On April 25, UC Merced hosted Flash Talks, where four prominent judges (Chief Financial Officer of Joseph Gallo Farms, UC Board of Trustee, Merced Chamber President, and a Silicon Valley technology President) evaluated 15 student presentations on current projects in the community. Flash Talks developed as a way to teach STEM students communication skills to master presentations. Students have 20 …
More Than an Amphitheater
In contrast to the newcomers of the daytime, on the night of Bobcat Day, people who already know what UC Merced has to offer traveled to campus. Alumni from the graduating classes of 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 celebrated the opening of the Wallace-Dutra Amphitheatre with its first official event: a reunion for the “Founding Classes” hosted by the UC …
Sochi hosts XXII Olympic Winter Games
Russian athletes—figure skater Irina Rodnina and hockey player Vladislav Tretiak—lit the Olympic cauldron at the historic 8:14 p.m. start time in Sochi, Russia to officially start the 22nd Winter Olympic Games. On the evening of Friday, February 7, Russia welcomed athletes from all around the world and prepared all for 15 sporting competition events and finals with a brilliant display …