UC Merced joins COVID-19 research effort
As the number of cases of COVID-19 surge again globally as a result of the delta variant, world leaders are searching for ways to make more informed decisions on how to contain the pandemic.
Researchers at UC Merced and Michigan State University (MSU) know what can provide early signs of the virus and help with critical decisions — sewage.…
Kids Discovery Station opens with exhibits designed for…
Parents, children and local educators gathered last Saturday for the opening ceremony of the much-anticipated Kids Discovery Station — Merced’s…
McGeary to head government, community relations at UCM
Michael McGeary has been named executive director of government and community relations for the University of California, Merced, after an extensive search…
Untraditional path benefits Merced College alum who returned to area
By Luciana Chavez
John Espinosa’s Merced College story is ongoing.
It started nearly a decade ago when he left Atwater High a year and a half early to attend Merced College.
The current chapter began three years ago with a job as a lab technician on the college’s Los Banos Campus.
Espinosa could again use Merced College as a springboard…
Brooks wins Area 3 board seat for Merced City School…
Allen Brooks was the winner of a special election that was held to fill a vacant Area 3 seat on the Board of Education for the Merced City School District.…
‘Back to School 1861’ to be held at Columbia State Historic…
Columbia State Historic Park has announced the annual Back to School 1861 event will be Saturday, Sept. 18, from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Visitors are…
New AI Institute expands UC Merced’s sustainable Ag effort
With a new $20 million federal grant, UC Merced becomes part of a multi-institutional research collaborative to develop artificial intelligence — or AI — solutions to tackle some of agriculture’s biggest challenges related to water management, climate change and integration of new technology into farming.
The new institute is one of 11…
UC Merced begins another banner year
School is back in session and UC Merced’s total student enrollment has again surpassed 9,000 as the university returns to primarily in-person instruction for…
Blue Devil Alumni Driving New Paramedic Training Program
By Luciana Chavez
City of Merced Fire Chief Derek Parker was just a volunteer administering shots to Merced County residents when he met Merced College…
Young Patriots Challenge teaches kids about U. S. Constitution
The Young Patriots Challenge (YPC), a local contest with a patriotic theme, will be held in Atwater between Sept. 13 and 17.
Because our citizens’ Constitutional protections and rights were fundamental to our nation’s founding, a local group of Merced County volunteers organized to assist public school and home school teachers in meeting the…
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