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New UC studies show costs of growing almonds
Davis – Two new University of California studies show the cost of producing almonds in the southern San Joaquin Valley under different irrigation methods. One study shows current per acre establishment and production costs for growers using microsprinklers and the other study is for growers using flood irrigation. |
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UC Cooperative Extension to hold cotton marketing and risk management workshop – Visalia,
To help develop marketing and risk management alternatives for California cotton producers Kings County UC Cooperative Extension plans to hold a series of workshops. The first session will be held on Dec. 16 at the Visalia Holiday Inn. The program content will include an update on world trade policy and impact on the cotton market. The workshop is designed to assist growers develop an operational marketing plan. Admission to the workshop is free, however seating is limited and early registration is recommended. For more information or to register please telephone (559) 582-3211, Ext. 2730. |
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UC Merced professor David Kelley working to maximize potential of solar power
Merced – Solar power now runs things like small calculators and traffic lights in remote locations, but is too expensive to harness for large-scale use. So how do we reduce pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels? Make solar power cheaper. That concept serves as the light at the end of a long research tunnel for David F. Kelley, recently named professor in the School of Natural Sciences at UC Merced. He has spent the past seven years working toward that goal. |
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University of California President To Visit UC Merced Campus
Merced – As part of a statewide inaugural tour of University of California campuses launched last month, UC President Robert C. Dynes will visit UC Merced today, (Dec. 8) and tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 9. His two-day visit will include an evening reception for about 250 alumni and community members, and a morning three-mile run along Merced’s Bear Creek with high school cross-country runners. |
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UCCE Master Gardeners Present Noche De Las Luminarias at the Discovery Center - Fresno
University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners will present Noche de las Luminarias, (Night of the Soft Lights), at the Discovery Center in Fresno, on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Families are invited to experience a southwest holiday season with carolers, jazz, dancers and refreshments. 4000 glowing luminaries will line the adobe paths of the Deutsch Cactus Garden and Garden of the Sun. The Discovery Center is located at 1944 N. Winery. For tickets or additional information please telephone (559) 251-5533 or visit www.thediscoverycenter.net. |
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UC asks revelers to help control pitch canker by disposing of Christmas trees promptly
Fresno – University of California scientists recommend the public dispose of their Christmas trees quickly and properly after Christmas to help stem the spread of pitch canker. The disease is now affecting Monterey pine Christmas tree lots, landscape plantings and native coastal forests in 16 California counties and scientists’ biggest fear is that pitch canker will spread to the Sierra Nevada. |
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Former UC President Clark Kerr, a national leader in higher education, dies at 92
Berkeley – Clark Kerr, a towering figure in higher education, died Monday, Dec. 1 at the age of 92. As president of the University of California, he was chief architect of the master plan that guided California public higher education for four decades and is still a national model. |
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UC to hold forum on state budget crisis with California policy-leaders, Los Angeles
The University of California will host a town hall on Monday, Dec. 1, at the UCLA campus, convening state policy-makers, educators, community leaders and other experts to help identify innovative solutions to California's budget crisis. Panels of experts will respond to budget presentations and encourage the audience, including members of the general public, to share their own perspectives. |
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New Web site outlines health benefits of grass-fed beef
Fresno – Grass-fed beef has more beta-carotene, vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids than beef produced using conventional cattle-feeding strategies, according to a research review conducted by University of California Cooperative Extension and California State University, Chico. |
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UC Merced snow and ice expert committed to help solve regional climate, hydrology, water resources problems
Merced – Professor Roger C. Bales joined the School of Engineering faculty at the University of California, Merced this summer. UC Merced's proximity to the Sierra Nevada offers the chance to expand research on seasonal snowpack, from whether it indicates long-term climate change to its effects on regional water resources. Two graduate students are currently researching seasonally snow-covered alpine watersheds with Bales.The research data along with remote sensing and other tools will be used to learn about a wide range of issues in climate, hydrology and water resources. |
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UC News: President Dynes' statement on the state budget
Oakland – University of California President Robert C. Dynes issued a statement today (Nov. 25) regarding the mid-year budget cuts proposed by the Schwarzenegger Administration. For the full text of the statement please go to: http://www.ucop.edu/news/archives/2003/nov25art2. htm |
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eScholarship Editions publishes innovative digital books from UC Press
Oakland – eScholarship Editions, a California Digital Library program at the University of California, has completed a project to electronically publish a collection of nearly 1,400 UC Press digital books making it the world's largest collection of university press electronic books. The books are now available for free to all readers. |
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UC is helping farmers do their part to clean up Valley air, Madera
University of California Cooperative Extension is helping farmers reduce their wood burning. UCCE pomology farm advisor Brent Holtz will gather with local agency officials and farmers in a Madera County almond orchard, 14507 Avenue 7, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Wed. Nov. 19, to present the scientific benefits of wood shredding or chipping and to review new air quality regulations. For a presentation schedule and directions to the site please go to: Clean Air Demonstration |
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Valley pride reflected in new name for UC Merced student housing and dining complex
Merced – The first University of California campus to be built in 40 years will announce the official name of its student housing and dining commons today (Wed., Nov. 19) at the campus construction site at 11:00 a.m. The community name of Valley Terraces will encompass the dining hall, the community center, and nine housing units. Student affairs staff will provide an overview of future residence life and speak about the importance of the out-of-class experience for student growth and learning. An official naming ceremony will immediately follow along with a poster-signing activity for all attendees. |
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Valley cities declare November as College Next Awareness Month
Fresno – As part of a unique effort, the cities of Bakersfield, Fresno, Lemoore, Merced, Modesto, Porterville, Sonora, Stockton, Turlock, and Visalia have recognized November as “College Next Awareness Month.” Additional cities also are expected to issue proclamations. The Central Valley Higher Education Consortium organized the endeavor as part of its public outreach campaign, “College Next,” which is aimed at building a college-going culture in the region. |
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UC Merced appoints Brandy Ramos Nikaido as interim Centers director
Merced – The University of California, Merced has announced the appointment of Brandy Ramos Nikaido to the position of Interim Director of UC Merced Centers. The position is based at the Fresno center and reports to UC Merced’s Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost David B. Ashley. |
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UC Merced academic building to go vertical
Merced – Construction of the first University of California campus in the San Joaquin Valley continues at a swift pace and will be celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Classroom Building. The event will be held at the UC Merced campus job site on Friday, November 14, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. |
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UC Merced
supports event for scholarships - Merced
On Saturday, Nov. 8, the University of California, Merced
will help sponsor the second annual Merced Native American
Benefit Pow Wow at Lake Yosemite. Proceeds from the event
will be used to establish scholarships for deserving students
to attend UC Merced. The event will celebrate tribal history
and customs with a festival of specialty dances and performances
as well as drumming, arts and crafts, and authentic Native
American cuisine. Activities will begin at 10:00 a.m. For
more information please phone (209) 726-9620.
