UC Merced Magazine | Volume XIX, Issue V

ON THE COVER: Local vocalist Cheryl Lockett performs during the annual Global Arts Studies Program faculty concert at the Multicultural Arts Center in Merced.

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Spring/Summer 2024 Volume XIX, Issue 5

In this Issue:

Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz Vice Chancellor/ Chief External Relations Officer E. Edw. Klotzbier Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Advisor, External Relations Danielle Armedilla

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CalTeach Creating Lifelong Learners

Working Toward a Climate-resilient Water Future ree Essential Reads about Sustainability by ree Important Women Campus Growth includes Medical Education, Housing, BSL 3 lab and Vernal Pools Reserve

Editor Senior Writer and Public Information Officer Lorena Anderson

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Writers

Jim Chiavelli Juan Carlos Flores Patty Guerra Alyssa Johansen

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Jody Murray Sam Yniguez

Selections from the exhibit “Afterlife: A World Without End.”

Photographers Veronica Adrover Melvin Diaz Alfaro

Zachary Silva Sam Yniguez

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Cover Story: UC Merced Arts O ers Something for Everyone In a Contentious Political Landscape, Students Learn How to be Objective Bobcats Bring Fresh Approach to Local Real Estate Scene Bobcat Athletes Earn their MVPs in Water Polo and Volleyball

Graphics / Design / Printing Colemar Design Dumont Printing, Fresno Mailing Address UC Merced External Relations 5200 Lake Road Merced CA 95343

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Chicanx artists displayed their work at UC Merced Art Gallery this spring.

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