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Star Student and NASA Standout Preparing for a Stellar Future

November 12, 2019
Like many young women, Calista Lum absorbed the message that she was not as capable as her male peers when it came to science, technology, engineering and math. Teachers in her Fairfield high school engineering classes often asked if male classmates had done her work for her. “I just assumed the...

Postdoctoral Fellow Earns Best Presentation at International Conference

November 8, 2019
  Deepti Chittamuru won the best abstract award — out of 700 abstracts submitted — at the 17th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare. She was also awarded the Health Equity Scholarship by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, an organization committed to innovative research...

Free Health Conference Offered for Spanish-Speaking Students and Families

November 8, 2019
UC Merced will hold a free Spanish-language health conference for the community on Saturday, Nov. 16, with sessions on topics including preventative health measures, coping with stress, domestic violence and vaccines. The event is led by the Medical Spanish Service Learning Project, which trains...

Chancellor Brostrom Welcomes Maria Echaveste for Conversation on Democracy

November 6, 2019
At a time of dramatic political division in our society, the role of universities — as places where people can connect with others and explore ideas — is more important than ever, according to Maria Echaveste, the featured guest for a conversation with interim Chancellor Nathan Brostrom. Brostrom...

Researchers Look to Wetlands to Increase Delta Water Quality

November 4, 2019
UC Merced Professor Peggy O’Day hopes to improve water quality in the California Delta by studying local wetlands. O’Day is leading a new three-year study of Merced County wetlands that drain into the San Joaquin River and eventually the Delta. “The Delta is sort of the heart and lungs of...

Physicist Found His Path to the Future at UC Merced

November 4, 2019
When Denzal Martin started his undergraduate work at UC Merced, he wasn’t thinking about a career in physics, interning with NASA or attending graduate school. The Los Angeles native was studying computer science and engineering. One day, though, he decided to attend a materials science and...

Maria Echaveste, Former Senior White House Official, Set to Visit UC Merced

November 1, 2019
American democracy is an evolving force, one on the edge of peril, and the future of our government depends on how — and whether — individual Americans choose to be part of it, says Maria Echaveste, a distinguished public policy advocate and former senior White House official. “The Future of...

Brostrom Delivers Annual University Address, Welcomes New Trustees

November 1, 2019
The UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees welcomed six new members, and an alumni representative, on Wednesday during their fall meeting on campus. The Foundation welcomed: Sally Bednar, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities, New York City Lesley Slaton Brown, Chief Diversity Officer, HP Inc...

The Chancellor's Annual Address to the UC Merced Foundation

November 1, 2019
Ladies and gentlemen, members of the board of trustees and members of our community, friends of the University of California Merced, students, faculty and staff — I would like to begin on a personal note as I mark three months as your interim Chancellor. It has been a distinct and humbling honor to...

Open Enrollment Period Offers New Options for Staff, Faculty

October 28, 2019
A new supplemental health insurance option and a realignment of prescription medications covered under PPOs are among the featured changes in benefits for UC Merced staff and faculty members as the one-month period of Open Enrollment begins at 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. During Open Enrollment, every...

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