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Fall
Community ArtReach exhibit at UC Center, Fresno features photography
by Scott Shaver, Fresno
The UC Center, Fresno Fall Community ArtReach exhibit
features "Tree Sightings", a collection of photographs
by Fresno artist, Scott Shaver. The images capture the beauty
of trees in various locations, shapes, sizes and colors. Additional
participating artists include Heather Anderson, Michael Biasell,
Linda Erickson, Karina Faustino, Hazel Hofman, Yumi Kinoshita,
Linda Koch, Suzanne Lawson, Andrea Lewis, Ann Lewis, Varian
Mace, Robin Gay McCline, Sue McCline, Alan Reynolds, Chris Sorensen,
Kikuku Young and Yolanda Zafra. The exhibit comprises oil, acrylic
watercolor and mixed media paintings, color photography, metal
sculpture and ceramics. The exhibit is open to the public during
UC Center, Fresno normal operating hours. The UC Center is located
at 550 E. Shaw Ave. (across from Fashion Fair Mall.) For more
information please call Jeanie Smith at (559) 241-7510. |
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UC aims to turn the adolescent obsession with diet and weight into a passion for health and fitness
Fresno – While the advertising, movie and music industries tell adolescents to be thinner or stronger, and the news media are obsessing over an obesity epidemic, University of California is helping 11- to 14-year-olds learn to make sensible fitness decisions for themselves. UC Cooperative Extension nutrition specialists and advisors have created ?Eatfit,? a teen-oriented magazine and Web site. |
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Newly appointed UC eligibility and admissions study group expected to submit
recommendations in March
OAKLAND – University of California President Robert C. Dynes has asked a 17-member Eligibility and Admissions Study Group to examine the undergraduate eligibility and admissions implementation issues that UC will face through 2010. |
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UCSF Fresno's Medical Lecture Series at Borders in October features breast health, ADHD, vascular disease and preventive medicine, Fresno
UCSF Fresno will present its medical lecture series "Family Health Today" in Fresno at Borders Books in River Park, on Tuesdays during October, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The series will feature four health issues to be presented by UCSF Fresno faculty members. The lecture series is free and open to the public and is offered as part of the University's public service mission. Dessert and coffee will be served. Detailed information on each lecture is available at http://www.ucsfresno.edu/newsroom/newsreleases/october03_medical_lecture_series_borders.htm. For more information or to register, please contact Cara Peracchi Douglas at (559) 224-3235. |
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UCCE
and UC Master Gardeners to offer Smart Gardening Seminar - Fresno
A one-day seminar, Smart Gardening: Practical Strategies for
Today’s Landscape, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the UC Center, Fresno. The goal of
the seminar is to improve the gardening practices of Fresno
area residents who grow edible and ornamental plants for personal
use. Registration deadline is Oct. 10. Class space is limited.
For more information and registration please go to http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/calendar/eventdisplay.cfm?caleventnum=3464
or phone Leslie Feathers at (559) 456-7224. |
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UC Master Gardeners to host
annual Oktoberfest and plant sale – Fresno
The University of California Master Gardeners will hold their
annual Garden of the Sun Oktoberfest and plant sale on Saturday,
Oct. 18, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There will be special activities
for children, a country store, entertainment, food and beverages,
a plant sale and silent auction. Seminars will be held on bulb
planting for spring color, composting, and the art of bonsai.
Plant sale proceeds will go toward support of the Master Gardener
Association of Fresno County. The event is open to the public
and admission is free. The Garden of the Sun is located at 1944
N. Winery. For more information please go to http://groups.ucanr.org/mgfresno/Special_Events/Oktoberfest_2003.htm
or telephone the Fresno Co. UC Cooperative Extension office
at (559) 456-7285. |
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UC Master Gardeners to offer
children’s creative pumpkin carving class - Fresno
The Fresno area UC Master Gardeners and 4-H children will experience
a great morning learning special ways to decorate pumpkins in
the Children’s Garden at the Garden of the Sun, 411 N.
Winery, Fresno. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18,
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Activities will include designs for
the pumpkins, face painting and fun. Children are to be accompanied
by an adult. Cost is $2.00. Class size is limited and pre-registration
is recommended. For more information and registration please
phone the Fresno Co. UC Cooperative Extension office at (559)
456-7285. |
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Superintendent
of UC West Side Research and Extension Center retires
FRESNO — The superintendent of the University of California
West Side Research and Extension Center, Jimmie Ross, will retire
Nov. 3 after 14 years orchestrating agricultural research projects
at the 320-acre facility just south of Five Points, Calif. |
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Almond
leaf scorch taking a toll on San Joaquin Valley almond crops
FRESNO – UC Cooperative Extension farm advisors invite
San Joaquin Valley almond farmers to a Merced County orchard
at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20, to view examples of trees suffering
from almond leaf scorch, a plant disease caused by the same
bacterium that causes Pierce's disease in grapes. |
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University
of California sponsors conservation tillage conferences
Tulare - Oct. 7, Five Points - Oct. 8, Davis - Oct.
9
The University of California and the USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service Conservation Tillage Workgroup will sponsor
a series of three half-day conservation tillage conferences.
During the conferences, farmers, researchers and agriculture
support industry partners will be sharing recent experiences
with a variety of reduced tillage production systems. The conferences
will include panel discussions on production systems, equipment
information, case studies and evaluations. Panelists will provide
insights on specific issues relative to sustainable agricultural
systems. The conference on Oct. 7 will be held at the Tulare
County UC Cooperative Extension office. The Oct. 8 conference
will be held at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center
and the conference on Oct. 9 will be at the Long-Term Research
on Agricultural Systems Field Headquarters at UC Davis. Each
conference will start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. Admission
is free and continuing education credit has been requested.
For detailed agenda information for each conference and location
directions please visit: http://news.ucanr.org/newsstorymain.cfm?story=506
or telephone Jeff Mitchell at (559) 646-6565. |
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UC Merced breaks ground on Kolligian Library
MERCED – With a complex and extensive infrastructure in place, vertical construction of the University of California, Merced campus is set to begin shortly after a kick-off event today (Oct. 7), marking the ground breaking of the Leo and Dottie Kolligian Library. |
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President Dynes' welcome message to the UC Community
Oakland – It is with great pride in the accomplishments of the University of California and great excitement about this institution?s future that I assume the presidency of the UC system today. This is the premier university in the world, a place where the very best come to study, to work, and to learn. It also is an institution that has a deep impact on the society around it.
For the full text of President Dynes' welcome message please visit: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/president/message100203.html. |
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UC
helps farmers produce pumpkins without pesticides
Fresno – Every October, thousands of delighted children
carefully select pumpkins at the Satterstrom Pumpkin Patch near
Reedley. They go home to carve their jack-o-lanterns never knowing
a groundbreaking technique developed by University of California
scientists was behind their fun. The pumpkins were grown using
reflective mulch which repels aphids, sparing the pumpkins the
plant diseases aphids spread. The growing technique was developed
by scientists based at the UC Kearney Research and Extension
Center near Parlier. |
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President
Atkinson's farewell message to the UC Community
Oakland – On my last day as president of the University
of California, I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation and
best personal wishes to all of you.
I am honored to have had the opportunity to be a part of this
university community. Your skill, energy, and commitment have
preserved this institution as a place where the very best students
from all walks of life get a first-rate education, where cutting-edge
research improves our economy and our understanding of the world
around us, and where community engagement is deep and substantive.
For the full text of President Atkinson's farewell message please
visit: http://www.ucop.edu/pres/farewellletter.html. |
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First UCSF Fresno faculty inducted into Academy of Medical Educators
Fresno – Michael W. Peterson, MD, CCVMC Endowed Chair in Medicine of UCSF Fresno, is the first faculty member from Fresno to be honored with induction into the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators of the UCSF School of Medicine. The Academy, founded in 2000, now serves as a national model for promoting excellence in medical education. |
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Assemblymember
Sarah Reyes honors UCSF Fresno physician with outstanding leadership
award
FRESNO – In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Assemblymember
Sarah Reyes (D-Fresno) honored Katherine A. Flores, MD, director
of the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research,
with an award for outstanding leadership in the area of medicine.
