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February 11, 2016
Professor Victor Muñoz’s novel approach to advancing biomedical research has earned him the campus’s first prestigious Keck Award, including $1 million over the next five years.
The UC Merced professor was chosen by the W.M. Keck Foundation, which focuses primarily on pioneering...
February 11, 2016
The annual Research Week tabling event has more than doubled in size from last year, and that’s just one of the new and growing events featured in UC Merced’s weeklong celebration of research.
More than 20 tables have been booked by groups, graduate and undergraduate students,...
February 4, 2016
A new organization at UC Merced is working to close the gender gap by engaging, supporting and mentoring women in fields traditionally dominated by men.
WSTEM — or Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — brings together undergraduate and graduate students,...
February 3, 2016
Since the cyberattack at UCLA Health last summer, the University of California has adopted enhanced security measures to protect the entire UC system from such attacks.
Recently, a group of faculty members at UC Berkeley expressed concerns to media and colleagues at other campuses about some of...
February 3, 2016
Campus community members who want to contribute to this year’s United Way campaign have until Feb. 19 to make a pledge.
Complete the online form to make a one-time donation, enroll in payroll deduction or volunteer your time. Contributions help the United Way of Merced...
February 3, 2016
UC Merced has played a significant role in Sara Anastos’ life.
The Tracy native graduated from UC Merced in 2010 and was a member of the university’s founding class. On her second day of school, she met her future husband, Ross Anastos. After earning her degree, she landed her first...
February 3, 2016
After months of discussion and analysis, the task force UC President Janet Napolitano convened last summer to recommend options for retirement benefits for future UC employees concluded its work and presented her with its recommendations.
Napolitano is now seeking comments from faculty and staff...
February 2, 2016
Biodiversity Professor Michael Dawson has been named UC Merced’s inaugural Faculty Climate Action Champion by the UC Office of the President (UCOP).
Dawson’s work and his plan, which formed a proposal for a project to engage the campus and community in sustainability, earned him the...
February 2, 2016
With two decades of experience at prominent American research universities, Jill Robbins has a good feel for what works and what doesn’t in academia. That’s partly because change comes so slowly to most established institutions — which is exactly what drew her to UC Merced.
As...
February 2, 2016
Computer users put a lot of work into creating their electronic files, so it’s important to back them up.
Backing up files to a local drive is important, but if something such as a fire or flood happens, the data and backups are gone. That is why online backup services are great: They keep...
