News
May 13, 2015
Officer Brandon Thomas’ performance and contribution to the safety of the campus was recognized earlier this month, when he was awarded with the 2014 Police Officer of the Year award.
Thomas joined UC Merced’s Police Department within the Department of Public Safety in April 2013,...
May 12, 2015
View photos and social media highlights from commencement.
When students walked across the stage at the May 16 and 17 commencement ceremonies, they joined the nearly 4,000 scholars who have earned degrees from UC Merced, while marking yet another campus milestone as the campus’s...
May 8, 2015
UC Merced's Academic Senate recently announced the recipients of its 2014-15 awards. Congratulations to this year's winners:
Harish Bhat
School of Natural Sciences
Academic Senate Distinguished Graduate Teaching/Mentorship Award
Recognizes...
May 7, 2015
As recently mentioned in Panorama, UC Merced is transitioning to a new online system for staff performance evaluations.
Halogen launches this month and will be used to complete appraisals for the review period covering 2014-15. Human Resources has scheduled training to teach supervisors and...
May 6, 2015
Open-access publishing alternatives are getting a lot of attention across all 10 University of California campuses and throughout academia. Now, the UC Press is joining the movement with new open-access programs for journal and monograph publishing.
Collabra, an open-access mega journal, and...
May 6, 2015
Those who missed the April 28 webchat with Chancellor Dorothy Leland and vice chancellors Dan Feitelberg and Michael Reese can now view the recorded event at their leisure.
During the one-hour event, the campus leaders provided updates about and discussed the 2020 Project, the Downtown Center and...
May 6, 2015
The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a growing problem in the United States and the world. New findings by researchers in evolutionary biology and mathematics could help doctors better address the problem in a clinical setting.
UC Merced biology Professor Miriam Barlow and...
May 6, 2015
Earlier this year, Chancellor Dorothy Leland announced the launch of the Chancellor’s Innovation Awards, a new program designed to encourage staff members to submit innovative and transformative ideas that improve the way we work at UC Merced.
Thirty-four entries were received, and that list...
May 6, 2015
CAMP Registration Open Until May 29
Applications are being accepted for the Career Advancement Mentorship Program (CAMP) for staff members. The program matches experienced staff members with colleagues who seek mentoring and professional development. The program starts July 1 and runs through June...
May 6, 2015
On May 20, wear your walking shoes to work and join your colleagues in the sixth annual systemwide UC Walks.
Organized by campus and medical center wellness coordinators, UC Walks is a UC Living Well wellness activity. It is open to all faculty and staff members and retirees. Each participant...
