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Discover the Keys to Nutrition and Fitness in UC Merced Summer Session

July 29, 2002
MERCED, CA. — What is the best fat-burning exercise? Is chocolate healthy for your heart? What is the relationship between nutrition and cancer? Can you believe the claims of dietary supplements? How much body fat is unhealthy, and what is too thin? Learn the answers to these questions and many...

Director Named for Sierra Nevada Research Institute

July 16, 2002
MERCED, CA. — Stanislaus County native Samuel J. Traina, Ph.D., a highly respected environmental scientist, has been appointed as Founding Director of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at the University of California, Merced. Prior to beginning his UC Merced duties on July 1, 2002, Traina was a...

More Than 25,000 Acres of Vernal Pool Habitat Preserved through Conservation Effort Related to New UC Merced Campus

June 26, 2002
MERCED, CA — As part of an unprecedented conservation program related to the creation of the new University of California, Merced campus, more than 25,000 acres of grassland habitat in eastern Merced County have now been designated for preservation, it was announced today by UC Merced Chancellor...

Wells Fargo Establishes Major Student Scholarship Program at UC Merced

June 13, 2002
Merced, CA — Continuing a tradition of support for higher education that stretches back to the founding of the University of California in 1868, The Wells Fargo Foundation will establish a $1 million scholarship fund to support San Joaquin Valley students entering the University of California,...

UC Merced Summer Session Scholarship Deadline Extended

June 12, 2002
Scholarships are available for qualified San Joaquin Valley students enrolling in the 2002 UC Merced Summer Session, which features a variety of courses presented at UC Merced's education and outreach centers in Merced, Fresno and Bakersfield. The application deadline for the UC Merced Chancellor's...

Ohio State’s Keith Alley Named Vice Chancellor for Research

May 30, 2002
MERCED, CA. — Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey today announced the appointment of Keith Alley, Ph.D., as the University of California, Merced's founding Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies. Alley, who currently serves as the Senior Associate Vice President for Research at The...

Chancellor's Associates: Valley Leaders Support UC Merced’s Fundraising Efforts

May 10, 2002
ATWATER, CA — As part of ongoing fundraising endeavors to provide critical academic and student programs, a number of volunteer supporters of the University of California, Merced have created the “Chancellor's Associates”, a program that has already enlisted the support of many local business ...

UC Merced to Hold Business Opportunity Workshop for Potential Contractors and Vendors

May 10, 2002
Merced, CA - The University of California, Merced today announced an upcoming workshop to educate San Joaquin Valley contractors and vendors about future business opportunities at the University. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at sites in Merced,...

UC Merced Lecture Series Explores Issues Related to Middle East

April 29, 2002
FRESNO, CA — Deeper understanding of complex issues and topics related to the Middle East, the religion of Islam and the people of the Arab world is the goal of the first lecture series to be presented by the University of California, Merced's Division of Professional Studies at the UC Center in ...

UC Merced to Celebrate Open House with Community Members

April 24, 2002
Atwater, CA — UC Merced will celebrate an Open House at its newest facility, located at the Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center in Atwater, on Tuesday, April 30, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. “This is a terrific example of the economic revitalization that the University is bringing to not...

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