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Prop 55 Has $10.8M for UC Merced Campus Projects
February 18, 2004
MERCED, CA — During their regular meeting in January 2004, UC regents endorsed the facilities bond act of 2004 that, if ratified by California voters in March, would pave the way for some $10.8 million in facility construction at UC... Read More
Recent Campus Construction Photos (Feb. 2004)
February 17, 2004
University of California Tops Annual List of Universities Receiving Patents
February 17, 2004
MERCED, CA — For the 10 th consecutive year, the University of California is the leader among the nation's universities in developing new patents, according to a report announced this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office... Read More
Notice to Valley Students Who Applied to UC for Fall 2002 Admission or Who Have Had Contact with UC Merced's Outreach Units
February 17, 2004
MERCED, CA — Recently, we discovered an unfortunate situation regarding student information that our outreach units store. Specifically, a computer was hacked between October 2003 and January 2004, and a laptop computer was recently... Read More
Legislator Tour of UC Merced Campus
February 3, 2004
UC Merced Professor Takes Instrumental Role in Planning Water Sensor Network
January 27, 2004
MERCED, CA — Whether it's above or below the ground, water is key to some of California's most pressing environmental problems. In the next several years, floods and droughts, reservoirs, groundwater, rivers and their... Read More
Graduate Students Begin Studies at UC Merced
January 27, 2004
MERCED, CA — Gifted young scholars often seek the leading edge of civilization in search of the sheer joy of discovery and accomplishment. The academic adventurers who lined up at the doors of UC Merced this fall are no exception.... Read More
Professor Mike Colvin Blends Computer Science and Biology to Build a Bridge to Discovery
January 26, 2004
MERCED, CA — Several years into his career as a computational biologist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Michael Colvin, Ph.D., received a phone call from a science outreach worker at the local community college who... Read More
History Professor Gregg Herken Creates Intriguing Courses Based on Scholarly Research
January 22, 2004
MERCED, CA — Intrigue. International espionage. Deal-making behind closed doors. This is the stuff of a Tom Clancy novel. And unique insight on these and other captivating topics is what students and readers gain from Gregg Herken,... Read More
Recent Campus Construction Photos January 2004
January 16, 2004
Central Plant Building Science & Engineering Building Kolligian Library and Classroom Building
Governor's Budget Includes Funding for UC Merced
January 9, 2004
MERCED, CA — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget for fiscal year 2004-05, which was released today (Jan. 9), includes $10 million in one-time supplemental funds for UC Merced in addition to $10 million in permanent... Read More
Writing Project Workshops Help Teachers Learn Best Practices
January 1, 2004
MERCED, CA — The UC Merced Writing Project is inviting teachers of kindergarten through community college to participate in a continuing "Saturday Outreach Series" at the Merced Tri-College Center. The first session in the... Read More
Professor Harnessing Advanced Technology to Address Environmental Issues
December 29, 2003
For many people, "exciting new technology" conjures images of iPods, camera phones and flat-screen TVs. For UC Merced Engineering professor Tom Harmon, the concept means something a bit different but no less thrilling: sensors as... Read More
Recent Campus Construction Photos December 2003
December 18, 2003
Electrical Engineering to be Focus of 15th Endowed Chair
December 18, 2003
MERCED, CA. — Former Merced mayor and retired electrical contractor Reno Ferrero will help launch the academic discipline of electrical engineering at the University of California, Merced. His gift of $500,000 to endow the Reno... Read More
UC Merced Professor David Kelley Working to Maximize Potential of Solar Power
December 11, 2003
Merced, CA — The sun is a wonderful, inexhaustible - but very expensive - source of energy. Solar power now runs things like small calculators and traffic lights in remote locations, but is too expensive to harness for large-scale... Read More
Photos of UC President Dynes' Visit to UC Merced
December 11, 2003
UC Merced Gear Available Online Now!
December 8, 2003
Our friends at UC Santa Cruz are showcasing UC Merced caps, sweatshirts, t-shirts and polo shirts in the Bay Tree Bookstore on campus and online, offering the convenience of ordering your UC Merced gear right from your own computer. A... Read More
UC Merced Outreach Program on Channel 30 Local ABC TV Affiliate
December 5, 2003
UC Merced outreach efforts such as the UC Scholars Early Academic Outreach Program have yielded promising results. San Joaquin Valley schools participating in the program posted a nearly 10 percent increase in UC admission rates for their... Read More
UC Merced Snow & Ice Expert Committed to help solve Regional Climate, Hydrology, Water Resources Problems
November 25, 2003
MERCED, CA. — "Can you ski?" Professor Roger Bales asks graduate students who contact him expressing interest in joining his research group. He wants to make sure his students - who come from a variety of engineering and... Read More