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Guatemalan Nobelist Announced as This Year’s Spendlove Prize Recipient

August 20, 2018
Nobel laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum, recognized for her work in social and ethno-cultural reform, has been selected to receive the 2018 Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance at UC Merced. “Rigoberta Menchú is a perfect choice for the Spendlove Prize because...

Study: Snacking on Almonds a Healthy Alternative for Breakfast-Skipping Students

August 16, 2018
Independence: It’s what many students value most about the transition to college life. But the freedom to make decisions without interference from parents can lead to unhealthy eating habits. There’s the dreaded “Freshman 15” — the 15 pounds that students purportedly gain during their first year of...

Staff Assembly Survey Informs Board Activities and Future Plans

August 15, 2018
Staff Assembly exists to promote and support all staff members at UC Merced. To do that, our executive board must first understand what employees want and need. We issued a survey this past spring to find out how much UC Merced staff knew about our organization and its activities, and whether the...

Student Success Internship Program Returns, Project Proposals Due Sept. 7

August 14, 2018
Campus departments and schools: Here’s a chance to get your projects off the ground while helping students gain valuable experience. The only cost is the time you invest with your interns. UC Merced’s Student Success Internship (SSI) program is returning for its fourth year, and the application...

News and Notes: Downtown Welcomes UC Merced; Student Scores Taylor Farms Scholarship

August 14, 2018
Merced ‘DNA’ Hosts Meet and Greet UC Merced’s downtown neighbors rolled out the welcome mat last Thursday for a mixer with campus community members. Merced Mayor Mike Murphy, Merced County District Two Supervisor Lee Lor, staff members, administrators and others from schools and departments across...

Summer Programs Enhance Students’ Success in High School and Beyond

August 13, 2018
Araceli Hernandez could have been playing video games, swimming or sleeping in over summer break, but instead she was doing math. And she’s happy about it. Hernandez took part in one of three summer programs on campus developed by UC Merced’s Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP) with funding...

CAREER Award Will Help Professor Predict How Species Respond to Climate Change

August 10, 2018
Paleoecology Professor Jessica Blois recently became the campus’s 19th recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award. The NSF describes as the CAREER as its “most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty who have the potential...

Events Prepare Campus Community for Fall

August 8, 2018
Never mind the holidays. For Ron Radney, the most wonderful time is the start of a new academic year. Since joining UC Merced three years ago as director of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Radney and his wife, Terri, have been among the first people to volunteer for Move-In Weekend. When 3,500...

Summer Outreach Programs Foster Learning, Community

August 6, 2018
Taking part in a summer program can help students develop new skills, get hands-on experience, meet other students with similar interests and get a taste of college life. It’s also a plus on college applications — it shows that the student is committed to learning. For elementary, middle and high...

Free Children’s Pop-Up Exhibit Returns to Merced

August 6, 2018
Kids Discovery Station, this year’s second installment of the children’s pop-up exhibit, opened Aug. 1 at the Merced County Library after the resounding success of the city’s first Merced for Kids pop-up museum, which ended its run in June. Those who weren’t able to attend the first pop-up will be...

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