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Student Examines Role of Gender in Perception of Political Scandals

August 19, 2015
With the 2016 presidential race already in full swing, political science graduate student Kayla Canelo’s research is particularly timely.  This spring and summer, Canelo designed and carried out a study that examines the effects of scandal on the public perception of political figures. Specifically...

Alumnus Takes Trailblazing Spirit to Washington

August 12, 2015
David Do sits in his office in Washington, D.C. — nearly 3,000 miles from UC Merced — reflecting on the path he’s cut for himself. Do, who now serves as director of the city’s Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs under Mayor Muriel Bowser, has come a long way since being part of UC Merced’s...

Sustainability Ideas Lead to Award-Winning Proposal

August 10, 2015
Undergraduate student Andrew John De Los Santos wasn’t passionate about sustainability until he started sorting through trash as a recycling and composting intern at UC Merced last fall. While picking out recyclable and compostable material, De Los Santos began to realize the difference that one...

UC Merced Hosts Third Annual UndocuGrads Conference

August 5, 2015
More than 340 students, advocates, school representatives, and administrators were at UC Merced on Saturday for the third annual UndocuGrads Conference. The one-day event was designed to address the unique challenges faced by undocumented students — some of whom are covered by Deferred Action for...

Campus Continues to Set Precedents in Sustainability

August 3, 2015
UC Merced is the only university in the country to have all of its buildings certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. That body of work was honored at the spring conference of the group’s Central California chapter, where UC...

Video | Discover UC Merced: Don Edwards Forges a Legacy of Service

July 31, 2015
When Don Edwards joined the U.S. Marine Corps, he had no idea the skills he learned as a Marine would take him to the University of California’s newest campus – where he would create the Veteran Services Office so that other vets and dependents of veterans could have a single resource to assist...

Literature Professor Wins Latino Book Award

July 31, 2015
UC Merced Professor Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez recently won a 2015 International Latino Book Award for “With a Book in Their Hands: Chicano/a Readers and Readerships,” which beat six other finalists in the category of Best Latino Focused Nonfiction Book. The book stems from research done after...

Local Students Gain Lab Experience in Summer Program

July 30, 2015
As a high school student in Merced, Ana Arteaga didn’t know which academic path she would choose in college. But her route became clear after she spent two summers in a chemistry lab at UC Merced. In May, Arteaga graduated with a chemistry degree from UC Merced and now is headed to Oregon State...

Robbins Named Dean of School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

July 28, 2015
Jill Robbins has been named dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) at the University of California, Merced, the university announced today. She will begin serving full time in that capacity on Jan. 1, 2016. Robbins joins UC Merced after more than 20 years as a university...

Regents Approve UC Merced’s New Downtown Center

July 23, 2015
The University of California, Merced, has moved a step closer to realizing its plan to build a new center in downtown Merced that will provide space for administrators and collaborations with community partners. The UC Regents today approved the construction of the 67,400-gross-square-foot building...

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