UC Merced News

Educational attainment, or the lack of it, has long been a problem for Merced and other Northern San Joaquin Valley counties.

Studying complex systems like ecosystems can get messy, especially when trying to predict how they interact with other big unknowns like climate change.

UC Merced's African Diaspora Graduate Student Association invites the public to a reading by poet and playwright Judy Juanita.

A public opera performance, already glimpsed by 2,500 Merced County schoolchildren, is planned today, according to a news release.

New Fresno State president Dr. Joe Castro has a great deal of work ahead of him, but Wednesday -- he outlined a few simple goals for starters.

Controlling headlines has been the story of a massive tornado traveling through and destroying the Oklahoma City suburbs, killing approximately 51 people.

Stephanie Toledo didn't want anything to get in the way of her academic success when she arrived at UC Merced.

The gusty Sunday wind blew away many graduation caps, but it didn't stop more than 500 UC Merced graduates as they marched across the stage — savoring a proud moment.

For inspiration, the 460 graduates of UC Merced on Saturday could draw upon the wisdom of an ex-astronaut, their chancellor, and a fellow student and researcher as they chart their futures.

The left side of the desk was designated for his photography business. The right side is where his school work piled up.

As UC Merced concludes its eighth academic year and prepares to award degrees to another outstanding class of graduates this weekend , I am pleased to provide our neighbors and the greater Merced community with an update on our physical expansion plans in the face of rapidly growing student demand for admission.

Friday's event honored all graduating students in the area and their families. Between 5 and 10 p.m., Mercedians of all ages gathered for food, music and dancing.

UC Merced is growing fast and officials say the university's buildings and facilities won't be able to keep up.

A man who was once at the helm of Merced County and Atwater was recently recognized for more than four decades of work in local government.

We know that all of this assistance has costs - depleted bank balances, constricted social lives - but we endure them happily, believing we are doing what is best for our children.

Longtime UC Merced supporter and UC Regent Frederick Ruiz and his wife Mitzie Ruiz recently donated $262,000 to the university in his mother's name to help financially struggling undocumented students.

In almost every regard, the University of California at Merced has lived up to or passed expectations.

A man who was once at the helm of Merced County and Atwater was recently recognized for more than four decades of work in local government.

The inaugural College and Career Mentor conference - the only of it's kind in California - was held at Porterville Church of the Nazarene and offered the students an opportunity to learn from, and listen to, business professionals.

Those who protect and serve in Merced County gathered Wednesday evening the recognize the best in their field at the 2013 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Awards Dinner.