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20 hrs ago | Merced Sun-Star

Our View: Higher education shines here

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

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Related Topix: Merced, CA, Merced County, CA

Fri May 24, 2013

EurekAlert!

Understanding the past and predicting the future by looking across space and time

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

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Madison, Merced, CA

Merced Sun-Star

Playwright and novelist set to read from book

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

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Related Topix: Merced, CA

Thu May 23, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

'Ugh the Duck' brings opera to UC Merced

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

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Related Topix: Merced, CA, Merced County, CA

KFSN

New Fresno State president has strong Valley roots

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.

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Related Topix: Castro (San Francisco, CA), San Francisco, CA, Hanford, CA

Tue May 21, 2013

Examiner.com

Oklahoma tornado claims the lives of 51

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

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Merced Sun-Star

UC Merced Connect: Student finds success outside comfort zone

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

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Related Topix: Merced, CA, Theater, Arts, Merced County, CA

Mon May 20, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

UC Merced grads' enduring bond with valley noted at Sunday celebration

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.

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Related Topix: Merced, CA

Merced Sun-Star

'You worked hard,' UC Merced students told as they claim diplomas Saturday

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.

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Related Topix: Merced, CA

Sat May 18, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Father, son graduating UC

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

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Related Topix: Photography, Arts, Merced, CA, Wedding, Family, Kids

Merced Sun-Star

Dorothy Leland: UC Merced's Project 2020 -- An open letter to the community

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.

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Related Topix: Merced, CA, Recreational Vehicle, Award

Merced Sun-Star

Welcome, Grads: Merced's annual Cap & Town offers food, fun, celebration

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.

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Related Topix: Merced, CA

Wed May 15, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

UC Merced campus plan unable to match enrollment growth?

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

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Related Topix: Merced, CA

Tue May 14, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Longtime Merced County, Atwater official honored for work

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.

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Related Topix: Atwater, CA, Merced County, CA, Merced, CA

Mon May 13, 2013

Northwestern University

When Helping Hurts

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.

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Related Topix: Merced, CA, Psychology, Science, University of Mary Washington, Family, Parenting, Opinion

Sat May 11, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Couple donates $262K to UC Merced

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.

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Related Topix: Merced, CA

Merced Sun-Star

Our View: UC Merced needs to be free to grow

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

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Related Topix: Merced, CA, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Merced Sun-Star

Longtime Merced County, Atwater official honored for work

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.

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Related Topix: Atwater, CA, Merced County, CA, Merced, CA

Fri May 10, 2013

Porterville Recorder

PUSD sophomores attend unique conference

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.

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Related Topix: Porterville, CA, Agriculture, Science, Merced, CA

Thu May 09, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Legion salutes Merced County's law enforcement

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.

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Related Topix: Merced County, CA, Merced, CA, Los Banos, CA, Atwater, CA