News
August 26, 2013
The Career Services Center has changed its name to The Center for Career and Professional Advancement.
The new name represents a philosophical shift from career counseling to student professional development and includes a four-year, discipline-rooted professional development plan to help students...
August 26, 2013
To fill a demand for more housing, the newest residence hall — Half Dome — was recently completed and will increases on-campus housing capacity by 30 percent.
Half Dome is now home to 530 undergraduate students, like political science major Jason Chulack from Thousand Oaks.
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August 21, 2013
The UC Merced Library is proud to present two new exhibits showcasing the research of UC Merced scientists.
The first exhibit is “SNAMP: Learning to Implement Adaptive Management in the Sierra Nevada”. In this exhibit, viewers can learn about the activities of the Sierra Nevada...
August 12, 2013
Website Builder Tool Available to Faculty
UC Merced faculty members looking to create websites that highlight their research, academics and scholarly writings now have a resource to help them do so.
OpenScholar, a website building system, is an application that provides a quick and easy way for...
August 6, 2013
UC Merced’s Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) has good news for parents: The facility has extended its operating hours.
The center’s new hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, said ECEC Director Danielle Waite. The center now opens 30 minutes earlier and closes 30 minutes later....
August 6, 2013
UC Merced’s Staff Assembly has a new executive board in place for 2013-2014.
Officially recognized by the Office of the Chancellor as an independent advisory body to campus administration regarding issues of interest to staff, Staff Assembly’s primary goals include participating in...
May 16, 2013
School of Natural Sciences Dean Juan C. Meza is the recipient of Rice University's Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award for 2013.
The award, established in 1974 in the George R. Brown School of Engineering, recognizes Rice engineering alumni for careers of outstanding professional achievement...
May 15, 2013
CatTracks and Route 22 riders looking for more detailed information about bus routes, schedules, landmarks and places of interest near stops throughout Merced will soon have a new tech-friendly resource at their fingertips: a new website with interactive maps.
Transportation and Parking Services...
May 15, 2013
Beginning next week, all staff and faculty members can participate in the CATSPOTS program.
For a $10 contribution to the Student Alumni Association (SAA), faculty and staff will receive discounts at CATSPOTS businesses in the Merced area. Half of the $10 contribution will support SAA programs...
May 15, 2013
As you may know, University of California President Mark Yudof has directed all UC campuses to become smoke and tobacco free by January 2014. The purpose of this new initiative is to improve the health and safety of the campus community.
The proposed policy will apply to all students,...