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February 6, 2012
New center aims to improve the lives of the San Joaquin Valley's most underserved residents by empowering them to engage in research that supports their community’s issues. An innovative community-university...
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February 3, 2012
Four projects will increase campus' physical space by 25 percent, adding nearly 270,000 gross square feet. Planned Science and Engineering Building 2 (rendering)UC Merced is entering a significant new phase of...
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January 30, 2012
About 180 people attended a conference at UC Merced that connected researchers with community members working to improve the lives of the San Joaquin Valley's young people.
The December conference, "Building Healthy...
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January 27, 2012
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January 24, 2012
University of California's online instruction program is a systemwide effort that aims to explore and develop the use of online education in UC's undergraduate curriculum. UC Merced is the first campus to...
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January 23, 2012
UC Merced engineering Professor Ming-Hsuan Yang receives National Science Foundation's CAREER Award to improve visual tracking abilities in machines. Engineering Professor Ming-Hsuan Yang of the University of...
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January 20, 2012
UC Merced honored for utilizing new, effective and innovative systems to evaluate and demonstrate student outcomes. The University of California, Merced, has been awarded the 2012 Council for Higher Education...
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January 19, 2012
A team of UC Merced professors and students discovered that changing the shape of a solar concentrator significantly increases its efficiency, bringing its use closer to reality. A team of researchers at the University...
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January 18, 2012
Dean of Natural Sciences Juan Meza wants his school to be one of the leaders in multidisciplinary research.Dean of Natural Sciences Juan Meza began his tenure at UC Merced in September, and he wasted no time in meeting...
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January 12, 2012
UC Merced receives more than 15,000 applications, a nearly 10 percent boost over 2011.
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January 10, 2012
Professor Jessica L. Trounstine said there will be two political science subfields for graduate students to study at UC Merced. Graduate students interested in studying at UC Merced will have one more discipline to...
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January 10, 2012
Partnership helps high school students realize their dream of postsecondary education. The Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP) at the University of California, Merced, has teamed up with the Fresno Unified School...
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January 6, 2012
Graduate student Peter Kirchner conducts mountain hydrology research with Professor Roger Bales in the Sierra Nevada Research Institute.Peter Kirchner may have been born in California’s San Fernando Valley, but...
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January 3, 2012
Professor Dunya Ramicova designed costumes for four projects last year, including the Metropolitan Opera production of 'Nixon in China.' Dunya Ramicova's costume designs have enchanted audiences for decades, but...
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December 23, 2011
UC Merced’s Staff Assembly wrapped up its 2011 canned food drive, collecting more than 385 pounds of nonperishable food items for the Merced County Food Bank. From spearheading canned food drives to collecting toys for...
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December 22, 2011
UC Merced outreach program receives federal funding to help students
realize their dreams of postsecondary education
. Students from eight San Joaquin Valley high schools are getting extra assistance in preparing for...
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December 21, 2011
UC Merced's multidisciplinary research arm continues to grow and address issues that challenge the San Joaquin Valley, the state and the world. The bond between the San Joaquin Valley and the University of...
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December 16, 2011
Roger Tseng, now in his second year of the Quantitative and Systems Biology graduate program, the circadian rhythms of cyanobacteria, which are believed to be one of the Earth’s oldest organisms.Roger Tseng was an...
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December 15, 2011
UC Merced researchers show burning of sugarcane fields prior to harvest can create more pollution than previously thought, detracting from benefits of the alternative fuel source. The burning of sugarcane fields prior...
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December 14, 2011
From improving the performance and efficiency of solar cells to using solar technology to speed up fruit drying, a wide array of topics were covered by distinguished scientists at the UC Solar Research Symposium at UC...
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December 9, 2011
History Professor Ruth Mostern has published a book with Harvard University Press that chronicles the changes made by the Song Dynasty in medieval China. Government, for better or worse, hasn't changed all that...
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December 5, 2011
At the Dec. 7 teach-in, sociology Professor Nella Van Dyke will discuss the factors that make social movements successful and how they relate to the Occupy movement. As the Occupy social movement sweeps across the...
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December 2, 2011
The latest exhibit in the UC Merced Art Gallery, "Our Merced," features more than 70 photographs taken by students.UC Merced can add another first to its list — dedicated space for an art gallery.
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December 1, 2011
Jesus Luna, a graduate student in the Biological Engineering and Small-scale Technologies (BEST) program, initially transferred to UC Merced in 2006 and earned a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences in 2008.Growing...
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November 30, 2011
Associate Chancellor and Chief of Staff Janet E. Young of the University of California, Merced, issued the following statement today to students, faculty and staff regarding an incident in the Kolligian Library:
To all...
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November 30, 2011
Less water used by trees would result in more runoff, which could benefit farmers and water managers statewide; Project will examine impacts on forest health and other ecosystem services. Runoff from the Sierra Nevada,...
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November 29, 2011
Nov. 30: Update from Campus Leadership on Tuesday Incident
To all students, faculty and staff:
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November 28, 2011
About 50 students on Monday gathered at UC Merced to publicly call for state and federal lawmakers to reinvest in higher education to stave off future tuition increases and to call on the UC Board of Regents to help...
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November 25, 2011
As a first-generation college student, Genna Mullins found that UC Merced offered the highest amount of financial aid packages. As UC Merced grows, more and more top students are landing on campus, evidenced by an...
