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsUC Merced’s H. Rajender Reddy Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and Health Promotion received accreditation from the...
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Annual Event Celebrates All Things Sustainable
October 25, 2016By Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsThe Student Sustainability Council is hosting the second annual EcoFest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, on Scholars Lane, hoping to...
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New Class Designed to Teach Students to Think Like Engineers
October 26, 2016By Lorena Anderson, University CommunicationsStudents often expect that in classes, there will always be a right answer. Multilayered engineering problems with uncertain outcomes are a...
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Cheer Team Steps Up to Support Junior College
November 10, 2016By Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsThe UC Merced Cheer Team is stepping up to support its neighbors.Nearby Merced College doesn’t have an active spirit squad, so UC Merced’s...
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Student, Alumni Creating a Culture of Giving on Campus
November 21, 2016By Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsManagement and business economics major Christopher Bernal is leaving a legacy at UC Merced, as the first student to establish an endowed...
View Article'Revolutionary Theatre' Performance to Explore Racism, Inequality
November 28, 2016By University Communications StaffStudents in the UC Merced Global Arts Studies Program will present “Voices of the Revolutionary Theatre Collective” Dec. 8 at the Merced Multicultural...
View ArticleYara North America Supports UC Merced Students, Ag Research
December 12, 2016Funding will provide undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to support innovative research to help improve agricultural processesBy Brenda Ortiz, University...
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Matching Funds Inspire Hundreds to Donate on Day of Giving
December 16, 2016By Tonya Kubo, University CommunicationsGiving Tuesday UC Merced, the campus’s annual campaign to raise money for scholarships and fellowships, generated more than $700,000 in about 24...
View ArticleIn-State Demand for UC Merced Admission Hits a Record High
December 19, 2016The vast majority of the campus’s 21,509 applicants for Fall 2017 hail from California, and UC Merced’s 10.1 percent increase in in-state applications is the highest in the UC systemBy...
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Campus Community Steps Up to Make a Difference
December 20, 2016By Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsFrom canned food to toys, UC Merced campus members enthusiastically contributed to a host of philanthropic activities this holiday season, all...
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Students Building Living Machines Out of Engineered Tissues
January 11, 2017By Lorena Anderson, University CommunicationsThere are many labs at UC Merced where visitors can see students huddled over microscopes and petri dishes, using tweezers to extract and...
View ArticleCampus Provides ‘Inclusive Excellence’ Dialogue, Activities
January 19, 2017By Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsSocial Justice Initiatives and the Office of Campus Climate will host “Talking Circles,” a space to create dialogue about inclusive...
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Despite Farms, Some in Valley Struggle to Find Fresh Food
February 22, 2017By Annie Hunt, For University CommunicationsIt might come as a surprise that, in a region where agriculture is so prevalent, many people in the San Joaquin Valley cannot afford fresh,...
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Hundreds of Coders Compete in Second Annual Hackathon
February 28, 2017Computer enthusiasts from all areas of study gathered at UC Merced earlier this month for the second annual HackMerced competition.Nearly 400 high school and university students from...
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