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We"re Green : Help Keep Us Clean!

September 5, 2006
Though the campus has had a recycling agreement with area companies and people have had blue recycle cans in their offices for three years now, the new UC Merced Recycles program will help make sure more items are reused instead of winding up in the county landfill. Bob Avalle, associate director...

Approach Matters Most for Student Health Services Provider

September 5, 2006
With enthusiasm, patience and the right questions, nurse practitioner Julie Tse gladly took on the task of serving the health needs of UC Merced students, including the concerns unique to young adults of college age. “It all depends on approach,” she said. “I don’t think it matters if you are a...

Join the Chinese connection

August 25, 2006
Follow along as faculty visit China, including nature reserve and partner university The Far East beckons and UC Merced responds. Several faculty members are visiting Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan Province in southwest China, for an educational conference, to celebrate Sichuan University’s...

UC Merced Strengthening Chinese Partnership with Visit

August 23, 2006
MERCED - Several members of the UC Merced faculty, including Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, are heading to the Far East this week to participate in an education conference and strengthen ties with Chinese partner universities and national parks. The trip is part of the 10+10 Program, a...

Welcome Week 2006 at UC Merced

August 22, 2006
UC Merced is pleased to welcome both new and returning students to campus! To help students become acquainted with the numerous activities at the start of the year, the Office of Student Life offersThe Welcome Week Handbook.This handy guide provides important contact numbers, a campus map and...

New Freshman Relishes Opportunities During UC Merced's Second Year

August 22, 2006
Chris Ayala remembers playing golf with his father on what is now the UC Merced campus. “I look out and can sometimes tell where a hole used to be,” he said. This fall, Ayala will “tee off” as one of UC Merced’s incoming freshmen. But just because the putting green and golf carts have been...

UC Merced, West Hills College share grant for college preparation

August 22, 2006
MERCED - In each of the next five years, the University of California, Merced, and West Hills College Coalinga will each receive $325,000 to help improve the college-going rate of Central Valley students. UC Merced will work in partnership with West Hills College Coalinga, and share a $3.25...

Tips for New Students from Last Year's Inaugural Class

August 22, 2006
Students who completed the opening year at UC Merced last year found it wasn’t easy, but it sure was a lot of fun being the inaugural class at a new university. Now that the foundation has been set, it’s time for another new class to take the spotlight and continue to build the campus environment...

UC Merced Professor's Research Could Rewrite History

August 18, 2006
MERCED - Combine an obscure, centuries-old work of literature, an international hunt for documents long thought lost and a race to reveal information and what do you get? It’s not the next “DaVinci Code,” but the research Manuel M. Martin-Rodriguez has been doing could rewrite portions of American...

UC Merced Fundraising Hits a High Note

August 11, 2006
UC Merced Fundraising Goes Beyond ExpectationsGifts top $19 million for the yearMERCED – The University of California, Merced, raised $19.6 million this fiscal year – quadruple last year’s total.Included in this year’s donations:* $5 million from United Health Foundation to develop medical-...

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