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UC Merced Wins Environmental Lawsuit

June 24, 2003
MERCED, CA — The California 5th District Appellate Court today affirmed a Merced County Superior Court ruling that the UC Regents acted properly under state law in certifying the Long Range Development Plan [LRDP] and Environmental Impact Report [EIR] for the UC Merced campus. The ruling denies the...

UC Merced Hosts Summer Writing Workshops for Teachers

June 4, 2003
Educators are invited to discover new techniques to teach writing, learn how to help students develop as writers and enhance their own abilities as writers when the UC Merced Writing Project offers a variety of short summer courses beginning June 9, 2003. Open to K-12 educators in all disciplines,...

UC Merced Geochemist, Dr. Peggy O'Day, to focus on arsenicin California's environment

June 4, 2003
MERCED, CA — It seeps into our groundwater supply. It has accumulated in agricultural soils through its use as a pesticide. Few people could say what it is exactly, but the mere name sounds dangerous and lethal - arsenic. How arsenic and other dangerous heavy metals travel through the environment...

Stanford Professor Kenji Hakuta Named as Dean of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts at UC Merced

May 13, 2003
MERCED, CA. — Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D., is an experimental psychologist by training, a teacher and researcher by profession, and a builder of bridges by nature. He will bring this passion for building bridges to educational excellence, opportunity and enlightenment to the University of California,...

Teachers to Gain Hands-On Science Knowledge at UCMerced’s Summer Institute in Yosemite

May 12, 2003
MERCED, CA — Teachers from throughout the San Joaquin Valley will spend a week in beautiful Yosemite National Park to learn about ecology, stream hydrology and related scientific topics at UC Merced's first annual Summer Science Institute for Teachers, during the week of July 21 through July 25....

Applications For Student Scholarships Accepted Through May 14 For UC Merced Summer Session

May 8, 2003
MERCED, CA — Scholarships are available for qualified San Joaquin Valley students enrolling in the 2003 UC Merced Summer Session, which features a variety of courses presented at UC Merced's education and outreach centers in Fresno, Bakersfield and Atwater. The application deadline for the UC...

UC Merced's Spanish Immersion Program begins June 16th

May 6, 2003
MERCED, CA — The University of California, Merced will offer its second annual Spanish Immersion Program in Fresno this summer for young students from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily, from June 16 through August 1, 2003. Children do not need to know Spanish to enroll; both native Spanish speakers and...

UC Merced Construction Photos

April 23, 2003

Premier Physicist to Create World-Class Renewable EnergyProgram at UC Merced

April 22, 2003
MERCED, CA — With erratic fluctuations in world oil prices, and continued concern about global warming, viable alternatives to fossil fuels are increasingly desirable. At UC Merced, the recent appointment of professor Roland Winston, Ph.D. - a pioneer of solar energy utilization research - ensures...

Acclaimed Author to Speak at Merced College During Cinco de Mayo Celebration Co-Sponsored by UC Merced

April 22, 2003
Merced College and UC Merced will host an annual Cinco de Mayo celebration on Thursday, May 1 featuring a special appearance by noted author Victor Villasenor. The public is invited to attend this free event. “This is a community-oriented event,” said Arthur Cardoza, Merced College counselor and...

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