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January 2022: Professor Xuecai Ge, a developmental neurobiologist, has received a CAREER award for research to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms that direct brain formation, and how errors in cell signaling lead to developmental disorders.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2022/nsf-award-goes-research-brain-formation-and-what-leads-developmental-disorders
December 2021: Omega Delta Phi establish scholarship to honor founding staff and advisor Karla Crough. Carla Krogh Legacy Endowed Scholarship, which will support UC Merced students with a demonstrated interest in public and community service.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2021/omega-delta-phi-creates-scholarship-honor-advisor?fbclid=IwAR1dvVK7XHKAl0p-o6GwZGCr8x2wvzc9A0ilf-9KwT-AYTfULSNmMAhS3DA
November 2021: Maddie Door, UC Merced’s women’s soccer defender, has advanced to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot after being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Women’s Soccer First Team for her academic and athletically excellence.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2021/maddie-door-named-cosida-academic-all-district
October 2021: Callale Concon, a founding UC Merced staff member who has served as campus Ombudsperson since 2016, has been named the inaugural Ombudsperson for the University of California Office of the President.
https://link.ucop.edu/2021/10/18/ucop-welcomes-ombudsperson-callale-concon/
May 2021: Applied Mathematics graduate student Shayna Bennett won first place at the University of California’s Grad Slam finals.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2021/uc-merced-phd-student-wins-uc-grad-slam-competition
April 2021: Professor Tracey Osborne leads new Center for Climate Justice
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2021/professor-tracey-osborne-leads-new-uc-center-climate-justice
April 2021: UC Merced’s own Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe was nominated by President Biden to be the new director of the Office of Science in the federal Department of Energy
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2021/professor-berhe-nominated-lead-federal-office-science
March 2021: UC Merced master’s student Selina Brinkmann has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford University — a first for the campus.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2021/mechanical-engineering-student-named-campuss-first-rhodes-scholar
January 2021: Founding faculty member and Vice Provost for Academic Personnel Teenie Matlock received the Athena Award for Academic Leadership by the Women in Technology Initiative
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2021/matlock-earns-prestigious-athena-award-academic-leadership
August 2020: Associate Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Dania Matos has been selected as a fellow in La Academia de Liderazgo (Leadership Academy) by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).The one-year fellowship seeks to increase the number of talented individuals who aspire to leadership positions of current and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2020/matos-selected-national-hispanic-leadership-program
June 2020: Professor Yue “Jessica” Wang has been named one of 10 winners of the 2020 Beckman Young Investigator Award, which recognizes promising researchers in chemical and life sciences.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2020/prestigious-award-recognizes-wang%E2%80%99s-work-materials-science
March 2020: Whiting Public Engagement Program has awarded a $50,000 fellowship to Professor Ma Vang f or her efforts to integrate the experiences of refugees into education for high school students in Merced County and beyond.https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2020/whiting-fellowship-will-help-build-refugee-view-high-school-curricula
February 2020: In recognition of her contributions and leadership, Professor Sarah Kurtz has been named the first in UC Merced to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2020/national-academy-engineering-elects-kurtz-its-ranks
Dec 2019: UC Merced hires new Director of Medical Education. Thelma Hurd’s journey in medicine has taken her from New Jersey to Nigeria, with stops in Texas and Buffalo. Along the way, she gathered experience as a clinician, public health researcher and translational scientist.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2019/new-medical-director-ready-unleash-valley%E2%80%99s-untapped-potential
Dec 2019: UC Merced Hires it First Emergency Manager. Emergencies can come in many forms, from a burst pipe that causes a flood, to a major earthquake, to a threat of violence. No matter its character, Laura Rodriguez-Mascorro will make sure the campus is ready.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2019/uc-merceds-first-emergency-manager-laura-rodriguez-mascorro-comes-prepared
November 2019: Vice Provost, Graduate Dean, and Sociology Professor Majorie Zatz has been elected as a fellow of the American Society of Criminology, a high honor from the society. Majorie Zatz has also received six prior awards from the American Society of Criminology as well as grants from the National Science Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, Hearts Foundations, and the Council of Graduate Schools
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2019/zatz-named-american-society-criminology-fellow
August 2019: Christina Lux, associate director of the Center for the Humanities, has been awarded Honorable Mention for Best Paper of the Year from the Ecological Society of America’s Education Section https://news.ucmerced.edu/content/lux-recognized-ecological-society
May 2019: Physics Professor Linda Hirst has been named this year’s recipient of the British Liquid Crystal Society’s C. Hilsum Medal for her contributions to liquid crystal science and technology. https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2019/physics-professor%E2%80%99s-work-liquid-crystals-earns-prestigious-medal
May 2019: Marisela Padilla Alcala and Sarah Lee were recipients of the Carter Joseph Abrescy and Larry Kranich Library Award for Student Research Excellence. They were recognized for their effective use of library and information resources as well as understanding the research process. https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2019/two-students-honored-excellence-use-library-resources
April 2019: Dania Matos hired as UC Merced’s first Associate Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2019/dania-matos-lead-campus-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts
March 2019: Kimberly Ramirez Gonzalez helped found the student-run Immigration Law Clinic as a result of the increasing fear and uncertainty within the undocumented community in Merced. Additionally, Kimberly was one of 12 students to receive a fellowship with Cultural Vistas which allowed her to travel to Argentina and contribute towards existing projects surrounding the safety of survivors of domestic violence and facing homelessness.