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The University of California releases bilingual admissions guide
OAKLAND – In an effort to better serve Spanish-speaking families throughout the state, the University of California Office of the President has developed “Great futures start here” or “Un futuro brillante comienza aquí,” a new bilingual guide that outlines admission requirements, financial aid options and other essential information. The guides are available in PDF format at the University of California website: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/collegeprep/greatfutures.pdf
http://www.ucop.edu/news/spanish/tomando1.pdf |
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UC Cooperative Extension
Cotton Field Day to focus on insect management, remote sensing,
varietal selection, Shafter
University of California Cooperative Extension cotton specialists
and advisors, USDA-ARS researchers and UC Davis faculty will
cover cotton insect management, remote sensing, and variety
development and selection at a field day and tour from 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Shafter Research and Extension
Center. Presentations will be made on critical management decisions
regarding late season insect control and defoliation. The field
day program and lunch are free and open to all growers and industry
personnel. Pre-registration is not required. The UC Shafter
Research and Extension Center is located at 17053 N. Shafter
Ave., about 2 miles north of the City of Shafter. Continuing
Educations credits are available. For more information contact
Brian Marsh at (661) 868-6210, bhmarsh@ucdavis.edu.
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Media
Advisory: UCSF Fresno to hold media panel seminar on cross-cultural
health issues affecting the San Joaquin Valley, Sept. 16, 2
p.m. to 4 p.m.
Sept. 15, FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program
of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine,
is hosting a panel discussion featuring some of the Valley's
most familiar Latino voices titled Cross-Cultural Health Issues
in the San Joaquin Valley. The seminar will be held Tuesday,
Sept. 16, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the UC Center in Fresno. The
discussion will be lead by Valley media representatives who
will offer their personal insights and experience to help medical
students become effective health advocates for the Valley’s
culturally diverse population. The UC Center is located at 550
E. Shaw Ave. (across from Fashion Fair Mall.) |
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UC
offers free workshops on admissions application
UC Merced to hold 27 workshops throughout the San Joaquin Valley
to help students with the online application process
FRESNO – The University of California, Merced’s
Office of Admissions/Relations with Schools and Colleges will
hold free workshops to assist students with completing UC’s
online application for undergraduate admission. High school
seniors who are considering applying to University of California
campuses for admission during fall 2004 are encouraged to attend.
Reservations are required and students should bring copies of
their high school transcripts. For a complete list of workshops,
please click
here. |
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CSU and UC will ask for online applications next year
OAKLAND – Beginning with the entering class of Fall 2005, the California State University and University of California systems will require all undergraduate applicants to submit their applications online. Students applying for Fall 2004 can submit paper applications or apply online. Last year, more than 70 percent of those applying to both systems did so online. Because computer prompts and error checks help students complete applications online more accurately, campuses will be able to complete their evaluations more efficiently. |
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UC
Merced recruits additional founding faculty
MERCED – UC Merced, the tenth and newest campus of the
University of California system, is moving forward its mission
to provide academic excellence and opportunity with the appointment
of five educators as founding faculty. These new faculty join
eight previously announced academics for a current total of
13 leading scholars at the first major research university to
be built in the 21st century. |
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UC Davis
alums in the Valley welcome new students
Cal Aggie Alumni Association chapters in the Valley will welcome
newly admitted students at a series of receptions in September.
All UC Davis alumni and incoming students are invited to attend
activities in Madera, Lodi and Bakersfield.
The following is a list of events:
-Thursday, Sept. 4, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Starlight
Conference Center at Children's Hospital Central California
in Madera. Contact: Micheline Golden at (559) 353-7049
-Friday, Sept. 5 at the annual Catfish
Feed at Micke Grove Zoo in Lodi. Reception 5:30 p.m., dinner
6:30 p.m. Contact: Cal Aggie Alumni Association at (866) 826-6740
-Sunday, Sept. 7, 11a.m. to 1 p.m at the
home of John Petrini, JD, in Bakersfield.
Contact: Law offices of Borton, Petrini & Conron LLP at
(661) 322-3051
For more details and to register online,
click on www.alumni.ucdavis.edu/nsr |
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UCSB
alums meet and greet in Bakersfield
UC Santa Barbara alumni in Bakersfield have two upcoming opportunities
to reconnect with other alums and meet new friends. The Bakersfield
chapter of the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association will hold
networking socials on May 1 and July 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
at Frugatti's Italian Eatery, located at Coffee Road and Truxtun
Extension. In addition, the group will hold its fifth annual
Incoming Freshmen Reception to welcome newly admitted UCSB students
on Sept. 7 at the Pinson residence. For more details, please
call (661) 665-1432 or (661) 665-8100. |
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UC Cooperative Extension
to hold cotton and corn reduced tillage field day, Visalia &
Riverdale
HANFORD – UC's Kings County Cooperative Extension is offering
a reduced tillage field day on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Large Scale
field trial demonstrations on the use of no-till and strip-tillage
in cotton and corn silage will be presented at Replogle Farm
in Visalia from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. No-till, strip-till, ridge-till
and vonventional cotton planting systems demonstrations for
cotton crops will be presented at Borba Farms in Riverdale,
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Continuing education credit has been requested.
Lunch is included. For more information please visit http://calendar.ucanr.org/eventdisplay.cfm?caleventnum=3479
or telephone Bruce Roberts or Carol Collar at (559) 582-3211,
ext. 2730. |
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UC,
CSU, California Community College leaders unite to promote college-going
culture
BAKERSFIELD – A major effort to boost college-attendance
rates in Kern County and the San Joaquin Valley was unveiled
today (Sept. 3) at a news conference at California State University,
Bakersfield. |
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Three
of a kind in the freshman class: Triplets enter UC Berkeley
BERKELEY – In today's economy, it's a struggle for almost
any family to send a child to college. But Abel and Emma Mireles
of Sanger, didn't hesitate a moment when their triplets, Erica,
Monica, and Sonia, set their sights on what the family considered
"the crown jewel of the University of California system."
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UC
Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center in
Tulare celebrates 20 years of providing solutions to food
animal health and food safety issues
TULARE – At the UC Davis School of
Veterinary Medicine, researchers are seeking and providing
answers to questions about livestock health and food safety.
In 1983, 250 miles from the UC Davis campus, the San Joaquin
Valley also became a strategic location for veterinary discovery
and education. |
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UC-sponsored
program helps Fresno farmers develop new markets
FRESNO – Fresno farmers of Southeast Asian descent will
look for a spot on the culinary cutting edge Saturday, Sept.
13, at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market during
a tour sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension
and Reedley College. |
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UC
participates in College Nights throughout the Valley
FRESNO – Representatives from University of California
campuses will participate in a series of College Nights throughout
the San Joaquin Valley during September and October to talk
with students and parents about university admissions and financial
aid, among other topics. |
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UC Small Farm Program to
present Specialty Crop Field Day
PARLIER – A field day will be held on
Aug. 14, 8 to 10 a.m. at the UC Kearney Research and Extension
Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier
Crops to be viewed and tasted include: mini-watermelons, Asian
vegetables, specialty fresh-market tomatoes, specialty sweet
and hot peppers, tomatillos. A fee of $5 is payable at the door.
