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Local Cultural Leader Finishing Degree at UC Merced

October 13, 2005
Eve Delfin Polk arrived in the Merced area in 1986, partway through a college degree and planning to commute to finish her education at UC Berkeley. She did so for a year, but the arrival of the first of her four children put her plans on hold. Fortunately, now that UC Merced is on the scene, Polk...

Genome Center to Encourage Cooperative, Efficient Research

October 11, 2005
MERCED - With genomes of humans and many other organisms sequenced, scientists worldwide now aim to discover what the genes in those genomes do and how they interact with each other. Several promising genomics researchers at the University of California, Merced, will be able to continue their...

Application Workshops for Fall 2006 Hosted in Fresno and Bakersfield

October 6, 2005
MERCED, Calif. — The University of California's online application period for Fall 2006 is just around the corner. To assist prospective freshman and transfer students interested in applying for admission this November, UC Merced is hosting several application workshops in Fresno and Bakersfield....

Student Clubs and Organizations Roll Forward at UC Merced

October 3, 2005
When students attended orientation sessions this past summer they had the usual questions about academics and campus facilities at UC Merced. One question that kept coming up was: What is there to do on campus? We said, ‘you tell us,’ said Enrique Guzman, coordinator of student life at UC Merced....

Keeping Up with the Chancellor: Assistant Appreciates Unique Opportunity

October 3, 2005
Students, staff, faculty and friends of UC Merced who walk into Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey’s office are always greeted by a friendly face. Katie Unruh has worked as Tomlinson-Keasey’s assistant since 1999, just a few months after the chancellor’s appointment. A mother of three, Unruh has...

UC Libraries Provide Free Public Access to Digitized Books

October 3, 2005
Books from the UC libraries will be scanned and made freely available online through a new consortium OAKLAND, CA - The University of California libraries today (Oct. 3) announced their participation in a partnership to build a freely accessible digital library with materials drawn from across...

Campus Census Provides Updated Profile of Inaugural Class

September 30, 2005
Thirty-Eight Percent of First Students Hail from the Central Valley MERCED, CA - The new University of California campus in Merced, which opened Sept. 5, has completed its first campus census now that students have finished the process of registration of classes. “With the census in hand, we...

Career Services Center Offers Opportunities for Now and the Future

September 22, 2005
Director Mary Willis is creating an inviting, innovative environment where students and alumni can make informed, intentional decisions about their careers and their future. The Career Service Center, located on the first floor of the UC Merced Kolligian Library, is already helping students find...

Four Fresno Friends Chose UC Merced

September 22, 2005
Jessica Harris, Tanis Matlock, Alexandria Lewis and Mindi Wise were voted “Best Friends” for their yearbook at Fresno’s Central High School, West Campus. All four participated in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program to prepare for college. But they didn’t think they’d end up...

UC Merced’s Total Grant and Contract Activity Tops $15 Million

September 21, 2005
Researchers expended $5.48 million last fiscal year alone, contributing to economy and advancing knowledge MERCED - Although students at the University of California, Merced, only started classes this month, many of the university’s professors and staff members have been hard at work for more...

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