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‘3 Practices’ Teaches How to Engage in Difficult but Respectful Dialogue

March 26, 2019
UC Merced staff members, students and alumni participated in an experiment to help people gain a better understanding of others’ opinions without abandoning their own viewpoint or values. Getting people to talk about polarizing topics while remaining respectful was the goal behind last week’s “3...

UC Merced Joins UC Chicano/Latino Advisory Council

March 21, 2019
Representatives from UC Merced have joined President Janet Napolitano’s newly formed Chicano/Latino Advisory Council for the University of California. Founding faculty member Professor Rudy Ortiz, chair for the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology in the School of Natural Sciences, and...

‘Diverse’ Names Zatz One of the Nation’s Leading Women in Higher Ed

March 21, 2019
UC Merced’s Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Marjorie S. Zatz was selected as one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education’s eighth annual special report recognizing the contributions of women to higher education. The edition, in honor of Women’s History Month,...

Graduate Students Make a Case for Research at Capitol

March 20, 2019
Two UC Merced Ph.D. students took to the State Capitol yesterday with representatives from the other UC campuses to advocate for the importance of the research being done across California. Craig Ennis and Vicky Espinoza were accompanied by Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Marjorie Zatz to meet with...

Chancellor's Dialogue: 'No Quick Fixes' for Gender Equity

March 19, 2019
UC Merced welcomed Beth Mitchneck, vice provost for Faculty Success at University of Massachusetts, Lowell, as part of Chancellor’s Dialogue on Diversity and Interdisciplinarity series last week. Mitchneck presented “Institutional Change for Equality: A Recipe for Change,” which provided a...

Engineering Grad Programs Ranked Among Best in the Nation

March 12, 2019
UC Merced’s graduate programs in engineering had a strong showing in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, released today. Overall, UC Merced’s School of Engineering is ranked No. 134 in the nation, after debuting at No. 140 in 2015. “We are gratified by the growing...

‘3 Practices’ Sheds Light on How to Discuss Topics that Divide

March 7, 2019
Having a conversation about a divisive topic is hard – emotions run high and people dig in and shut down. On March 19 and 20, UC Merced will host a series of workshops designed to expose campus and community members to a structured and thoughtful way of talking about differences of opinion....

A Recipe for Change: Beth Mitchneck to Speak on Gender Equity in Higher Ed

March 6, 2019
The next lecture in the Chancellor’s Dialogue on Diversity and Interdisciplinarity series will be from Beth Mitchneck, Vice Provost for Faculty Success at UMass Lowell. The dialogue is designed to bring notable scholars to campus to present current issues within higher education. On Monday, March...

UC Merced Holds First Arts Week to Showcase Students, Faculty, Staff and Community

February 28, 2019
Some people have the idea that the arts are being shortchanged as UC Merced grows. The Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies (GAMWS) Program is here to correct that perception with its inaugural Arts Week, set for March 4-9. “We want to draw people to campus and show them what we are about and...

Research Week Offers Events, Education, Tours and More

February 27, 2019
This year’s Research Week, March 4-8, promises more community connections than ever before. Research Week , sponsored by the Office of Research and Economic Development, focuses on the research conducted at UC Merced that fosters the development of students and faculty and extends growth from...

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