To register or for more information please contact Manuel Jimenez,
mjjimenez@ucdavis.edu,
(559) 685-3309, Ext. 216. |
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UC
studies suggest method to avoid potential nitrate contamination
of ground water
The good and the bad of applying sewage sludge
to valley farms
FRESNO – A University of California Cooperative
Extension farm advisor has for four years studied the use of
sewage sludge on agricultural fields in Kern County. Based on
his findings, he suggests farmers need to use less sludge on
agricultural fields than has been calculated by industry practitioners
to avoid potential nitrate contamination of groundwater. |
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National
Library of Medicine honors UCSF Fresno doctor Katherine Flores
Community Medical Centers appoints Flores to its board of
trustees
FRESNO – Katherine A. Flores, M.D., director
of the University of California, San Francisco Fresno Latino
Center for Medical Education, is receiving recognition locally
and nationally. |
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San Joaquin Valley UC Alumni
Network Sponsors Annual Send-Off BBQ for New UC Students
MERCED – The San Joaquin Valley UC Alumni Network will
host its annual summer barbecue and send-off for San Joaquin
Valley students who will be entering UC in fall 2003. The gathering
provides an opportunity for incoming students to meet UC alumni
and current UC students. The event will be held on Friday, Aug.
1 beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a social and dinner at 7:00 p.m.
at Lake Yosemite, Rotary Cove II on Lake Road in Merced. UC
alumni, current UC students and new and concurrent students
are invited to attend. There is no charge for students and their
families. The cost for UC alumni is $13 per person. Please RSVP
by July 29 by phone to Roger Wood (209) 358-7343 or email at
RWood@JRWood.com |
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Legislature
adopts 2003-04 budget with deep cuts to UC
OAKLAND – The 2003-04 state budget adopted by the California
Legislature will lead to deep cuts in non-instructional programs
at the University of California, a 30 percent student fee increase,
the UC system's first instance of borrowing to cover regular
operations since the early 1990s, and a one-year delay in the
opening of UC Merced. The budget also provides no state funding
for salary increases for faculty and staff. |
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State
budget calls for UC Merced to delay full opening of campus to
2005 academic year
Construction, Faculty
Hiring Proceeding
MERCED – The full opening of the University of California,
Merced -- previously planned to serve 1,000 students in fall
2004 -- will be delayed as part of the budget accord reached
today by the California state legislature. The budget awaits
signature by Governor Gray Davis. |
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UC
Merced construction: full speed ahead
Secured
funding keeps buildings on track
Merced – The campus job-site of the University of California,
Merced, continues buzzing with construction projects as the
university proceeds in the preparation of the buildings that
will serve future students. The $280 million in capital projects,
the bulk of which was secured through lease revenue bonds funding
in 2001-02, provides financial support for the first phase of
construction, including site preparation, infrastructure, and
four buildings. |
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UC
launches Specialty Crop Jamboree '03
FRESNO – The University of California Small Farm Program
recently launched the "Specialty Crop Jamboree '03”
to develop, adapt and commercialize new niche crops for California's
family-scale farmers. The project is supported by two grants
- a $150,000 research grant from the Department of Food and
Agriculture's Buy California Initiative and an $80,000 specialty
crop outreach and education grant from USDA's Risk Management
Agency. A series of workshops and field days are scheduled during
the month of August. |
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UC Merced Summer Session
menu features biology, economics, nutrition courses starting
Aug. 4
MERCED – UC Merced is sending out a final call to San
Joaquin Valley residents interested in expanding their educational
horizons and earning University of California credit through
UC courses offered at UC Merced’s educational and outreach
centers in Atwater, Fresno and Bakersfield. On the schedule
for the second half of the 2003 UC Merced Summer Session are
lower-division courses in biology, macroeconomics and nutrition
taught by UC Davis faculty. The number of students enrolled
by July 25 will determine final course availability, so everyone
interested is strongly encouraged to apply soon. |
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UC Cooperative Extension
Co-Sponsor for Citrus Research Growers’ Educational Seminars
TULARE – University of California Cooperative Extension
and the Citrus Research Board will present the 2003 Series Citrus
Research Growers’ Educational Seminars starting at 8:15
a.m. on Tuesday, July 22 at Edison AgTAC, 4175 So. Laspina St.
in Tulare. Seminar topics include, Nitrogen Management in Citrus,
presented by Mary Lu Arpaia, UC Kearney Ag Center; Environmental
Considerations, presented by Lawrence Schwankl, UC Davis and
David Grantz, UC Kearney Ag Center; Citrus Situation Worldwide,
presented by John VanSickle, University of Florida; and Update
on Invasive Pests, presented by Beth Grafton-Cardwell, UC Kearney
Ag Center. The cost is $20 per person and includes lunch and
course materials. Advance reservations are recommended. For
additional information, reservation deadlines and a registration
form click here or
phone (559)738-0246. |
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California
cotton pioneers to explore precision agriculture at July 24
field day
FRESNO – Extensive University of California research the
last two decades in cotton plant growth and development has
taken much of the guesswork out of cotton production and opened
the door to precision agriculture, a new frontier that promises
to further reduce inputs and increase yield. The latest advances
in precision agriculture will be presented at a field day from
8 to 11:30 a.m. July 24 at grower Ted Sheely's AZCAL Farms,
27875 Gale (Lincoln) Ave. near Stratford in Kings County. |
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Spanish-immersion
students visit the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center
PARLIER – Twenty-two children, aged 5 to 8 years old,
will get a Spanish-language tour of the UC Kearney Research
and Extension Center near Parlier from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday,
July 18. The children will visit field research sites and laboratories
at the 330-acre agricultural research station. At snack time,
they will pick and eat ripe fruit from trees. The children are
enrolled in the University of California, Merced, Spanish Immersion
Summer School, a seven-week program designed to introduce English-speaking
children to the Spanish language through drama, music, art,
science, stories and games. |
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UCSF
hospitals rank among nation's top 10
SAN FRANCISCO – UCSF Medical Center has been named the
seventh best hospital in the nation, making it the highest ranked
medical center in Northern California, in a report published
by U.S. News & World Report. Among pediatric care centers,
UCSF Children's Hospital ranks No. 10 -- the highest-rated children's
medical service in California. Both hospitals are part of the
University of California, San Francisco. |
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UC Berkeley alumni reception
features head football coach Jeff Tedford – Fresno
The California Alumni Association along with the Central California
Old Blues, Bear Backers, and Tulare/Kings Counties Cal Alumni
Club will present a "Midsummer Bash" featuring a golden
opportunity to meet Cal's head football coach Jeff Tedford.
The event will take place Thursday, July 17 at the San Joaquin
Country Club (3484 W. Bluff Ave.) in Fresno. The evening will
begin at 6 pm with no-host cocktails and hors d' oeuvres, followed
by the keynote speaker at 7:30 pm. The cost is $20 per person
and $35 per couple. To RSVP, please send your name, graduation
year, address, phone number and payment by July 11 to: Evan
Orme, D.D.S, 3804 W. Locust Ave., Fresno, CA 93711. For more
details, call (559) 439-1647 or (559) 439-7720. |
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Regents’
Committee votes to raise student fees to help cope with state
budget crisis; financial aid to mitigate impact
SAN FRANCISCO – Acting to prevent ever-deeper state budget
cuts from damaging the quality of the student instructional
program, the Finance Committee of the University of California
Board of Regents voted today to raise 2003-04 student fees 25
percent above their current level. The committee also gave UC
President Richard C. Atkinson authority to increase the fee
hike to 30 percent if the state's budget situation requires.
