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February 19, 2016

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Professor Victor Muñoz is the recipient of UC Merced's first Keck Award, which will provide $1 million for research into biomedical sensors.
Professor Victor Muñoz is the recipient of UC Merced's first Keck Award, which will provide $1 million for research into biomedical sensors.

Spotlight

Dora Lopes set her sights on UC Merced before the campus opened. Now she coordinates faculty and staff hires as personnel manager for the School of Natural Sciences.

News

UC Merced's Research Week is happening Feb. 29 through March 4 and will include a variety of events, including poster and presentation competitions, tabling events, lectures and seminars.
After just 10 years in operation, the campus earns the Carnegie Foundation’s second-highest research classification and makes its first appearance on the highly cited list of institutions.
UC Merced's Deidre "De" Acker shares her thoughts and reflections on her time as staff advisor to the UC Regents. She completes her term in June, and applications for the next staff advisor are due March 4.
Mark Aldenderfer and Arturo Arias recently became UC Merced's first recipients of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair appointments, part of a UC systemwide initiative stemming from a 1982 endowment.

Library Notes

The UC Merced Library continues to expand its offerings and announced two new additions.

Tech Corner

UC Merced faculty and staff members and students have access to lynda.com, a leading education provider whose online library teaches the latest software tools and skills through high-quality instructional videos taught by recognized industry experts.

Archive

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