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Chancellor's Forum on Immigration Issues Announced for Week of May 1

April 27, 2006
Merced, CA - UC Merced will host several events next week about the assorted issues related to immigration that are currently at the forefront of national debate. UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey today (April 27) announced the debut of the Chancellor’s Forum on Immigration, to be held on...

Students, Public Invited to UC Merced Health Careers Day on May 4

April 25, 2006
MERCED - The UC Merced School of Natural Sciences will hold its second annual Health Careers Day for high school and community college students on Thursday, May 4. The day will consist of a series of educational activities and workshops to teach students about careers in the health sciences and...

UC Merced Engineering Delegation Travels to Japan to Present Technology

April 25, 2006
It’s easy to mention technology and Japan in the same breath, or technology and the Bay Area. Budding technology ideas from UC Merced found audience among ideas from those locations at a recent meeting in Tokyo. The meeting was sponsored by the Center for Information Technology Research in the...

Wawona Director Creating Yosemite Opportunities for Faculty, Students, Staff

April 25, 2006
As the new director of UC Merced’sWawona Field Station,Eric Berlowhas arrived at the confluence of two big dreams: Living in the Sierra Nevada and helping develop an institute where research is applied to public needs for resource management and education. The Wawona Field Station is part of UC...

UC Merced Extends Fall 2006 Admission Offers to 6,200 Freshman Students

April 19, 2006
Preliminary Numbers Show 4 Percent Overall Gain and Nearly 15 Percent Increase in Central Valley Students The newest University of California campus has admitted 6,200 freshman students for Fall 2006, according to preliminary data released today (April 19, 2006) by the UC Merced Office of...

Participants Look Forward to Fairy Shrimp Festival This Saturday

April 19, 2006
To celebrate Earth Day and honor a certain microscopic crustacean, UC Merced will hold its first Fairy Shrimp Festival April 22. We wanted to have an arts-and-crafts fair and at the same time celebrate that we are a green campus, said Jim Greenwood of Student Life, who has organized the event. The...

Hans Björnsson Appointed Interim Dean for UC Merced School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

April 19, 2006
MERCED - Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey announced today that Professor Hans Björnsson will serve as interim dean in the UC Merced School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts following the departure of Founding Dean Kenji Hakuta. “Guiding a College through its early stages requires a broad...

Looking Beneath the Surface, Freshman Finds Superior Experience at UC Merced

April 19, 2006
Jason Castillo is a guy who knows how to look beneath the surface — especially when making an important decision like which university to attend. “In high school, especially if you’re achieving academically and very involved in activities, there’s a lot of emphasis on reputation,” he said. “...

Vivacious Transfer Student Expresses Herself on UC Merced Experience

April 12, 2006
UC Merced’s inaugural class arrived last fall with tremendous éclat surrounding the university’s Grand Opening Celebration. But what’s it like for a student who lands on campus now? Ask Sherri McCoy, an ebullient transfer student from Ceres, Calif., who started classes at UC Merced in January. “...

Family-Oriented Fairy Shrimp Festival Makes its Debut on Saturday, April 22

April 12, 2006
The Office of Student Life at UC Merced invites everyone to join in a celebration of the creative spirit and sustainable living at the first-ever Fairy Shrimp Festival on Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. In conjunction with the free festival, students will host an all-you-can-eat shrimp...

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