Atkinson said he hopes to establish a final fee level soon so
that students and families may be given as much notice as possible.
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UC
Merced Chancellor testifies to Congress on formation of National
Parks Institute
Congressmen Radanovich
& Cardoza bill would establish program at UC Merced
MERCED – UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey today
testified in support of a proposed congressional measure that
would establish a National Parks Institute at the University.
The institute would, through collaboration of UC Merced and
the National Park Service, provide management development curriculum
for national park officials, promote scientific research in
parks that informs decision-making, promote stewardship, and
promote and develop environmentally sustainable resource management
practices. |
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California
Pima cotton growers faced with a challenging summer
FRESNO – When consumers rest in fine Pima cotton sheets
in coming years, or feel the silky smoothness of a Pima cotton
shirt, they may not appreciate the stress that production of
those luxurious products caused California Pima cotton growers
during the summer of 2003. Last April was one of the coolest
and wettest Aprils in the last two decades. Planting dates for
some farmers were pushed as late mid-May, six to eight weeks
later than last year. UC researchers support Pima growers with
consultation and a wide variety of research at the UC Shafter
Research and Extension Center in Kern County, the West Side
Research and Extension Center in Fresno County, and at cooperating
growers' farms. |
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UCSF
Fresno receives $511,000 grant to institute diabetes management
program
FRESNO – The University of California, San Francisco,
School of Medicine, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno)
has received a three-year, $511,000 residency training grant
to institute a comprehensive diabetes management program in
California’s Central Valley. The Health Resources Services
Administration awarded the grant in an effort to train primary
care physicians in rural and underserved areas of the United
States. |
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SBA
selects UC Merced to direct support network for small business
in Central California
MERCED – UC Merced is taking on a major new role to stimulate
regional economic growth with the award of a U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) contract to provide leadership for the
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) in Central California.
Selected by officials at the SBA’s Fresno district office,
UC Merced was awarded an initial contract for more than $550,000,
with a possible one-year contract extension for $1.1 million,
to serve as the district’s lead center. |
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Putting
the brakes on vine mealy bug topic at August 12 UC Grape Day
2003
FRESNO – Even though the destructive vine mealy bug spread
from three counties to 11 new counties last year, a UC entomologist
will share researchers’ confidence at UC Grape Day 2003
that the pest’s trek across California table, wine and
raisin vineyards will now be slowed down. UC Grape Day 2003
will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the University
of California Kearney Research and Extension Center, 9240 S.
Riverbend Ave., Parlier. |
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Merced
housing affordability forum to be held on Wednesday, July 2
MERCED – A forum on affordable housing in the greater
Merced area will take place on Wednesday, July 2nd at the Merced
City Council Chamber. The initiative is sponsored by the City
and County of Merced; UC Merced; the California Business, Transportation,
and Housing Agency, and the California State and Consumer Services
Agency. The housing conference is free and open to the public.
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UC
Merced wins environmental lawsuit
California
5th Appellate Court Affirms UC in Compliance
MERCED – The California 5th Appellate Court today (June
24) affirmed a Merced County Superior Court ruling that the
UC Regents acted properly under state law in certifying the
Long Range Development Plan [LRDP] and Environmental Impact
Report [EIR] for the UC Merced campus. |
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David
A. Kessler named new dean of UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco – David A. Kessler, MD, dean of Yale School
of Medicine, former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration,
and one of the nation’s leading public health advocates,
today (June 23) was named dean of the School of Medicine and
vice chancellor for medical affairs at UCSF. Note: The UCSF
Fresno Medical Education Program is a major branch of the UCSF
School of Medicine. The UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program
graduates more than 60 physicians every year and at least half
of them stay in the San Joaquin Valley to practice. |
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UC
President Atkinson issues statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision
on affirmative action
OAKLAND – University of California President Richard C.
Atkinson issued a statement today (June 23) regarding the U.S.
Supreme Court’s decisions on affirmative action. |
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UC
Merced offers Spanish-language program for kids
FRESNO – UC Merced will offer a summer Spanish-language
immersion program for kindergartners, and first-and second-graders.
The goal of the program is to introduce children to the Spanish
language through drama, music, art, science, stories, and games.
All instruction will be conducted in Spanish and led by a credentialed
elementary Spanish-language immersion teacher. The program will
be held at Bullard TALENT school from 8 a.m. to noon, Mondays
through Fridays, June 16 through Aug. 1. Early language instruction
helps improve overall school performance, and heightens creativity
and problem-solving skills. The cost is $450 per student, not
including the cost of field trips. Space is limited. For more
details, please call (559) 241-7414 or email helen.sullivan@ucop.edu
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UC Center, Fresno's Community
ArtReach summer exhibit features "The Brilliant Colors
of Summer"
FRESNO – The UC Center, Fresno hosted an opening reception
on ArtHop night, June 5, for its latest Community ArtReach exhibit.
The summer exhibit is entitled "The Brilliant Colors of
Summer". The multi-media exhibit is comprised of a collection
of paintings, photography and pottery, created by noted San
Joaquin Valley artists. Intense colors, exotic and colorful
animals, deep blue waters, romantic locations, tropical flowers
and palm trees are among the subjects featured in the special
group show. Also featured in Community ArtReach is "Art
Through Their Eyes", a gallery of pre-K through 12th grade
students' work. The summer students' art show features a collection
of vibrant work which was selected especially for "The
Brilliant Colors of Summer" exhibit. The student work is
on loan to the UC Center, Fresno courtesy of the Bonner Family
Foundation and Clovis High School. The Community ArtReach exhibit
is open to the public free of charge during the UC Center's
normal operating hours. For more information please call (559)
241-7510 or email jeanie.smith@ucop.edu. |
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UCSF
Fresno announces prestigious Kaiser Teaching Award at graduation
FRESNO – Each year the School of Medicine at the University
of California, San Francisco presents a total of four Kaiser
Teaching Awards - three to faculty on main campus and one to
a volunteer clinical faculty member in Fresno. This year the
Fresno award was presented to Bjorn Nilson, MD, director of
pediatrics for UCSF Fresno. Dr. Nilson was recognized for his
more than 20 years of tireless efforts to support medical resident
education in the Valley. |
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UC
Merced geochemist focuses on arsenic in California's environment
MERCED – How arsenic and other dangerous heavy metals
travel through the environment, and are sometimes concentrated
in certain areas of the soil and groundwater will be a focus
of teaching and research for Peggy O’Day, Ph.D. O'Day
was recently named associate professor in the Division of Natural
Sciences at the University of California, Merced – the
newest campus of the UC system and the first major research
university to be built in the 21st century. |
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Tropical
papaya a possibility for California small-scale farmers
FRESNO – University of California Cooperative Extension
farm advisors believe the papaya, a fruit most often associated
with the year-round mild and humid climates below the Tropic
of Cancer, could be a profitable new specialty crop for California
farmers. |
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Deadline
approaching for UC Merced's summer course at Fresno, Bakersfield
and Atwater Centers
MERCED - The registration deadline of Friday, June 13, is quickly
approaching for the fourth annual University of California,
Merced Summer Session. The program features an expanded assortment
of UC courses presented at UC Merced’s educational and
outreach centers in Fresno, Bakersfield and Atwater for the
benefit of students in the San Joaquin Valley. |
- Ongoing through May, 2003
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UCSF
Fresno Wednesday Special Lecture Series
The Office of Continuing Medical Education at UCSF Fresno provides
high-quality, CME credited continuing education programs for
physicians and health care professionals of the Central Valley.
