News
September 11, 2013
Six students with close ties to the San Joaquin Valley are on track to becoming physicians as part of the UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (PRIME). The students, who began their medical studies recently in Sacramento and represent the third cohort in the program, are:...
September 11, 2013
Faculty and staff are invited to a kick-off celebration for UC Merced's push to secure a Carnegie Foundation classification for its community engagement.
The classification, if secured, will help legitimize the campus's community engagement and further develop its identity.
The...
September 10, 2013
From a young age, Vernette Doty has been passionate about helping others.
From providing outreach to children and youth, assisting in efforts to reduce plastic waste and save/provide clean water, or supporting individuals who are homeless or hungry, she has always found an opportunity to make a...
September 10, 2013
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, and the Department of Public Safety and University Communications have launched an updated emergency preparedness website to provide timely information for students, parents, faculty, staff and other members of the community. ...
September 10, 2013
Department of Public Safety Support Services Manager Tamela Adkins was chosen as the Merced Breakfast Lions Club’s Lion of the Year. A member of the club since 2009, Adkins serves as second vice president and faculty advisor of the new UC Merced Omega Leo Club. She is known for her...
September 10, 2013
Professor Roland Winston’s work has helped take UC Merced and UC Solar global – this time it’s to Singapore.
The small city-nation is experiencing a building boom, and developers have plans to use Winston’s designs for a solar collector to make concrete walls the source of...
September 6, 2013
Express System Debuts User Enhancements
Effective Sept. 3, the Express online system used by UC Merced staff to process reimbursement requests for travel and entertainment-related business expenses, implemented a number of enhancements:
New look to the command buttons and tabs
New display...
September 6, 2013
UCOP Provides Update, Additional Information Regarding DOMA
The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service recently issued additional guidance regarding the Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and UC Human Resources has completed its operational review of...
August 30, 2013
UC Merced’s faculty and staff members and students not only have access to 37 million items in the UC library system, but can also connect to an extensive electronic collection in partnership with the California Digital Library (CDL), one of the world’s largest digital research...
August 30, 2013
Over the summer break, UC Merced saw a number of organizational changes to administrative units. Some departments shifted to different divisions, while others changed their names, added new offices or expanded their duties.
In messages distributed to faculty and staff, campus leadership...
