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Valley Students Benefit from UC Merced Center

August 13, 2009
UC Merced was established in the San Joaquin Valley partly to address chronically low levels of educational attainment in the region and throughout California’s greater Central Valley. According to UC Office of the President data, applications to University of California campuses from Central...

UC Merced to Lead Multicampus Research Program on Solar Energy

August 13, 2009
As the world’s hunger for energy grows and fossil fuel supplies become less certain, the need to develop alternative renewable energy sources is paramount. The most abundant source of renewable energy is the sun. However, current technology used to convert sunlight into electricity is still...

Students Seek Renewable Energy Solutions

August 7, 2009
At first glance, the group that toured UC Merced earlier this week looked like typical students visiting campus for the first time. But they weren’t here to enjoy the scenery. There were looking at ways to get more power to the people – renewable power. Twenty-six students from seven universities...

Students Seek Renewable Energy Solutions

August 7, 2009
At first glance, the group that toured UC Merced earlier this week looked like typical students visiting campus for the first time. But they weren’t here to enjoy the scenery. There were looking at ways to get more power to the people – renewable power. Twenty-six students from seven universities...

Internship Program Combines Service and Learning

July 31, 2009
Students in UC Merced’sYosemite Leadership Program(YLP) are experiencing a summer internship like no other. They’ve led national park visitors on tours of giant sequoia trees, gone on search and rescue missions to assist distressed hikers and helped manage invasive weeds that pose a threat to...

Soil Scientist's Work Keeps Her Grounded

July 31, 2009
WhenAsmeret Asefaw Berhestarted college, her initial goal was to become a medical doctor. But over time, she diverted her attention toresearch, focusing on the applied aspects of natural science. She left medicine behind and chose another career that is a bit more “grounded.” She is a soil ...

Internship Program Combines Service and Learning

July 31, 2009
Students in UC Merced’s Yosemite Leadership Program (YLP) are experiencing a summer internship like no other. They’ve led national park visitors on tours of giant sequoia trees, gone on search and rescue missions to assist distressed hikers and helped manage invasive weeds that pose a threat to...

UC Merced/UC Berkeley Extension announce fall 2009 courses in Fresno

July 30, 2009
FRESNO, CA - UC Merced and UC Berkeley Extension today (July 30) announced the fall 2009 schedule of classes to be offered in Fresno. Fall offerings at UC Merced’s Fresno Center will include professional courses, such as drug treatment counseling for women, psychology of weight reduction, career...

UC Merced Extends Spring Deadline to Meet Student Demand

July 27, 2009
Applications for Spring 2010 Admissions Due August 17 MERCED - The University of California, Merced, announced today (July 27) that it has pushed back the undergraduate deadline to apply for Spring 2010 to Aug. 17 in order to meet continuing demand. The extension will give prospective students...

Research Funds Help Scientists, Students and Society

July 24, 2009
UC Merced has a lot to crow about this summer. Despite the shaky state of the economy, the UC system’s newest campus received its highest amount of research funding – $22.8 million – during fiscal year 2008-09. Research funding is usually a mix of grants and gifts from federal, state and private...

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