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Bank of America Grant Announced for UC Merced ManagementMajors from the San Joaquin Valley
August 9, 2005
Million-dollar Grant Will Provide Opportunities for Disadvantaged San Joaquin Valley Youth MERCED, CA— Bank of America and UC Merced announced today the awarding of a $1 million Bank of America Charitable Foundation grant - the... Read More
Campus Recreation Ready for Students' Arrival
August 3, 2005
David Dunham was the director of club sports at UC Davis earlier this year when he took a group of students to the job board at a national conference of intramural sports organizers. He meant to show them how to look for jobs – not find... Read More
Multitalented Freshman Shows Above-average Enthusiasm
August 3, 2005
Mary L. Hayes knows to achieve her goals she has to be better than average. The incoming freshman student from Oakland has interests in medicine, law and music as well as entrepreneurial aspirations. "I want to be something where I can... Read More
Seminar Series and Art Exhibit Examine Labor History inCalifornia
July 26, 2005
Reception for "At Work" Exhibit Set for Sept. 29 in Kolligian Library MERCED, CA— Comprising passionate struggles and triumphs as well as dehumanizing forces, the story of labor in California is examined in a traveling... Read More
New Student Orientation Debuts in Bakersfield
July 18, 2005
The UC Merced Center in Bakersfield was abuzz with activity and energy as the campus hosted its very first New Student Orientation on Saturday, July 9, for 230 participants, including more than 100 incoming freshman and transfer students... Read More
Matt Meyer Crosses Lines, Aims for Targeted Drugs With Fewer Side Effects
July 18, 2005
Matthew Meyer's educational background incorporates math, physics, chemistry and biology. He uses all those disciplines in his research, working to develop targeted pharmaceuticals for problems like asthma, arthritis and even cancer. "... Read More
Researchers Tap Technology for Accurate Snow Measurement, Forecasting
July 15, 2005
UC Merced professor Roger Bales' research team is using wireless sensor pods to make more accurate measurements of snow depth and density. They hope to apply what they learn to help forecasters make more accurate predictions, helping... Read More
UC Merced Receives Full Funding in Final 2005-06 State Budget
July 11, 2005
The 2005-06 state budget signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today (July 11) fulfills his "compact" with the University of California, ending four years of budget cuts with increases for student enrollment growth, faculty and staff... Read More
Hometown University Unlocks Doors for David Thatcher
July 5, 2005
Looking out his bedroom window a mile from campus, incoming freshman David Thatcher has watched UC Merced's buildings rise in the last two years. But he's had his eye on the tenth campus in the UC system for a lot longer than that. When... Read More
Fresh Choices Characterize Campus Dining
June 24, 2005
Students, faculty and staff at UC Merced will be treated daily to nutritious, tempting, restaurant-quality choices at the Valley Dining Commons, the main dining center on campus. On any given day, they can choose the;crunch cereal bar... Read More
A Dotted Line Comes Full Circle for Professor Teenie Matlock
June 24, 2005
When Teenie Matlock was a child in nearby Mariposa, she listened to deer-hunting stories told by her paternal grandfather, who was part Sierra Miwok. She remembers him drawing symbols in the dirt as he spoke. For example, a dotted line... Read More
UC, Calif. Community Colleges Partner to Support Community Colleges Through Professional Development, Leadership Training and Research
June 23, 2005
UC contact: Ravi Poorsina (510) 587-6194 ravi.poorsina@ucop.edu CCC contact: Ron Owens (916) 327-5356 rowens@cccco.edu The University of California and the California Community Colleges are forming a new collaborative program that... Read More
UC Merced Professor Receives Prop. 99 Grant Money to Study Tobacco Effects
June 20, 2005
MERCED - In 1988, California voters approved Proposition 99, an initiative specifying that five percent of cigarette tax revenue be appropriated for research on tobacco-related disease. UC Merced professor Henry Jay Forman is now bringing... Read More
Master of a Miniature World: Staffer Combines Interests to Create Lifelike Models
June 20, 2005
Readers may not have recognized them, but construction machines from the UC Merced campus site appeared in the April 2005 issue of Model Magazine to show how hard work in hard conditions can affect heavy machinery. "People who build... Read More
Overcoming a Rough Start, Salysia Perez Seizes Success
June 13, 2005
Growing up, Salysia Perez watched multiple family members " including her mother and the aunt who reared her up until her freshman year at Fresno's Hoover High School " succumb to substance abuse and addiction. "I didn't want to be part... Read More
Upcoming Deadlines for Incoming Students
June 13, 2005
As of June 10, more than 1000 undergraduates have submitted their Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) for fall 2005 at UC Merced! Hundreds of faculty and staff members - not to mention friends of UC Merced in this area and around the... Read More
Registered UC Students Now Eligible to Use Rec Facilities at Any UC Campus
June 10, 2005
To support student health throughout the UC system, a policy of reciprocity is being adopted by the Recreational Sports Consortium, starting June 1, 2005. During the one year pilot program, all registered UC students may use the... Read More
UC Merced Supports Health Services, New Enclosure for Bobcat at Local Zoo
June 8, 2005
Four years ago, local elementary students chose the Golden Bobcat as UC Merced's mascot. Today, a real live bobcat would like to be a part of UC Merced's first class on opening day. A four-month-old cub was anonymously dumped at Merced's... Read More
UC Merced Supports Health Services, New Enclosure for Bobcat at Local Zoo
June 8, 2005
Four years ago, local elementary students chose the Golden Bobcat as UC Merced’s mascot. Today, a real live bobcat would like to be a part of UC Merced’s first class on opening day. A four-month-old cub was anonymously... Read More
Researchers Train Thai Professors on GLOBE Program
June 3, 2005
Professor Martha Conklin and postdoctoral researcher Sarah May visited Thailand after last year's tsunami to train volunteers in the GLOBE program, which provides opportunities for students to participate in scientific research.... Read More