News
February 12, 2013
This August, the newest residence hall — Half Dome — will open and bring the campus one step closer to housing up to 50 percent of students on campus, one of the goals in the Long Range Development Plan.
Officials with Housing and Residence Life want to get the word out that on-...
February 12, 2013
The UC Merced Library and Graduate Division present a workshop entitled "Preparing Your Thesis or Dissertation for Electronic Publication" from 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 26 in the Gonella Discovery Room (KL 260).
The workshop will walk graduate students through the process of preparing and...
February 11, 2013
UC Merced School of Engineering Professor Elliott Campbell has co-authored a paper showing that mountaintop removal mining will dramatically accelerate the regional effects of global warming by turning natural carbon sinks into sources of carbon emissions, some within the next 15 years.
On top of...
February 11, 2013
UC Merced celebrates today its second topping-out ceremony in less than a month for the campus’s next building – the Student Services Building (SSB).
A ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Scholars Plaza, adjacent to the construction site. Light refreshments will be served.
The...
February 11, 2013
Vice Chancellor for Administration Mary Miller announced this week the appointment of Graeme Mitchell as UC Merced’s new assistant vice chancellor for Facilities Management. His appointment begins Tuesday, Feb. 19.
In his role, Mitchell will lead more than 140 staff members who work in...
February 11, 2013
Juliann Martinez worked at UC Berkeley for 21 years, but it was not until she became staff adviser to the Board of Regents that she fully grasped the enormity of the university system, everything it does and the people who make it possible.
"One of the most rewarding experiences was meeting...
February 11, 2013
The Police Department is offering a free 10-week Citizen Police Academy beginning Feb. 20. Topics will include:
Introduction to police services
Community policing
Traffic stops/DUI investigation
Use of force
High-tech crimes
Sexual assault
Domestic violence
Drug recognition...
February 7, 2013
A UC Merced professor is one of five finalists in a national challenge that could win him a $50,000 research grant and free access to a record-setting, ocean-going robot.
Professor Michael Beman, with the School of Natural Sciences, entered the PacX Challenge, a competition designed to encourage...
February 7, 2013
Watch the webcasts of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society's (CITRIS) i4Energy lecture series every week throughout the spring.
Later this spring, UC Merced Professor Yihsu Chen will lecture, as will former UC Merced Director of Energy and Sustainability...
January 31, 2013
Congratulations to the campus design and construction teams for the work that earned the dining commons expansion a LEED Platinum certification.
The U.S. Green Building Council awards LEED status according to the number of points a building scores by meeting multiple sustainability criteria. This...
