Multiyear drought caused forest die-off in Sierra Nevada
The most extreme drought event in hundreds of years caused a catastrophic die-off of the Sierra Nevada’s mature trees in 2015-2016.
A study published this week in Nature Geoscience details how UC Merced Professor Roger Bales and a colleague from UC Irvine tracked the progress of the devastation caused by years of dry conditions combined with…
Come Back Charter holds first graduation ceremony
In full cap and gown regalia, 10 graduates of the Come Back Charter School received their high school diplomas on June 27 at the Merced County Office of…
Accreditation withdrawn for FSU Nursing’s master program
Fresno State announced recently that it will not admit any new students into its School of Nursing's master's program this fall because of a loss of…
MCOE program prepares teachers for administration jobs
There is a shortage of teachers and administrators and a Merced County Office of Education program is seeking to remedy that.
Karla Paul, a coordinator of credentialing programs at MCOE, said people are needed to step into leadership roles.
Within the next decade, 40 to 50 percent of the current school administrators in the United States will…
Elder Financial Abuse Summit educates seniors on fraud
The Adult and Aging Services division of the Merced County Human Services Agency (“HSA”) coordinated a summit consisting of a keynote speaker and a panel on…
Very Special Arts program holds annual performance
Students from Merced County Office of Education’s special education programs was scheduled to put on a free public performance on Wednesday, July 3 at 10…
Admissions Director reflects on decades of promoting UC Merced
There’s something about a UC Merced student that’s just different.
Encarnación “Chon” Ruiz gets some of the credit for that difference.
As UC Merced’s founding director of admissions and outreach, Ruiz has had a hand in all aspects of student recruitment, starting even before the university opened. He traveled up and down the Valley…
Chancellor honors top UC Merced supporters
Two longtime, devoted and generous supporters of UC Merced were honored during a special award ceremony last week.
Noted for their…
It’s almost time for Zoo Camp at Applegate Park Zoo
Zoo campers ages 6 through 9 will have the opportunity to enjoy the Applegate Park Zoo at 1045 W. 25th Street in Merced from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through…
UC Merced Ranked One Of Top Four Young Universities In America
UC Merced continues to build on its reputation as a world-class research university, debuting at No. 4 among U.S. universities in the 2019 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings released today.
The list ranks the best 351 universities in the world that are 50 years old and younger. UC Merced ranked No. 60 among all universities that…
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