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Campus Pitches In for Day of Service

January 21, 2014
A day off meant a day of service for some UC Merced students and staff and faculty members who volunteered to help spruce up Luther Burbank Elementary School in Merced as part of the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service. Associate Director of the Office of Student Life Vernette Doty...

Campus Receives Record Number of Applications for 10th Academic Year

January 17, 2014
As the 10th campus in the UC system approaches the start of its 10th academic year, the University of California, Merced, has received a record number of applications for undergraduate admission this fall. According to admissions data released today (Jan. 17) by the UC Office of the President,...

UC Merced Presents New Student Initiatives to White House

January 16, 2014
The University of California, Merced, unveiled six ambitious new initiatives to help college attainment and success among underserved students at an elite White House education summit today. Chancellor Dorothy Leland joins representatives from about 140 American colleges and universities meeting...

Professor Studies How Information Consumption Impacts Health Behaviors

January 13, 2014
From sunrise to sunset, people consume all kinds of information from television, online and from other sources. UC Merced public health Professor A. Susana Ramirez wants to know how that influences people’s health decisions and behaviors. Quite often, misconceptions about leading a...

Professor Helps Transform Carbon Monoxide into Sickle Cell Treatment

January 6, 2014
You probably know that carbon monoxide can be lethal. But one UC Merced professor is working to harness its health benefits to treat people with sickle cell disease. Henry Forman, a professor of biochemistry and chemistry at UC Merced, has developed a way to provide therapeutic levels of the gas to...

Video | Discover UC Merced: Eduardo Rojas-Flores Charts His Course

January 6, 2014

Video | Impact: Feeding the Campus and Community

January 5, 2014

Video | Impact: Fighting HIV Infections Across the Globe

January 5, 2014

Little Brown Dog Gets a Home for the Holidays

December 18, 2013
The saga of LBD – the scrappy, stray canine who roamed the UC Merced campus for two months while eluding the many Good Samaritans concerned for his wellbeing — came to a happy conclusion Wednesday after he was safely captured. LBD – short for Little Brown Dog — was caught  just after 12 p.m., said...

Wells Fargo Grant Supports Water, Energy, Food Projects

December 18, 2013
UC Merced researchers will develop solutions to regional problems that arise from balancing three limited resources – water, food and energy – thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. “Wells Fargo recognizes that the health of our environment is critical to fostering more...

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