News
March 5, 2014
Deadline to Make Medical Plan Change is March 31
If you were enrolled in the wrong medical plan for 2014, you still have time to talk to the Human Resources benefits office about making a change. The UC made significant changes to its medical plan offerings for 2014, and some faculty...
March 5, 2014
Admissions is looking for campus departments and units that want to participate in the Information Fair during Bobcat Day on April 12.
Bobcat Day is the annual event for students admitted to UC Merced and their families. Visitors get to explore the campus and learn about its academic programs and...
March 5, 2014
Petia Gueorguieva joined campus seven years ago as a lecturer, teaching courses in chemistry and student success.
When the campus’s STEM Resource Center opened in 2013, she took the lead role in running it. STEM is a frequently used acronym for science, technology, engineering and math....
March 5, 2014
People’s attitudes could affect the amount of information they share, said UC Merced researchers who studied a massive chunk of Yelp business review data.
Ph.D. student David Vinson and Professor Rick Dale discovered people use richer language in Yelp reviews when they are giving...
March 4, 2014
Campus Meetings, Training, and one-on-one Assistance
The AO/MSO meetings are open to anyone who wants to hear more about important campus updates, developments and requirements. This group next meets from 10:45 a.m. to noon March 18 — and the third Tuesday of every month...
March 4, 2014
To prepare for potentially dangerous events, UC Merced’s Department of Public Safety Emergency Management hosted FEMA’s Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education course earlier this year.
About 45 people from UC Merced, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, California State...
March 3, 2014
Institutional Research and Decision Support has completed the first "data mart" for the campus data warehouse. This data mart contains historical information on UC Merced students including demographics, GPAs, majors, last schools attended (high school/college) and other variables.
The...
March 3, 2014
I've had the privilege recently to work with Academic Senate leader Ignacio López-Calvo and our faculty and administrative colleagues, reviewing almost 40 Strategic Academic Focusing initiatives proposed by our very talented faculty members.
Perhaps now more than any other time in the...
March 3, 2014
Today (March 7) is the last day UC staff members interested in serving as the next staff advisor-designate to the UC Board of Regents can submit an application. The position's term runs July 2014 through June 2016.
The staff advisor program allows two staff or non-Senate academic employees to...
February 28, 2014
Research Assistance for Campus Community
If you’re looking for a specific research study or information on a particular topic, the UC Merced Library can help.
Faculty members, staff members and students can schedule research consultations with one of our librarians. We can...
