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UC Merced Names New Director of Communications

May 12, 2004
The University of California, Merced announced today (May 12, 2004) the appointment of Patti Waid as Director of Communications for the campus. Waid served as Senior Public Information Representative and deputy for former Director James Grant before assuming his responsibilities on an interim basis...

Governor, UC and CSU announce six-year higher education compact

May 11, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 11, 2004 Brad Hayward (510) 987-9091brad.hayward@ucop.edu Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, UC President Robert Dynes, and CSU Chancellor Charles Reed today (May 11) announced agreement on a “compact” outlining their intentions for state funding levels and...

Recent Campus Construction Photos

May 10, 2004

Spanish Immersion Program for Children in Fresno

April 30, 2004
The University of California, Merced will offer its third annual Spanish Immersion Program in Fresno this summer for young students from June 14 through July 9, 2004. Children do not need to know Spanish to enroll; both native Spanish speakers and English-only children are welcome. The program’s...

UC is Best Top-Ranked University at Enrolling Low-Income Students, Study Says

April 28, 2004
Six University of California campuses enroll more low-income students than any other top university in the country, public or private, according to a new national study. The study by Tom Mortenson of Postsecondary Education Opportunity, a national newsletter on access to higher education, looked...

Sixteen UC Researchers Elected to the Prestigious National Academy of Sciences

April 28, 2004
Sixteen researchers affiliated with the University of California were elected to the National Academy of Sciences during its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in recognition of their achievements in scientific and engineering research. The 16 UC researchers were among 72 new members and 18...

UC Merced Lung Disease Expert Seeks Secrets to Breathing Easier

April 22, 2004
MERCED, CA. — Free radicals. That's a big buzz word these days, but Professor Henry Jay Forman was focusing his research on free radicals and lung disease in the 1960s when only a few elite researchers even thought about them as part of biology. Forman, who has a Ph.D. in biochemistry, is...

Professor's Solar Energy Technology Used by City of Chicago

April 21, 2004
MERCED, CA. — The City of Chicago recently announced a $5 million new initiative to place solar energy collectors on public buildings based on non-imaging technology discovered by UC Merced Professor of Natural Sciences and Engineering Roland Winston. Standing before television news cameras on the...

Pathways Conferences in Fresno and Stockton for Valley High School Juniors

April 16, 2004
In the coming weeks San Joaquin Valley students who are currently high school juniors and their parents will have the opportunity to attend special conferences sponsored by UC Merced's Office of Admissions/Relations with Schools & Colleges. At the conference, they will receive a personal...

Recent Campus Construction Photos

April 14, 2004

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