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Students to Host ‘Sustainability Week’ Events

October 19, 2017
The Associated Students of UC Merced (ASUCM) Sustainability Council will host UC Merced Sustainability Week Oct. 23-27, during national Campus Sustainability Month. An entire week of events will celebrate the campus’s sustainability efforts and help raise awareness. Eco Movie Night...

Open Enrollment Begins Oct. 26

October 19, 2017
Open Enrollment for University of California benefits begins at 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, and ends at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21. Staff and faculty are encouraged to take this time to review the available options to see whether their current plan still meets their needs or if a change is in order....

Grad Student Researches Biology Behind Political Views

October 18, 2017
If you’ve ever wondered why people stand where they do on the political spectrum, science might have at least part of the answer: People can be biologically predisposed to certain feelings toward politics and society. A new paper lead-authored by UC Merced graduate student Chelsea Coe...

Campus Raises Awareness About Domestic Violence

October 18, 2017
Started in 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) is observed in October across the nation. UC Merced’s Campus Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) Office is hosting events and programs to help raise awareness and support...

Cybersecurity the Focus of OIT’s October Campaign

October 17, 2017
We may be halfway through October, but the Office of Information Technology (OIT)is ramping up its efforts to educate the campus community as part of Cyber Security Awareness Month. OIT staff kicked off the campaign with an all-day seminar last week, but has more in store. For instance, UC Merced...

IT Member Wins Gender Diversity Award

October 17, 2017
Sarvani Chadalapaka, the high-performance computing (HPC) administrator for UC Merced’s Office of Information Technology, has been named one of six Inclusivity Initiative Scholarship recipients by the nonprofit group Internet 2. She is the only one of the six to earn the additional...

Students Invited to Celebrate Political Science Anniversary

October 16, 2017
Political science students are invited to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the unit’s founding with a special student-oriented event from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Classroom and Office Building 2, Room 390. The event gives students the opportunity to meet with their faculty members...

Event to Address Race Issues on Campus, in the Community

October 16, 2017
As part of an ongoing community and campus dialog about race, the Graduate Students of Color Coalition at UC Merced presents “Addressing Race in Our Community: Unifying Against Bigotry,” a special event that is free and open to the public. The event begins at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17...

Crumpled Nanosheets Could Help Produce Clean Energy

October 16, 2017
A new paper from School of Engineering Professor Vincent Tung has made the cover of Advanced Materials, one of the top journals in materials science and engineering, and the research could one day lead to new sources of clean energy. Hydrogen has long been the holy grail of clean fuel. Unlike...

Scientific American: Scientists See Climate Change in California's Wildfires

October 12, 2017
Prof. LeRoy Westerling says climate change is increasing the size and strength of wildfires.

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