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Art Show Turns 10, Bids Farewell to Founder

April 7, 2015
Gail Benedict left San Diego 14 years ago to join the intrepid team of individuals charged with creating the University of California’s newest campus in the heart of the Central Valley. Like many, she came for the rare opportunity to start something new. A lifelong supporter of the arts, the first...

Sociologist Earns Fulbright Scholar Award to Study in Honduras

April 6, 2015
Paul Almeida, a sociology professor at the University of California, Merced, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to study non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and their role in community well-being in Honduras. Approximately 1,100 faculty and professionals travel abroad each year through...

New System Can Help Save Water with a Couple of Clicks

April 3, 2015
New software developed at UC Merced allows anyone on campus with a smartphone to report water leaks to Facilities in a couple of easy steps. Facilities and Operations in mid-March installed quick-response-code stickers in all the restrooms in the Social Sciences and Management (SSM) building. There...

Musical Sheds Light on Lives of Undocumented Youth

April 3, 2015
“In and Out of Shadows,” a musical by famed Chicano writer and Fresno native Gary Soto, is coming to Merced for a special one-night-only show on April 11. Performed by the San Francisco Youth Theatre DREAM ensemble, the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Merced Theatre’s Art Kamangar Center, 301 W....

Professor to Serve with New Water Policy Center

April 2, 2015
UC Merced Professor Joshua Viers has been named a member of the new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Water Policy Center, established to help meet the state's urgent need for timely information and innovative water management solutions. Viers is an expert in water resources management...

Student Group Presents Two-Part Lecture Series on Race

April 1, 2015
The African Diaspora Student Association at UC Merced will present a two-part lecture series on race, culture and history in April. The series — entitled “Where Do We Go From Here?” — will begin April 7 with a talk by professor and author James Loewen. Loewen’s talk, “The Most Important Era in U.S...

April Events Dedicated to Sexual Assault Awareness

April 1, 2015
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and UC Merced’s CARE Office is joining universities and colleges across the globe in an effort to increase awareness about sexual assault, decrease its frequency and help survivors. The month of awareness and education begins today (...

Mobile Farmers Market Begins on Campus

March 31, 2015
UC Merced’s Dining Services is bringing Produce on the Go, a mobile farmers market, to campus from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Wednesday, beginning April 1. The truck will sell fresh, local and sustainably grown fruits, vegetables and dairy products and hand out simple, affordable recipes and...

Sociologist Earns Prestigious Award for 2014 Book

March 30, 2015
UC Merced Professor Paul Almeida has been selected by the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) as the 2015 recipient of its Distinguished Scholarship Award for his book, “Mobilizing Democracy: Globalization and Citizen Protest.” The PSA chose Almeida’s book from a competitive pool for its...

New Magnetic Resonance Lab Opens on Campus

March 30, 2015
Looking at molecules just got easier for UC Merced researchers, now that Professor Erik Menke, Professor Jason Hein and other colleagues have opened a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) lab. “It’s a standard piece of equipment — nothing out of the ordinary — but it’s exceedingly important that we...

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