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California Dollars for Scholars Fundraiser Set for October 2

September 22, 2004
Kara Lapish, California Dollars for Scholars (800) 335-4504 or Cheri Cruz, Central Valley Higher Education Consortium (559) 292-0104 FRESNO — The Easy Spirit Freedom Walk for Scholarship America, benefiting California Dollars for Scholars, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2 at California State...

Explore Opportunities in Health Sciences and Medicine at UC Merced Career Day

September 13, 2004
MERCED, CA. — Are you interested in pursuing a career as a physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurse, veterinarian or lab technician? Have you considered the impact you could have as a scientist whose research contributes to new treatment for cancer, asthma or heart disease? “Exploring Careers in...

Land Gift May Enrich Research, Benefit Other Campus Projects

September 8, 2004
MERCED, CA — Emma Moffat McLaughlin's world revolved around UC Berkeley and the things she learned there. After graduating in 1902—when a woman with a college degree was still a rarity—she became a major figure serving the university and the San Francisco community. Now her descendants are...

Writing Project Workshops Help Teachers Learn Best Practices

September 8, 2004
The UC Merced Writing Project is inviting teachers of kindergarten through community college to participate in a continuing “Saturday Outreach Series” at the Merced Tri-College Center. The first session in the monthly series is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 from 8 a.m. to noon. Designed to help...

Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation Gives a Boost to Recreationand Wellness at UC Merced

August 31, 2004
MERCED, CA — The Modesto-based Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation has contributed $500,000 for the expansion and enhancement of the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center at the new campus of the University of California, Merced. “Our future students will benefit from a larger, more...

Graduate Students Begin Studies at UC Merced

August 27, 2004
August 27, 2004 — 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...

Professor Mike Colvin Blends Computer Science and Biology to Build a Bridge to Discovery

August 26, 2004
MERCED, CA — Several years into his career as a computational biologist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Michael Colvin, Ph.D., received a phone call from a science outreach worker at the local community college who wanted his help mentoring a group of first-generation college students...

Graduate Program Applications Accepted Online

August 26, 2004
Graduate Program Applications are now being accepted through the Online Graduate Application system. Students interested in applying to the UC Merced Graduate Program for the Fall 2005 semester are invited to file an application. Applications are being accepted for M.S., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in...

Campus Construction Photos - August

August 6, 2004

Governor Approves Funding for UC Merced

August 2, 2004
MERCED, CA. — California State Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday afternoon (July 31, 2004) signed a budget package for 2004-05 that includes $20 million in startup funds for the University of California, Merced. The $20 million allocation will allow the 10th campus of the University of...

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