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UC Merced Chosen for Computerworld Honors Program
May 31, 2006
UC Merced is a 2006 Laureate in the Computerworld Honors Program based on the identity-based service architecture the Information Technology department developed for the new campus. Being part of the Computerworld Honors Program... Read More
UC Merced's Sixth Summer Session Starts June 5
May 25, 2006
Current University Students and Eligible High School Students Invited to Enroll Summer is the season for San Joaquin Valley students to get a head start or catch up on earning university credits by enrolling in UC Merced Summer Session... Read More
David Johnson Photographs On Display at UC Merced Until June 19
May 22, 2006
A living legend is making his mark with the next generation at UC Merced. David Johnson, who photographed important moments in African-American life and history throughout the 20th century, is seizing the opportunity to share his... Read More
Student Affairs Fellow Heads to Africa with Fond Memories of UC Merced
May 22, 2006
This summer, Student Affairs Fellow Tiffany Williams will begin a new chapter in her life. And although she will be a world away from home, UC Merced will stay in her heart. "This place becomes a part of you. After investing so much, it... Read More
Study Explores How Chlamydia Bacteria Control Infected Cells
May 18, 2006
MERCED - Top-level scientific research takes years from its inception to its ultimate goal of publication in peer-reviewed journals. Professor David Ojcius (OH-shus) of the UC Merced School of Natural Sciences is celebrating the... Read More
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost David Ashley Will Become New President of UNLV
May 18, 2006
Campus Leader Headed Development of First Academic Programs, Hiring of Founding Faculty MERCED - David B. Ashley, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Merced, has accepted the position of... Read More
UC Merced IT Projects Chosen for Computerworld Honors Program
May 17, 2006
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, has been selected as a 2006 Laureate in the Computerworld Honors Program based on the identity-based service architecture the Information Technology department developed for the new campus.... Read More
Prestigious Spencer Grant to Benefit Pre-calculus Course, Student Research Journal
May 15, 2006
MERCED — A collaborative proposal by three individuals from UC Merced has won a prestigious $25,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation's Forum for Excellence in Higher Education. Robert Ochsner, Bruce Birkett and Professor Arnold Kim... Read More
Commencement Ceremony Streaming Video
May 12, 2006
Commencement Ceremony Streaming Video May 12, 2006 The UC Merced Inaugural Commencement Ceremony on May 11, 2006, was recorded as a streaming video and is posted for viewing. This requires using Windows Media Player. If you do not... Read More
Graduate Student Among the First to Walk in a UC Merced Commencement
May 11, 2006
At the end of May, graduate student Daniel Santillano will celebrate his birthday, and he can't think of a better gift than being among the first to graduate from UC Merced. The Sacramento native is one of three students participating in... Read More
UC Merced Raises Flags for Cleaner Air
May 11, 2006
Representatives from UC Merced and community health organizations gathered at the campus entrance on May 2 to commemorate World Asthma Day by raising UC Merced's air quality flags for the first time. Campus health services director Greg... Read More
Search for New UC Merced Chancellor
May 5, 2006
For information about Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey's announcement of her resignation effective August 31, 2006, and also details about the search process for a new Chancellor at UC Merced: http://www.ucmerced.edu/about_ucmerced/... Read More
Photographer David Johnson to Exhibit Historic, Current Works at UC Merced
May 4, 2006
MERCED — A living legend is making his mark with the next generation at the University of California, Merced. David Johnson, who photographed important moments in African-American life and history throughout the 20th century, now... Read More
Freshman Intent to Register Deadline Extended through May 19
May 3, 2006
Students who have been offered freshman admission for the Fall 2006 semester at UC Merced have been granted an extension to file their Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). Incoming freshmen are now welcome to submit their intent to... Read More
Benefit Powwow Saturday May 6 at UC Merced
May 3, 2006
The Native American Cultural Education Association and the University of California, Merced present The 4th Annual UC Merced Benefit Spring Powwow "Our Youth: Achievement through American Indian Education" Saturday, May 6... Read More
Tips for Finals
May 2, 2006
It's the time of year when students camp at the library, worship caffeine and believe professors are out to get them. In other words, it's finals time. Elizabeth Boretz of UC Merced's Student Advising and Learning Center and a few... Read More
Flags Fly May 2 to Observe World Asthma Day, Signal Air Quality
May 1, 2006
MERCED - UC Merced is cooperating with the Merced/Mariposa County Asthma Coalition to help keep the campus and the community informed about the quality of the air they breathe. A color-coded flag will fly at the campus entrance each day... Read More
Chancellor's Forum on Immigration Issues Announced for Week of May 1
April 27, 2006
Merced, CA - UC Merced will host several events next week about the assorted issues related to immigration that are currently at the forefront of national debate. UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey today (April 27) announced... Read More
Students, Public Invited to UC Merced Health Careers Day on May 4
April 25, 2006
MERCED - The UC Merced School of Natural Sciences will hold its second annual Health Careers Day for high school and community college students on Thursday, May 4. The day will consist of a series of educational activities and workshops... Read More
Wawona Director Creating Yosemite Opportunities for Faculty, Students, Staff
April 25, 2006
As the new director of UC Merced's Wawona Field Station, Eric Berlowhas arrived at the confluence of two big dreams: Living in the Sierra Nevada and helping develop an institute where research is applied to public needs for resource... Read More