News
April 9, 2013
UC Merced to be Future Home of Distant Past
Ever wonder what lived in the Central Valley 15,000 years ago? Thanks to a forthcoming agreement between the campus and Caltrans, you’ll find out soon enough.
Caltrans has been hard at work altering a portion of California State Route 99 in...
April 9, 2013
The campus will take part in Denim Day: Wear Jeans for Justice on April 24. The Denim Day campaign began in 1999 as a part of an international protest of an Italian High Court decision to overturn a rape conviction because the survivor was wearing jeans at the time of the assault. The judge said...
April 9, 2013
The UC Merced Department of Public Safety will take part in a prescription drug take-back event with local law enforcement agencies later this month. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 at the Lake Lot on campus, and at the Merced County Sheriff's Department and the...
April 9, 2013
April is National 9-1-1 Education Month and a great time to learn the ins and outs of this essential emergency tool and how to provide the best possible information to emergency dispatchers.
Dispatchers are trained to obtain necessary information about situations in the most expedient manner. They...
April 9, 2013
There’s a new face in UC Merced’s Academic Senate office.
Dejeuné Shelton joined the office on April 1 as its new executive director. Her name and face may be familiar to some campus community members who recall her four-year tenure at the Great Valley Center in Modesto, first as the...
April 8, 2013
As everyone knows, space is limited on the UC Merced campus.
But with a little money and a lot of persistence, Engineers for a Sustainable World has found a way to carve out a little room for a community garden.
The idea has been a dream of the Merritt Writing Program lecturer De Ette Silbaugh...
April 8, 2013
Watch the webcasts of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society's (CITRIS) i4Energy lecture series at noon on Fridays throughout the spring.
The next lectures are “Smart Grid and Technology Integration at Pacific Gas & Electric” by Kevin Dasso of...
April 8, 2013
Save the Date: Risk Summit 2013 Coming June 5-7
Mark your calendars for the 2013 UC Office of the President Risk Summit, happening June 5-7 at the Marriott Oakland City Center. This annual gathering of UC professionals provides an opportunity for campuses to share perspectives, best practices,...
April 8, 2013
With two ceremonies planned on May 18 and 19 to honor the campus’s largest class of graduates, volunteers are needed to help make commencement a memorable experience for participating graduates.
Staff and nongraduating students are encouraged to volunteer. People who are interested in...
April 8, 2013
April 15 Marks Deadline to Submit Reimbursement Claims, Documentation for 2012 Flex Spending Accounts
April 15 is the final deadline for employees enrolled in the UC’s Flexible Spending Accounts (health and/or dependent care) to submit reimbursement claim forms for eligible expenses incurred...
