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September 21, 2015
Hudson Taylor, founder and executive director of Athlete Ally, will bring his message of respect, inclusion and equality to UC Merced at 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 in the Dr. Lakireddy Auditorium.
As an athlete in high school and college, Taylor — a three-time NCAA All-American wrestler...
September 11, 2015
Campus and community members are invited to observe Sept. 11 by participating in an act of service, as UC Merced will take part in a clean-up event at Lake Yosemite today.
Faculty and staff members and students can participate in the daylong event at any time — before work, between classes,...
September 10, 2015
The three candidates for the open ombuds position will be on campus for interviews the week of Sept. 21. There is time set aside for each candidate to meet various members of the campus community, but all sessions are open forums. Faculty and staff members are encouraged to attend the sessions that...
September 8, 2015
UC Merced celebrated 10 years of excellence as faculty and staff members, students, friends of the university and the Merced community observed the anniversary of the campus’s opening.
Many have remarked how quickly time has passed since UC Merced welcomed its first class of...
September 8, 2015
Michael Eissinger is researching the history of rural, largely unknown African-American communities in the Central Valley — communities like Fairmead, where newfound tales of the town’s past have invigorated those seeking a better future.
September 8, 2015
Young adults and teens are less likely to take up smoking when the act is banned in the workplace and when cigarette taxes are increased, according to a study by UC Merced Professor Anna Song and researchers from UC San Francisco.
The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, used data from the Bureau...
September 8, 2015
Chinese people who have overly rosy views of socioeconomic conditions in the western world tend to have more negative views of their own government — but when their misconceptions of foreign countries are corrected, their opinions about the Chinese government improve.
Such is one takeaway...
September 8, 2015
In Fall 2014, 35 percent of incoming first-year students completed a survey about their educational plans, academic habits, academic obstacles and use of campus services. UC Merced’s Institutional Research and Decision Support (IRDS) combined survey responses with information about student...
September 8, 2015
New School of Engineering Dean Mark Matsumoto is not new to UC Merced. In fact, he’s not even new as the engineering dean, having served in the interim between founding Dean Jeff Wright and Dean Daniel Hirleman.
Matsumoto has a “long-standing interest in UC Merced,” starting when...
September 4, 2015
On Aug. 31, health officials confirmed a UC Berkeley student was diagnosed with measles and placed in isolation. So far, no other measles infections related to this case have been identified. While UC Merced does not have any measles cases, this is a good opportunity to communicate important...
