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Gym Expansion Campaign Nears $1 Million Mark; Bleacher Seat Campaign Fuels Final Stretch

April 5, 2005
MERCED — Local donors have now contributed nearly $1 million to support the expansion of the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center at UC Merced. A new phase of the fund drive, the Bleacher Seat Campaign, aims to raise additional dollars through donations from community members....

Guaranteed Transfer Program Facilitates Admission to Participating Valley Universities

April 1, 2005
Contact: Allen Carden, Central Valley Higher Education Consortium (559) 292-0576,  acarden@csufresno.edu FRESNO — The presidents and chancellors of 15 colleges and universities who are members of the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium have teamed up to improve the number of Valley...

National Business Leader Fred Ruiz and Family Promote Entrepreneurialsm With Gift To UC Merced

March 31, 2005
MERCED, CA. — Entrepreneurial programs at UC Merced have received the patronage of UC Regent Frederick “Fred” Ruiz, chairman of Ruiz Foods, and his wife, Mitzie, according to an announcement to be made today at the UC Merced Center in Fresno. Their $500,000 endowment pledge will fund the Ruiz...

UC Merced 2005 Chancellor's Forum Lecture Series Debuts April 14

March 30, 2005
FRESNO — UC Merced will share information about the university's cutting-edge research directly with the people who will benefit from the scientific discoveries as part of the Chancellor's Forum Lecture Series. Regional issues with global implications, such as renewable energy sources, water supply...

UC Merced School of Engineering Participates in COINS Nanomechanical Research Center

March 29, 2005
MERCED — Researchers in nanotechnology, a field high on the list of hot topics in science and engineering, are establishing a niche for their work at the University of California, Merced. The UC Merced School of Engineering is a partner in a recently awarded $12 million National Science Foundation...

UC System Tops List of Universities ReceivingPatents

March 22, 2005
For the 11th consecutive year, the University of California is the leader among the nation's universities in developing new patents, according to a report announced last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The report presents a preliminary list of the U.S. universities receiving the most...

Fosters Pledge $1.2 Million for Engineering Service Learningat UC Merced

March 14, 2005
MERCED, CA — Recognizing that graduates of the University of California, Merced, will be an essential resource for regional companies that need prepared workers, the Max and Verda Foster family of Foster Farms fame has pledged $1.2 million to fund hands-on educational experiences in the School of...

UC Merced and Fresno State Explore Collaboration Opportunities

March 11, 2005
Faculty members from the University of California, Merced, and California State University, Fresno, gathered Friday morning, March 4, in Atwater to forge relationships and discuss the future of collaborations in scientific research and other areas between the two institutions. Both Fresno State and...

Sports, Education Go Hand in Hand for Assistant Dean James Ortez

March 11, 2005
Sports and education are inextricable from each other in the life of Assistant Dean James Ortez. As a small child in nearby Madera, he honed his math skills figuring baseball statistics. As an undergraduate at Columbia University, he saw that one way to make the leap from his Hispanic, Central-...

UC Merced Names Founding Chief of Campus Police

March 8, 2005

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