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February 27, 2004
Unique proposal wins approval by the California Student Aid Commission MERCED, CA— GPAs. Entrance exams. Financial aid. Interest rates. In the San Joaquin Valley, where almost a quarter of households live below the poverty line and educational attainment is staggeringly low, parents often feel...
February 26, 2004
MERCED, CA — Imagine a group of middle school students - perhaps later this year - clustered on the banks of the upper Merced River. They're collecting data on stream water temperature and air temperature. And they'll pass their measurements on to Martha Conklin, Ph.D., a professor at the...
February 18, 2004
MERCED, CA — During their regular meeting in January 2004, UC regents endorsed the facilities bond act of 2004 that, if ratified by California voters in March, would pave the way for some $10.8 million in facility construction at UC Merced and billions more in improvements to public schools across...
February 17, 2004
MERCED, CA — For the 10 th consecutive year, the University of California is the leader among the nation's universities in developing new patents, according to a report announced this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The report presents a preliminary list of the U.S. universities...
February 17, 2004
MERCED, CA — Recently, we discovered an unfortunate situation regarding student information that our outreach units store. Specifically, a computer was hacked between October 2003 and January 2004, and a laptop computer was recently stolen from a UC Merced employee. The theft of the laptop computer...
January 27, 2004
MERCED, CA — Whether it's above or below the ground, water is key to some of California's most pressing environmental problems. In the next several years, floods and droughts, reservoirs, groundwater, rivers and their surrounding habitats, water markets, and water pollution will all be better...
January 27, 2004
MERCED, CA — Gifted young scholars often seek the leading edge of civilization in search of the sheer joy of discovery and accomplishment. The academic adventurers who lined up at the doors of UC Merced this fall are no exception. Eleven graduate students will begin coursework and research at the...

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