Expert UCSF faculty members as well as renowned lecturers from
other institutions who conduct these programs place tremendous
emphasis on the practical application of the content to effectively
enhance patient care outcomes and satisfaction. For information
on the ongoing Wednesday Special Lecture Series please go to
http://www.ucsfresno.edu/continuing_ed/wsls.htm
or telephone (559) 241-7644. |
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Kern
County UCCE announces 4-H field day winners
BAKERSFIELD - Kern County UC Cooperative Extension recently
held its 4-H Field Day at the county fairgrounds. 4-H is a youth
development program sponsored by the University of California
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Field Day showcases
4-H members and their projects. Hundreds of people attended
the event, which was open to the public. In addition to the
educational presentations and displays, a number of competitions
were held. |
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UC sponsors E Street Cultural
Fair in historic Chinatown
FRESNO - In honor of National Asian Pacific Heritage Month,
the eighth annual E Street Fair is set for Saturday, May 17
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of Fire Station #3 at Fresno
and E Streets in Fresno's historic Chinatown. Presented by the
Asian Pacific American Heritage Coalition, the free event will
feature food booths, cultural displays and demonstrations, music
as well as arts and crafts. The UC Office of the President will
be there with games and prizes for children to encourage them
to start thinking about going to college. For more information,
please call. (559) 224-3910. |
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UC
Merced makes annual fund appeal
Founders
Fund offers opportunity to be part of history
MERCED – Citizens of the San Joaquin Valley now have the
opportunity to be part of a historic undertaking with the establishment
of the "Founders Fund," a special regional support
initiative designed for community members who wish to contribute
to UC Merced and be known forever as founding friends of the
new university. |
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Three Valley students share
their stories to prove that a UC education is within reach
UC profiles show how students pay for college
FRESNO – A new University of California Web site, "You
Can, We Can Help," provides real-world stories describing
how current UC students finance their college education. Three
Valley students, Dina Alvarez and Angelica Leyva, both from
Porterville, and Tecsia Ross of Modesto, are among the 15 UC
students profiled. The student profiles are intended to demonstrate
for prospective or current UC students the wide range of financial
aid resources available and show how students at a variety of
income levels meet the challenges of paying for a UC education.
The student profiles are available online at: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/youcan/
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Stanford
Professor Kenji Hakuta named Dean of Social Sciences, Humanities
and Arts at UC Merced
MERCED - Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D., is an experimental psychologist
by training, a teacher and researcher by profession, and a builder
of bridges by nature. He will bring this passion for building
bridges to educational excellence, opportunity and enlightenment
to the University of California, Merced as the newly named founding
Dean of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. |
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Teachers
gain hands-on science knowledge at UC Merced's Summer Institute
-Yosemite
May 30 - application deadline
July 21 - July 25 - week-long program
Teachers from the San Joaquin Valley will spend a week in beautiful
Yosemite National Park learning about ecology, stream hydrology
and related scientific topics during UC Merced’s first
annual Summer Science Institute for Teachers, July 21 through
July 25. |
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Applications
for UC Merced summer session scholarships will be accepted through
May 14
MERCED – Scholarships are available for qualified San
Joaquin Valley students enrolling in the 2003 UC Merced Summer
Session at locations in Atwater, Bakersfield and Fresno. The
application deadline for the UC Merced Chancellor’s Summer
Scholarship Program is May 14. |
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Doctor's
Academy at Sunnyside High School sends one-third of its students
to UC
FRESNO - The Doctor’s Academy at Sunnyside High School,
sponsored by UCSF Fresno, the Latino Center for Medical Education
and Research as well as other community partners, will graduate
its first class of 32 students later this month (May). All students
will be continuing their education at a college or university
in the fall. Many of them are the first in their family to go
to college. More than one-third of the students have been admitted
to UC campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa
Barbara and Santa Cruz. |
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UC
Merced Sponsors Zero-Emission Vehicle Visit
ATWATER – Sophisticated prototype fuel cell vehicles made
by the world’s major automobile manufacturers will visit
Merced on Wednesday May 14, thanks to a special arrangement
between The California Fuel Cell Partnership and UC Merced.
The vehicles -- made by DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Nissan, Honda,
Hyundai, General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen will visit the
region as part of the Fuel Cell Partnership’s “Rally
Thru the Valley.” The program is an outreach and public
awareness effort to promote the development of zero-emission
fuel cell vehicle technology as an alternative to combustion
engines, which create hydrocarbon and particulate emissions.
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UC Santa Cruz and Fresno
High celebrate partnership
FRESNO – A year-end celebration will be held on Saturday,
May 3, at 2:00 p.m. in the Fresno High School library to honor
the Community and Technology Leadership Program (CTLP). The
program is a partnership between the University of California,
Santa Cruz and Fresno High School. Fresno High graduate and
UCSC senior MaryJane Skjellerup developed the program which
utilizes new media technology as a bridge to bring under-represented
students to the University of California. For more information
about CTLP and the students please go to http://www.giip.org/ctlp.
To RSVP or for more information about the reception please phone
(559) 457-2822 or email maryjane@ucsc.edu.
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Doctor's
Academy at Sunnyside High graduates first class of students
FRESNO – The Doctor's Academy, a UCSF Fresno program that
seeks to increase the number of students who go on to college
and enter careers as health professionals, will graduate its
first class of students on Monday, May 5. All 32 students will
be attending college. Many of them are the first in their families
to pursue a college education. |
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UC
Merced to co-sponsor a Cinco de Mayo community celebration –
Merced, May 1
UC Merced and Merced College will host an annual Cinco de Mayo
celebration on Thursday, May 1. In the morning, area middle
and high school students will visit the Merced College campus
to participate in education-related activities. Lunch will be
served and entertainment provided by the Roosevelt Marimba Band.
In the evening, community-oriented activities will include a
special appearance and keynote address by noted author Victor
Villasenor and entertainment by mariachi and ballet folklorico
groups.The Cinco de Mayo celebration is free and open to the
public. For more information, call Arthur Cardoza at 209-384-6356. |
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UC Field Day to address citrus
thrips and the economic impact of Citrus Tristeza Virus
EXETER – UC's Lindcove Research and Extension
Center, the Citrus Research Board and Tulare County Cooperative
Extension will offer a Field Day on Thursday, May 1. From 10:00
to 11:00 a.m., "How to Tell Citrus Thrips from Flower Thrips",
will be conducted by Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell, UC Riverside,
ANR: Kearney Research and Extension Center, IPM Specialist and
Reserach entomologist. From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., "Economic
Impact of Citrus Tresteza Virus", will be conducted by
Louis Whitendale, UC ANR: Lindcove Research and Extension Center.
2 hours of continuing education credit will be given. For more
information or to register please contact Jennifer Logan, (559)
592-2408, Ext. 12 or email jlogan@ucdavis.edu.
