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Prestigious Spencer Grant to Benefit Pre-calculus Course, Student Research Journal

May 15, 2006
MERCED — A collaborative proposal by three individuals from UC Merced has won a prestigious $25,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation’s Forum for Excellence in Higher Education. Robert Ochsner, Bruce Birkett and Professor Arnold Kim will use the funds to further improve UC Merced’s pre-calculus...

Commencement Ceremony Streaming Video

May 12, 2006
Commencement Ceremony Streaming VideoMay 12, 2006The UC Merced Inaugural Commencement Ceremony on May 11, 2006, was recorded as a streaming video and is posted forviewing.This requires using Windows Media Player. If you do not already have this installed on your computer, it is available as afree...

Graduate Student Among the First to Walk in a UC Merced Commencement

May 11, 2006
At the end of May, graduate student Daniel Santillano will celebrate his birthday, and he can’t think of a better gift than being among the first to graduate from UC Merced. The Sacramento native is one of three students participating in the first commencement exercise on May 11. After graduating...

UC Merced Raises Flags for Cleaner Air

May 11, 2006
Representatives from UC Merced and community health organizations gathered at the campus entrance on May 2 to commemorate World Asthma Day by raising UC Merced’s air quality flags for the first time. Campus health services director Greg Spurgeon hosted the event, welcoming UC Merced staff members...

Search for New UC Merced Chancellor

May 5, 2006
For information about Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey’s announcement of her resignation effective August 31, 2006, and also details about the search process for a new Chancellor at UC Merced: http://www.ucmerced.edu/about_ucmerced/chancellor.asp More information will be posted as it becomes ...

Photographer David Johnson to Exhibit Historic, Current Works at UC Merced

May 4, 2006
MERCED — A living legend is making his mark with the next generation at the University of California, Merced. David Johnson, who photographed important moments in African-American life and history throughout the 20th century, now resides in nearby Atwater. Johnson is seizing the opportunity to...

Benefit Powwow Saturday May 6 at UC Merced

May 3, 2006
The Native American Cultural Education Association and the University of California, Merced present The 4th Annual UC Merced Benefit Spring Powwow “Our Youth: Achievement through American Indian Education” Saturday, May 6, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. UC Merced, 5200 Lake Road, Merced FREE...

Freshman Intent to Register Deadline Extended through May 19

May 3, 2006
Students who have been offered freshman admission for the Fall 2006 semester at UC Merced have been granted an extension to file their Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). Incoming freshmen are now welcome to submit their intent to register through Friday, May 19, 2006. Directions for students...

Tips for Finals

May 2, 2006
It’s the time of year when students camp at the library, worship caffeine and believe professors are out to get them. In other words, it’s finals time. Elizabeth Boretz of UC Merced’s Student Advising and Learning Center and a few students who have managed to step away from their books have tips...

Flags Fly May 2 to Observe World Asthma Day, Signal Air Quality

May 1, 2006
MERCED - UC Merced is cooperating with the Merced/Mariposa County Asthma Coalition to help keep the campus and the community informed about the quality of the air they breathe. A color-coded flag will fly at the campus entrance each day to alert passersby whether or not the air is considered...

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