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University Communications unveiled an updated version of the UC Merced Brand Standards, which will help define and reinforce the campus's identity.
University of California officials locally and systemwide address concerns regarding President Trump's executive order on immigration.
UC Merced Professor Ala Qattawi has been named Emerging Scholar of the Year by "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education." Qattawi is the first woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in automotive engineering.
Olga Diego is UC Merced's newest artist-in-residence and lecturer, and will teach a class that combines art and engineering.
Professor Emilia Huerta-Sánchez and collaborators show in a new study that the Tsimshian, a First Nations community in the Prince Rupert Harbor region of British Columbia in Canada, had mutations that might have made them more susceptible to diseases introduced during European colonization.
In the News
The presidential inauguration generated protests nationwide, including at UC Merced, but the campus's plans for growth and expansion garnered media interest as well.
Human Resources
Anthem Blue Cross became the administrator for medical, behavioral health and prescription drug benefits for UC’s PPO medical plans on Jan. 1, but some plan members have experienced technical difficulties. UCOP is working with plan administrators to fix the issues.
Library Notes
The UC Merced Library resumes its Faculty Author Series Feb. 22 with English Professor Katherine Steele Brokaw.
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