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UC Merced's Environmental Stewardship Program
April 7, 2005
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With green construction, maintenance and operational programs, the UC Merced Environmental Stewardship Program will make the campus a living laboratory, helping create solutions for regional environmental issues. The Environmental... Read More
Next Step: Orientation
April 6, 2005
Last fall, Andrew Mamalis started his senior year at Modesto ChristianHigh School with the intent of preparing to attend UC Davis as a freshman.Mamalis was recently admitted to UC Davis, but following encouragementfrom his teachers and... Read More
Gym Expansion Campaign Nears $1 Million Mark; Bleacher Seat Campaign Fuels Final Stretch
April 5, 2005
MERCED — Local donors have now contributed nearly $1 million to support the expansion of the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center at UC Merced. A new phase of the fund drive, the Bleacher Seat Campaign, aims to raise... Read More
Guaranteed Transfer Program Facilitates Admission to Participating Valley Universities
April 1, 2005
Contact: Allen Carden, Central Valley Higher Education Consortium (559) 292-0576, acarden@csufresno.edu FRESNO — The presidents and chancellors of 15 colleges and universities who are members of the Central Valley Higher... Read More
National Business Leader Fred Ruiz and Family Promote Entrepreneurialsm With Gift To UC Merced
March 31, 2005
MERCED, CA. — Entrepreneurial programs at UC Merced have received the patronage of UC Regent Frederick "Fred" Ruiz, chairman of Ruiz Foods, and his wife, Mitzie, according to an announcement to be made today at the UC... Read More
UC Merced 2005 Chancellor's Forum Lecture Series Debuts April 14
March 30, 2005
FRESNO — UC Merced will share information about the university's cutting-edge research directly with the people who will benefit from the scientific discoveries as part of the Chancellor's Forum Lecture Series. Regional... Read More
UC Merced School of Engineering Participates in COINS Nanomechanical Research Center
March 29, 2005
MERCED — Researchers in nanotechnology, a field high on the list of hot topics in science and engineering, are establishing a niche for their work at the University of California, Merced. The UC Merced School of Engineering is a... Read More
UC System Tops List of Universities ReceivingPatents
March 22, 2005
For the 11th consecutive year, the University of California is the leader among the nation's universities in developing new patents, according to a report announced last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The report presents... Read More
Fosters Pledge $1.2 Million for Engineering Service Learningat UC Merced
March 14, 2005
MERCED, CA — Recognizing that graduates of the University of California, Merced, will be an essential resource for regional companies that need prepared workers, the Max and Verda Foster family of Foster Farms fame has pledged $1.2... Read More
UC Merced and Fresno State Explore Collaboration Opportunities
March 11, 2005
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Faculty members from the University of California, Merced, and California State University, Fresno, gathered Friday morning, March 4, in Atwater to forge relationships and discuss the future of collaborations in scientific research and... Read More
Sports, Education Go Hand in Hand for Assistant Dean James Ortez
March 11, 2005
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Sports and education are inextricable from each other in the life of Assistant Dean James Ortez. As a small child in nearby Madera, he honed his math skills figuring baseball statistics. As an undergraduate at Columbia University, he saw... Read More
UC Merced Names Founding Chief of Campus Police
March 8, 2005
UC Launches Postprints Service to Provide Greater Access to UC Scholarship
February 23, 2005
MERCED, CA — The University of California Office of Scholarly Communication today (Wednesday) announced the public launch of its new eScholarship postprints service. Scholars have been increasingly seeking new ways to distribute the... Read More
Gail Benedict Brings Art Home to UC Merced
February 18, 2005
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After many years devoted to family issues, Benedict finally found time a few years ago for an evening painting class. Until that time, I had never touched a paintbrush to canvas, she says. Yet everyone was amazed at my first painting, and... Read More
First UC Merced Student Club Preparing for Influx of Members
February 18, 2005
In 2003, when UC Merced's opening was delayed because of the California budget crisis, a worried student had a question for Jeff Wright, the dean of the School of Engineering. What's next for us? he asked. The young man was part... Read More
UC Merced Teams with USC to Improve Reporting Health Care in Central California
February 18, 2005
MERCED, CA — The USC Annenberg School for Communication and the University of California, Merced, are proud to announce the Central California fellows who have been selected to participate in the USC Annenberg/California Endowment... Read More
School of Natural Sciences Welcomes 9 New Faculty Members
February 17, 2005
MERCED, CA — The School of Natural Sciences at the University of California, Merced, has hired nine new faculty members in the last several months, bringing the total number of professors at the university so far to 41. "We are... Read More
Students Encouraged to Submit Financial Aid Application by March 2
February 16, 2005
MERCED, CA — March 2, 2005 should be a red-letter day for students who have applied for undergraduate admission to the University of California, Merced. That is the deadline to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (... Read More
Family, Travel, Academic Accomplishment Blend Successfully for Jessica Green
February 4, 2005
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There was just one little obstacle to Jessica Lee Green's plan to attend the first-ever international Scaling Biodiversity workshop in Prague in the fall of 2004. And it was only small in the most literal sense. Green was expecting her... Read More
Recreational Field Campaign Seeks Support
February 4, 2005
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In addition to the social and recreational opportunities offered by non-universityentities in town, UC Merced is planning on-campus facilities and programs to enhance the lives of students. As the first of these, the university plans to... Read More