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January 16, 2013
College students who aren't studying hard may have their parents' financial support to blame.
A new study by University of California, Merced, sociology Professor Laura T. Hamilton found that students' GPAs decreased with increased financial support from their parents. The study also...
January 16, 2013
Happy New Year. Welcome to the first Panorama issue of 2013 and the beginning of another exciting semester. I hope your winter break was fun, fulfilling and refreshing.
The past several months have been as eventful for the Division of Administration as they have been for the entire campus. The...
January 16, 2013
The path from ancient China to information science might seem like a long one, but Ruth Mostern is walking it.
Mostern, a history professor in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, is joining a team that will use more than $601,000 in National Science Foundation grants to start...
January 16, 2013
UC Merced's Department of Public Safety is responsible for the safety and security of the campus and the campus community, but everyone plays an important role in maintaining a safe place to learn, work and live. By following a few guidelines — such as securing your personal property and...
January 16, 2013
University of California, Merced, literature Professor Cristián H. Ricci has received a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities award to write an in-depth analysis of Moroccan literature.
The research project, “Moroccan Literature and the Broadening of Postcolonial Literary Studies...
January 15, 2013
This week, the UC Merced Library launched a pilot fund to support open-access-publishing costs.
Along with all other UC campus libraries, UC Merced is partnering with the California Digital Library (CDL) to assist scholars who do not have other grant funds available to pay for open-access-...
January 15, 2013
The 2013 United Way Campaign got off to a rousing start this week with the campus’s second annual Chili Cook-off and Bread Bake-off, which raised $3,515.
Each year, UC Merced raises funds to support the community as part of the campus’s mission of public service. Last year’s...
January 15, 2013
The final stage of the campus’s transition to new email, calendaring and collaboration tools is nearly finished with all faculty and staff account migrations expected to be completed by Jan. 22. More than more than 570 accounts were migrated to Office 365 by early December.
Information...
January 14, 2013
Reminders from Payroll Services for Transitioning into 2013
2012 W-2 forms
Electronic Form W-2 will available the third week of January. The sign-up deadline has passed to access the form electronically for the 2012 tax year. Employees interested in receiving next year’s form...
January 14, 2013
January Career Tracks Forum Available for Online Viewing
HR’s compensation management team, along with representatives from the Office of the President, provided the latest information about Career Tracks during a forum held Jan. 11 at UC Merced. Career Tracks, the new compensation and...