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Spring
Community ArtReach Exhibit at UC Center, Fresno Features Poetic
Paintings by Robert Ogata
The UC Center, Fresno’s SpringCommunity ArtReach exhibit
features a collection of recent large-scale abstract expressionist
paintings by Fresno artist Robert Ogata. Also on display in
are the works of several other noted Valley artists and a collection
of art from students at Hoover High School and the community
organization, Stone Soup. The ongoing, multi-media ArtReach
exhibit is open to the public, free of charge during the UC
center’s normal operating hours. The Spring ArtReach exhibit
will run through May 1. The UC Center is located at 550 East
Shaw Ave. (across from Fashion Fair Mall). For more information
please call (559) 241-7510. |
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UC
Cooperative Extension offers business tools to farmers facing
tough times – Fresno
To help hone farmers' business skills, University of California
Cooperative Extension will hold a series of four computer seminars
this spring at the UC Center in Fresno, 550 E. Shaw Ave., Fresno.
The meetings will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on four consecutive Tuesdays,
April 29 through May 20. Cost for the four sessions is $20 per
person or $20 for two people from the same farm. The training
takes place in the UC Center President's Room, which is equipped
with 36 networked PC computers. To enroll, send name or names,
farm or business name, address, phone and fax numbers and a
check for $20 payable to "UC Regents" to UC Cooperative
Extension, 1720 S. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA 93702. Class size
is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served
basis. Registration deadline is April 22, 2003. For more information
contact Mark Freeman at (559) 456-7265, mwfreeman@ucdavis.edu.
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UC
Merced Writing Project targets K-14 educators for Saturday
series – Merced
The UC Merced Writing Project is inviting teachers of kindergarten
through community college to participate in a continuing “Saturday
Outreach Series” at the Merced Tri-College Center. The
next session in the monthly series is scheduled for Saturday,
November 16 from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information please
click or contact the UC Merced Writing Project at (209) 381-6559
or email vicki.hernandez@ucop.edu.
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Premier
Physicist To Create World-Class Renewable Energy Program at
UC Merced
MERCED – With erratic fluctuations in world oil prices,
and continued concern about global warming, viable alternatives
to fossil fuels are increasingly desirable. At UC Merced, the
recent appointment of professor Roland Winston, Ph.D., a pioneer
of solar energy utilization research ensures that renewable
energy alternatives will be a research focus. As a distinguished
physicist and one of the country’s leading solar power
experts, Winston, who holds the title of Professor in the Division
of Natural Sciences, comes to UC Merced from the University
of Chicago, where he has taught and conducted research for the
past 39 years. In joining the founding faculty at UC Merced,
Winston says he has a goal of helping establish an “absolutely
world-class academic program” in renewable energy. |
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UC
Focuses on San Joaquin Valley Transfer Students
FRESNO – The University of California will sponsor an
information day for community college counselors as part of
the Ensuring Transfer Success Counselor Institutes on Thursday,
April 24, in Fresno. According to the Central Valley Higher
Education Consortium, about a third of San Joaquin Valley high
school graduates enroll at a community college, and nearly 100
counselors are expected to learn about UC’s transfer programs
at the event, which will take place at the UC Center, Fresno,
located at 550 E. Shaw Ave., across from Fashion Fair Mall.
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UC
Merced Selects Fresno-Based Firm as Designer-Builder of Campus
Housing Project
MERCED – After an extensive pre-qualification process
for a design build firm, the University of California, Merced
has selected Mauldin-Dorfmeier Construction, Inc. of Fresno
to assist in the design and construction of the first housing
and dining project on campus.The Garden Suites and Lakeview
Dining project is a housing facility that will serve approximately
600 students and staff members with a total of 603 beds in multiple-bed
units. A combination of undergraduate and graduate students
will be housed in one or more suite configurations. In addition
to residences, the project will provide associated community
and dining space and a 340-space surface parking lot. |
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UC
Merced Presents Fourth Year of Summer Courses at Fresno, Bakersfield
and Atwater Centers
MERCED – Registration opens today (April 15, 2003) for
the fourth annual University of California, Merced Summer Session,
featuring an expanded assortment of UC courses presented at
UC Merced’s educational and outreach centers in Fresno,
Atwater and Bakersfield for the benefit of students in the San
Joaquin Valley. Working in partnership with UC Davis, UC Merced
is offering two sessions and 12 lower-division courses for UC
Davis credit including biology, chemistry, microeconomics, macroeconomics,
calculus, discoveries and concepts in nutrition, psychology,
public speaking, cultural anthropology, literature, chicana/o
studies and musical literature. Highly qualified faculty from
UC campuses and other local institutions of high education will
teach all of the courses. |
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UCSF
Fresno Center for Consciousness presents renowned author James
Waller, PhD
FRESNO - Renowned author James Waller, PhD, Whitworth College,
Edward B. Lindaman Chair and Professor of Psychology, will present
a lecture titled "Human Nature and Inhuman Evil: The Psychology
of Genocide and Mass Killing" on Thursday, April 10 in
Fresno. The lecture will be held at 4 pm in the Veteran’s
Administration Hospital Auditorium on Clinton and Fresno Avenues.
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South Valley UC Berkeley
alums welcome new students
The Tulare/Kings Cal Club will hold a new student reception
Tuesday, April 8. Newly admitted students to UC Berkeley, their
parents, and UC Berkeley alumni are invited to attend. Berkeley
professor of nutritional science Gregory Aponte is scheduled
to speak. For more details, please email Karla Orosco at korosco@attbi.com. |
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UCSF
Fresno Presents Medical Mania Conference for Area High School
Students
UCSF Fresno’s Latino Center, Sunnyside High School and
CSU Fresno Health Careers Opportunity Program will host the
third-annual Medical Mania Conference for Doctor's Academy high
school students on Saturday, April 5, 7:15am to 12:00pm. The
Medical Mania conference provides an opportunity for area high
school students to participate in professional workshops where
guest speakers present topics ranging from medicine to personal
development. |
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UC Merced
holds campus updates for Valley educators
All San Joaquin Valley educators are invited to attend an
update on UC Merced’s admissions, academic programs,
physical planning, and student life. The informational breakfast
meetings will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.:
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Wednesday, April 2 in Bakersfield
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Friday, April 4 in Modesto
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Monday, April 7 in Fresno
For specific locations and registration
information, please click on UC
Merced Update. Reservations are recommended. To RSVP for
the Modesto or Fresno event, please call (559)241-7474; for
the Bakersfield event, please call (661) 861-7955. |
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UC
Merced deans participate in two Bakersfield events
MERCED - Students and educators in the Bakersfield area will
have the opportunity to learn about the latest developments
in UC Merced’s admissions and academic programs by attending
two different events scheduled for Wednesday, April 2. |
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UC
Davis, Stockton Unified partner to prepare students for college
DAVIS – The University of California, Davis and Stockton
Unified School District will celebrate their partnership to
increase the number and proportion of Stockton students who
become eligible for UC. The celebration will take place Thursday,
April 3 at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Elementary School in Stockton.
