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December 2, 2014
Chancellor Dorothy Leland was at the White House this week to report on progress the campus is making in its efforts to support undocumented students, create career pathways to the Silicon Valley and advance other initiatives to help underserved students prepare for and succeed in college.
Leland...
December 2, 2014
In the summer before the 2014-2015 academic year, 33 percent of incoming freshmen completed a survey about their experiences in high school and expectations for college. Some highlights are below:
45 percent said they spent 11 hours or more per week preparing for class during their last year of...
December 2, 2014
From understanding how groups of atoms behave at ultra-low temperatures to modeling how flocks of birds organize, UC Merced's Physics group is helping solve many of the world's mysteries and using the knowledge to improve technology, ranging from computing to solar energy conversion....
December 2, 2014
Professor Henry Forman has earned the Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Free Radical Biology & Medicine. Forman has served for two years as the group’s president and reviews editor, and two years before that as president-elect.
This has been a busy and exciting year for...
December 2, 2014
Early Timesheet Submission for December 2014
Biweekly employee timesheets for the Dec. 7 through Dec. 20 pay period (check date Dec. 30) are due Wednesday, Dec. 17. Employees will need to estimate time worked Dec. 18 to Dec. 20.
Supervisors, please be sure to log in to the Time...
December 2, 2014
The odds were stacked against Ruben Rodriguez. When the 27-year-old UC Merced student was still in high school, he was confronted with a sobering statistic that indicates Hispanics receive only 5 percent of all doctorates awarded.
“That’s always stayed with me,” said Rodriguez,...
December 2, 2014
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
All employees who supervise others are required to complete sexual harassment prevention training every two years. The campus offers "Sexual Harassment Prevention Training — A Live Theater Performance" from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 17 in COB 120....
December 2, 2014
UC Merced held its inaugural Celebrating Service awards, an event to honor staff members for their benchmark years of service to the campus and/or the University of California.
Staff members who’ve achieved five, 10, 15 or 20-plus years with the UC or the Merced campus were honored at a...
December 1, 2014
Tule fog is the San Joaquin Valley’s most dangerous driving condition. Fog is a familiar foe in the Merced area during the rainy season, hitting the area hardest after the first significant rain fall.
It can reduce visibility to less than a quarter-mile, creating hazardous driving conditions...
November 20, 2014
The University of California has saved and generated $664 million through efficiency efforts over the past four years, and passed most of that money to campuses to pay for academics and research, the university’s core missions.
Through a series of initiatives and programs including...