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/opportunity-rising-uc-women
March 2019: New student orientation and learning assistance coordinator Dulcemaria Anaya and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts graduate specialist Karla Seijas were recognized as 2019 Latina Women of the Year at a luncheon earlier this month. The Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosted the event recognizing three women for their work in the community
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2019/two-staff-members-honored-latina-women-year
September 2018: Two UC Merced professors honored by President Napolitano for their work with first-generation students. UC Merced psychology Professor Anna Song and biology Professor Jennifer Manilay had a special dinner with UC President Janet Napolitano at her Oakland home recently to honor the faculty members for their work on first-generation student initiatives.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2018/uc-merced-professors-honored-work-first-generation-students
June 2018: Biology Professor Anna Beaudin was named a member of the 2018 class of Pew Biomedical Scholars today, one of 22 early-career researchers nationwide to receive this year’s prestigious award.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2018/beaudin-named-campus%E2%80%99-second-winner-prestigious-pew-award
April 2018: Danielle Bermudez received a prestigious award from the Fulbright US Student program that grants her the opportunity to conduct research and serve as a cultural ambassador as a Fulbright student researcher, for 10 months in El Salvador. Her research specifically focuses on how indigenous Nahuat women assert ideas of humanity, dignity, justice, and respect through public commemorations.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2018/campus%E2%80%99s-first-student-fulbright-scholar-heads-el-salvador-research
April 2018: Kimberly Ramirez Gonzalez has been advocating for youth for four years and she is committed to dedicating the rest of her life to doing so. The third-year UC Merced student takes the stage April 19 alongside world-renowned entertainers and social activists such as Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston and Selena Gomez at WE Day California.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2018/undergraduate-student-advocates-youth-empowerment-event
November 2017: UC Merced is welcoming back its first alumni keynote speaker, Shavone Charles, to address December 2017 graduates at its first Fall Commencement ceremony on Dec. 16. https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2017/shavone-charles-first-alum-chosen-commencement-keynote
April 2017: Hannah Brown named second head coach after years of commitment and excellence towards the women’s soccer team, sealing an impressive home record during her years involved in the women’s soccer team.
https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2017/hannah-brown-named-second-womens-soccer-coach
Fall 2016: New Director and Advocate hired for the Campus Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) Office, formerly known as the Violence Prevention Program.
New Director Looks to Build on Sexual Violence Prevention Efforts September 15, 2016
March 2016: Women's Basketball Wins Second Straight Conference Title March 2, 2016
2015: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WSTEM) was formed in 2015. Group Offers Encouragement, Support to Women in STEM February 2, 2016
October 2015: Event Connects High School Girls with Female Scientists October 6, 2015
Fall 2015: Ex-Oficio Onar Primitivo and Co-chairs Kahil Morales and Jennifer Quiralte take action to revitalize CACSW.
Summer 2015: Jill Robbins Named Dean of School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts July 28, 2015
March 2015: Women's Basketball Claims First Conference Title March 6, 2015
Spring 2015: Lift While You Lead hosted their first conference “Empower Me”
Mentoring Program Empowers Student Leaders May 1, 2015
January 2015: Angi Baxter selected as first Women’s Programs and LGBTQ Coordinator
April 2012: Campus' Violence Prevention Program Wins Congressional Award April 23, 2012
Spring 2011: Dorothy Leland Named Campus Chancellor by Regents May 18, 2011
Summer 2010: As part of a system-wide initiative to address campus climate, the Chancellor's Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture and Inclusion Committee is created.
UC Names Advisory Council on Tolerance, Inclusion June 16, 2010
April 2010: The Violence Prevention Program, funded by the Violence Against Women grant, is founded. Preventing Violence One Action at a Time November 9, 2010
March 2010: Women's Programs hosts inaugural Outstanding Women's Luncheon recognizing influential women faculty and staff.
Fall 2009: UC Merced receives an institutional grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women.
July 2009: Chancellor Kang signs the 2009-2010 Campus Affirmative Action Plan for Women and Minorities.
June 2009: The campus's Early Childhood Education Center opens. Bobcat "Kittens" Will Soon Find Their Niche at UC Merced June 12, 2009
June 2009: Women's Programs becomes an official programmatic focus in the Office of Student Life.
May 2009: First lady Michelle Obama delivers the address for UC Merced's inaugural class commencement ceremony. More on this topic…
Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama at UC Merced's 2009 Commencement May 16, 2009
April 2009: University Women of Merced Network hosts UC Merced's first Women's Leadership Conference.
October 2008: Chancellor Steve Kang writes a formal charge for the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CACSW).
May 2008: The first University of California System-wide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (SACSW) is established.
Fall 2007: As a part of a system-wide initiative, UC Merced receives a Violence Against Women grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. UC Merced Police Awarded Federal Grant to Fund Programs Fighting Violence Against Women on Campus October 20, 2009
Fall 2005: University Women of Merced Network (UWMN), a student organization, is founded.
January 2003: UC Merced presents the fourth annual Women Leaders in Agriculture Conference in Tulare. 4th Annual Women Leaders in Agriculture Conference January 22, 2003
March 2002: UCSF Professor Named as UC Merced Dean of Natural Sciences March 14, 2002
January 2002: UC Merced presents the third annual Women Leaders in Agriculture Conference in Fresno. Women Leaders in Agriculture Conference January 3, 2002
Fall 2001: Jane Fiori Lawrence named as founding Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Named September 4, 2001
1999-2006: Carol Tomlinson-Keasey serves as UC Merced's founding chancellor.
UC Merced Chancellor To Speak At Mariposa Event May 6, 2001