Larry N. Vanderhoef, chancellor of UC Davis is scheduled to
speak. |
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UC
Merced Hosts Sustainability Conference in Association With US
EPA - April 28 and 29
MERCED – Imagine the power intensity of 15,000 100-watt
light bulbs turned on at the same time that’s the rough
equivalent of what a university research laboratory typically
consumes on a daily basis. Today, at the new University of California,
Merced campus, greener labs are being designed with aggressive
new energy standards, designed to reduce that energy consumption
by one-third or more. |
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UC
Merced Admissions To Host Conferences for Valley Students and
Educators
MERCED – San Joaquin Valley students and educators will
have the opportunity to learn about the latest developments
in UC Merced’s admissions and academic programs by attending
conferences scheduled in Fresno, Modesto and Bakersfield over
the coming weeks. |
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University
sponsors conference on the community college-UC Merced connection
UC Merced and various stakeholders will explore effective methods
of serving diverse students from San Joaquin Valley community
colleges with the goal of preparing them for transfer to UC
Merced during a conference set for Wednesday, March 26 from
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Picadilly Inn Airport in Fresno.
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Nationwide
search results In 57 new valley doctors at UCSF Fresno
FRESNO – From as far away as New York City, to our own
backyard, UCSF Fresno’s nationwide search for the Valley’s
future doctors-in-training will be officially announced on Match
Day, March 20. Over the past six months, UCSF Fresno has interviewed
more than 600 medical students to fill 57 positions. The new
residents will spend three to five years training to become
the Valley’s future medical doctors. |
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UC
Merced appoints first founding faculty
MERCED – UC Merced is opening a new chapter in UC’s
book of academic excellence with the appointment of eight leading
scholars as its first founding faculty. The first eight appointments
bring outstanding scholars and gifted, award-winning teachers
on board, with an initial emphasis on environmental scientists
and engineers. Academic programs available when the campus opens
will represent all the basic disciplines and will expand to
a breadth commensurate with the other UC campuses. |
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UC
Day in Sacramento approaching
The Alumni Associations of the University of California will
hold the annual UC Day event March 3-4 in Sacramento. All UC
alumni and friends of the university are invited to participate.
UC Day is the one time of year when alumni, friends, and donors
unite in the capital to meet with legislators and voice issues
of importance to the university and its campuses. It is also
a time when members of the UC family gather to acknowledge the
university's academic excellence and accomplishments. For more
details, please contact your campus alumni association or visit
www.ucday.org. |
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UC Presents San Joaquin Valley
Table Grape Seminar – Visalia
UC and the California Table Grape Commission will present the
San Joaquin Valley Table Grape Seminar. The event will be held
at the Visalia Convention Center located at 303 East Acequia
in Visalia on Feb. 26. The program begins at 8:00 a.m. Topics
include cover born nutrition of grapevines, botrytis resistance
in table grapes, grapevine viruses, new approaches to canopy
management and a vine mealybug update. There will also be an
overview of the viticulture research program and an update on
patenting and licensing of USDA table grape cultivars. Cost
for the program, including lunch, is $16 per person. Registration
deadline is Feb. 21. For registration and more information please
contact Sara Hubert at (559) 447-8350. |
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UCSF
Fresno presents free lectures on popular health issues
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno will present its second medical lecture
series titled “Family Health Today” at Borders Books
in Fresno's River Park Shopping Center. The free lectures will
take place Tuesday evenings from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in March.
The series will feature four health issues including back pain,
sleep disorders, hormone replacement therapy, and obesity. UCSF
Fresno faculty members are presenting the lectures as part of
the university's public service mission. |
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UC
Merced joins with Merced College to celebrate Black History
Month
MERCED – UC Merced and Extended Opportunity Programs and
Services (EOPS) of Merced College are celebrating African-American
History Month with an enlightening program on Monday, February
24, 2003. The topic of the forum follows the national theme
for this year’s celebration of African-American History
Month, which is “The Souls of Black Folk: Centennial Reflections.”
The theme is intended to encourage examination of the state
of the African-American in the United States today. The program
will feature a panel discussion on The Culture of Education
in the African-American Community. The program will begin
at 12:00 noon in the Merced College Lesher Library. The public
is invited. For more information please contact Alfred Day by
phone (209) 724-4316 or by e-mail at Alfred.Day@ucop.edu.
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UC Helps Students Apply for
Financial Aid - Bakersfield
UC Merced, UC Santa Barbara’s Early Academic Outreach
Department, CSU Bakersfield and Kern County Superintendent of
Schools will offer a "Cash for College Workshop" on
Saturday, Feb. 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at University
Square (2000 K Street) in Bakersfield. The purpose of the workshop
is to provide assistance to students and parents in completing
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA
is the required financial aid form used to determine a student’s
eligibility for federal and state grants, work-study programs
and loans. For more information please call (661) 636-4420. |
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UC
Merced receives federal funding to boost research
ATWATER - UC Merced celebrated today’s announcement of
a federal appropriations bill that totals $500,000 for the newest
UC campus, located in the San Joaquin Valley. The funding is
targeted toward equipment purchases in the Divisions of Science
and Engineering and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute. |
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UC
Merced Kolligian Library receives major gift in memory of McFadden-Willis
children
MERCED – UC Merced has been pledged a gift of more than
$250,000 to provide enhancements to the Kolligian Library on
the new campus being constructed. The committed endowment is
from the non-profit McFadden-Willis Children Memorial Foundation,
which was created in memory of Melanie, Stanley, Stuart, and
Michelle, who were the children of Merced veterinarian Dr. Christine
McFadden. |
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4th Annual
Women Leaders in Agriculture Conference Comes to Tulare
“Women Shaping the Future of Agriculture” is
the focus of the fourth annual Women Leaders in Agriculture
Conference sponsored by UC Merced, California Women for Agriculture
and the International Agri-Center on Feb. 10, 2003 at Tulare’s
International Agri-Center. Presented with support from the California
Agricultural Leadership Program and the UC Davis School of Agriculture
and Environmental Science, the Women Leaders in Agriculture
Conference will be held at the Heritage Center of the International
Agri-Center. The conference is scheduled as a special opening
event for the World Ag Expo (Feb. 11-13, 2003). The registration
cost for the Women Leaders in Agriculture Conference is $15
for the general public and $10 for students. For registration
and additional information, please contact Helen Sullivan of
UC Merced at (559) 241-7414. |
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UC Helps Students Apply for
Financial Aid - Fresno
UC Merced, Fresno Pacific University and the Fresno County Office
of Education will present a "Cash for College Workshop"
on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the UC Center,
Fresno (550 E. Shaw Ave., across from Fashion Fair Mall). The
workshop will provide assistance to students and parents in
completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The FAFSA is the required financial aid form used to determine
a student's eligibility for federal and state grants, work-study
programs and loans. For more information please call (559) 241-7476.
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UCSF
School of Medicine formally welcomes two deans to Fresno program
FRESNO - UCSF, School of Medicine is formally welcoming
Susan Wall, MD and Joan Voris, MD to their new roles as senior
associate dean and associate dean, respectively, of the UCSF
Fresno Medical Education Program at the Fresno Art Museum on
Friday, Feb. 7, from 4pm to 6pm. Haile Debas, MD, dean of UCSF
School of Medicine is hosting the reception. |
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Winter
Community ArtReach exhibit at UC Center, Fresno features sculpture
by Nancy Youdelman
The latest UC Center, Fresno Community ArtReach exhibit features
a collection of sculpture by local artist Nancy Youdelman. The
exhibit also comprises a multi-media group exhibit of work by
numerous San Joaquin Valley artists as well as a gallery of
artwork from local area students. The Winter Community ArtReach
exhibit is ongoing through Feb. 6, 2003, and is open to the
public free of charge during normal UC Center, Fresno operating
hours. For more information please call (559) 241-7510. |
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