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November 23, 2011
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November 21, 2011
UC Merced physics major Alessandro Castelli uses lasers to hold and stretch cells and other tiny objects.
Working alongside Professor Jay Sharping,...
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November 20, 2011
UC Merced men’s basketball team is ready to take on Fresno Pacific University during its first home game on Nov. 19.The UC Merced men’s basketball team will attempt to follow the women’s volleyball team...
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November 20, 2011
Chancellor Dorothy Leland of the University of California, Merced, has issued the following statement on recent protest incidents at other UC campuses:
“Free speech and nonviolent protest have an honored place in...
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November 17, 2011
The Chancellor’s Task Force on Community Engaged Scholarship will hold a conference to showcase successful research and evidence-based programs that promote youth development. In an effort to help improve the health of...
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November 16, 2011
Undergraduates Stephanie Badillo, Lauriano Bucio and Joselyn Delgado use concepts learned from advisors S.A. Davis and Mark Harris to win the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Scholarship Competition.A group of UC...
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November 10, 2011
Ian Donahue, a senior materials science and engineering major, has taken advantage of UC Merced’s small classes and early research opportunities.Coming from a private high school in Sacramento, Ian Donahue knows...
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November 4, 2011
Erin, Justin and Dylan Ray are enjoying the benefits UC Merced has to offer — from smaller class sizes to research opportunities. Siblings Erin, Justin and Dylan Ray don’t agree on everything. But they do...
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November 4, 2011
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November 1, 2011
At UC Merced, preparing students for success goes well beyond the classroom. The ability to conduct hands-on research is extended to students from...
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October 28, 2011
UC Merced Professor Patricia LiWang has designed an HIV inhibitor that can protect people against nearly every strain of the deadly virus. In a significant step toward reducing the threat of HIV, UC Merced Professor...
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October 21, 2011
The week of on-campus events, Nov. 14 to 18, includes workshops, a screening of an award-winning film, storytelling and library exhibit. The Office of International Affairs at the University of California, Merced, will...
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October 20, 2011
Jacqueline Miramontes, one of UC Merced's first Alumni Association board members, looks forward to giving back to her alma mater. The Planada native majored in psychology and works for Aegis Medical Systems Inc.In...
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October 17, 2011
As part of its mission to support and enhance the educational opportunities for California’s young people, UC Merced has engaged in a number of...
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October 14, 2011
UC Merced students Homa Kamin, left, Maryam Ebadi Trumpf, center, and Danielle Carmack have launched the Central Valley Talk Show as a way to promote the campus and community to the area.UC Merced senior Maryam Ebadi...
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October 6, 2011
A group of students working with Professor Benoit Dayrat learned first-hand this summer about the field research opportunities available to...
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October 3, 2011
National Science Foundation to fund wireless sensor networks in the American River Basin, allowing real-time measurement of snowpack and prediction of critical water cycles. Researchers with the Sierra Nevada Research...
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October 3, 2011
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland says the campus’ research mission to create new knowledge will become its focus for growth and development in the years to come. Chancellor Dorothy Leland of the University of...
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September 30, 2011
Largest freshman class in campus history boosts enrollment nearly 19 percent over last year. The University of California, Merced, today announced total enrollment for the Fall 2011 semester is 5,198, exceeding 5,...
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September 30, 2011
UC Merced students in the nine Valley Terrace residence halls battle over who can conserve the most amount of water during the monthlong Water Battle 2011.Hundreds of UC Merced students are about to learn just how far...
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September 29, 2011
UC Merced research team demonstrates non-tracking solar concentrator technology that uses heat from the sun to power air conditioning unit. Using solar thermal energy to power an air conditioning unit can be difficult...
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September 29, 2011
UC Merced’s Student Health Services offers students on-campus primary care services, health education and laboratory testing.College is an adjustment. Over the span of a summer, high school seniors go from living under...
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September 28, 2011
Calvin E. Bright Success Center will provide outreach, advising and instructional support. Calvin E. Bright, president and chairman of the Modesto-based Bright Family Foundation and a UC Merced trustee since 2000, is...
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September 23, 2011
The UC Merced women’s volleyball team made history Thursday night, earning the school’s first victory in any sport at the National...
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September 21, 2011
Sophomore Alexandria Curtis is doing something most students wouldn’t even consider — competing in two of UC Merced’s first varsity...
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September 16, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents, in a far-ranging discussion about how to best create the long-term financial stability that the university needs to preserve quality, agreed to...
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September 16, 2011
Professor Jason Hein is designing new catalysts, which will help make new pharmaceuticals and develop sustainable chemical manufacturing processes.Professor Jason Hein was lured to UC Merced because of the opportunity...
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September 14, 2011
Rapid growth of newest UC campus has helped offset stagnant economy in San Joaquin Valley. The University of California, Merced, has contributed approximately $650 million to the San Joaquin Valley economy since the...
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September 13, 2011
UC Merced women’s volleyball team plays home opener Sept. 22 against Pacific Union College;
community invited to campus for Athletics Kickoff Tailgate prior to Sept. 24 match.
The University of California,...
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September 9, 2011
Dear Campus Community Members,
As the 10th anniversary of the September 11 tragedy approaches, I hope you will join me in taking time to reflect on both the lives lost on that fateful day and where we stand as a global...
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September 9, 2011
Sarah Sanders was one of more than 30 undergraduate students who presented at the fifth annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium in August.As a child, Sarah Sanders was fascinated by how some of her bilingual...
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