News
April 20, 2015
UC Merced’s Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) department is pleased to announce a new injury and illnesses prevention program, with training courses that start in May and continue through July. All classes are held in the Acorn Room (KL 159) and each course lasts two hours.
The...
April 20, 2015
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the UC Merced CARE Office (formerly the Violence Prevention Program) has numerous activities planned to include all members of the campus community.
Wednesday, April 29, is Denim Day, an international campaign that protests sexual violence. The...
April 20, 2015
The fourth issue of UC Merced Magazine hits mailboxes and inboxes Friday, May 1. This semester's issue features UC Solar, agriculture-related research, undergrads, grad students and alumni and their successes, the new lidar unit, a spotlight on longtime campus supporter Wells Fargo, and much...
April 20, 2015
Research, teaching and public outreach were all on display last week during UC Merced’s celebration of the University of California Natural Reserve System’s 50th anniversary.
The inaugural celebration of the 39-reserve system’s golden anniversary featured a driving tour of the...
April 17, 2015
Faculty and staff members have an opportunity to hear updates regarding three major initiatives and pose questions to top campus leaders during a webchat scheduled from 1:30-2:30 p.m. April 28.
Chancellor Dorothy Leland, Vice Chancellor for Business and Administrative Services Michael Reese, and...
April 10, 2015
“In and Out of Shadows,” a musical by famed Chicano writer and Fresno native Gary Soto, is coming to Merced for a special one-night-only show.
Performed by the San Francisco Youth Theatre DREAM ensemble, the show begins at 7:30 p.m. April 11 at Merced Theatre’s Art Kamangar...
April 10, 2015
Gail Benedict left San Diego 14 years ago to join the intrepid team charged with creating the University of California’s newest campus in the heart of the Central Valley.
Like many, she came for the rare opportunity to start something new. A lifelong supporter of the arts, the first thing...
April 9, 2015
New software developed at UC Merced allows anyone on campus with a smartphone to report water leaks to Facilities in a couple of easy steps.
Facilities and Operations in mid-March installed quick-response-code stickers in all the restrooms in the Social Sciences and Management (SSM) building....
April 9, 2015
This week marked the end of the first-ever UC Merced GradSLAM! competition, in which graduate students were given just three minutes to present their research to a panel of non-specialist judges with the goal of increasing the students’ communication skills and ability to effectively present...
April 8, 2015
Information Technology recently announced the launch of an IT Strategic Workforce Plan and new leaders in key roles who will help spearhead the initiative.
The goal in creating a workforce plan is to build an IT organization that functions in a less reactive and transactional operational mode and...
