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September 27, 2006
MERCED - The University of California, Merced's mechanical
engineering courses look familiar to anyone familiar with the
discipline: Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Numerical Methods. It's
the way they're taught here...
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September 21, 2006
Acting on the recommendation of President Robert C. Dynes, the
University of California Board of Regents today (September 21)
confirmed the appointment of Roderic B. Park as acting chancellor
of UC Merced, effective...
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September 21, 2006
Back in Modesto, mom was understandably nervous. Her son had left for Japan, braving an unfamiliar language and culture, potential typhoons and North Korean hostilities to perform a summer's worth of biological...
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September 21, 2006
Director of Graduate Studies Goes Extra Mile, Sees Enrollment Nearly Double Yearly Callale Cierra has always been the type of person who does more than what's asked of her. So when she found out she would be the sole...
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September 14, 2006
Constitution Day is usually observed on September 17, celebrating the day that the 55 men of the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia to sign the United States Constitution. This year, Sept. 17 falls on...
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September 14, 2006
Maria Avila was a dot-commer earning six figures working for a tech company. But that career didn't feel right.
"I left before the bust and worked for a non-profit for a year, hoping to find the fulfillment my tech...
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September 12, 2006
MERCED - The founding faculty in computer science and
engineering at the University of California, Merced, are adeptly
finding the balance between offering a firm footing in the basics
for students and exploring new...
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September 11, 2006
A centuries-old work of literature, an international hunt for documents long thought lost, a race to reveal information - it's not the next "DaVinci Code," but the research of Professor Manuel M. Martin-Rodriguez...
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September 8, 2006
MERCED - The roster of great college sports matchups - Berkeley
vs. Stanford, UNC vs. Duke and UCLA vs. USC - will someday include
UC Merced.
The new university's goal of having competitive sports teams is
in sight....
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September 7, 2006
MERCED - Professor Evan Heit and his students want to know
the reasons behind reasoning.
Are there two kinds of reasoning? Is it logic vs. intuition? And
can people be taught to use logical deliberation, even when it...
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September 5, 2006
Though the campus has had a recycling agreement with area companies and people have had blue recycle cans in their offices for three years now, the new UC Merced Recycles program will help make sure more items are...
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September 5, 2006
With enthusiasm, patience and the right questions, nurse practitioner Julie Tse gladly took on the task of serving the health needs of UC Merced students, including the concerns unique to young adults of college age...
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August 25, 2006
Follow along as faculty visit China, including nature reserve and partner university
The Far East beckons and UC Merced responds.
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August 23, 2006
MERCED - Several members of the UC Merced faculty, including
Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, are heading to the Far East this
week to participate in an education conference and strengthen ties
with Chinese partner...
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August 22, 2006
MERCED - In each of the next five years, the University of
California, Merced, and West Hills College Coalinga will each
receive $325,000 to help improve the college-going rate of Central
Valley students.
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August 22, 2006
UC Merced is pleased to welcome both new and returning students
to campus!
To help students become acquainted with the numerous activities
at the start of the year, the Office of Student Life offers
The Welcome Week...
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August 22, 2006
Students who completed the opening year at UC Merced last year found it wasn't easy, but it sure was a lot of fun being the inaugural class at a new university.
Now that the foundation has been set, it's time for...
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August 22, 2006
Chris Ayala remembers playing golf with his father on what is now the UC Merced campus.
"I look out and can sometimes tell where a hole used to be," he said.
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August 18, 2006
MERCED - Combine an obscure, centuries-old work of literature,
an international hunt for documents long thought lost and a race to
reveal information and what do you get?
It's not the next "DaVinci Code," but the...
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August 11, 2006
UC Merced Fundraising Goes Beyond Expectations
Gifts top $19 million for the year
MERCED – The University of California, Merced, raised
$19.6 million this fiscal year – quadruple last year’s
total.
Included in this...
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August 8, 2006
When Dean of Natural Sciences Maria Pallavicini applied as a co-investigator on a UC Davis proposal to the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, or CIRM - the state board which awards funds from the November...
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August 8, 2006
There's a lot more to the study of music than whether a song has a good beat and you can dance to it.
"I use music as a way of thinking about identity," said Professor Kevin Fellezs, who's starting to teach here this...
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July 29, 2006
MERCED, CA - The University of California, Merced said today
(July 29) it remains optimistic that the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers will issue the federal permit it needs for next-phase
development of its 910-acre...
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July 28, 2006
The official history of UC Merced will be kept by campus administrators and archivists. But Michelle Jacobs of the UC Merced Library staff had a feeling that students, faculty and staff had fascinating stories of...
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July 28, 2006
When Lisa Perry started working in the Students First Center last summer, she wore a hard hat and had to push aside a large, plastic sheet to find her computer.
This year, the center is fully functional, helping...
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July 26, 2006
Donation from United Health Foundation Will Support Long-Term Goal of Establishing School of Medicine. The University of California, Merced has been named to receive a $5 million charitable donation from United...
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July 25, 2006
UC Merced's writing program has a misleading name.
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July 25, 2006
"I've always been interested in what makes people write," explains UC Merced literature professor Jan Goggans. "What's going on in the writers personal lives, and what are their outside influences."
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July 18, 2006
MERCED, CA -The University of California, Merced, announces the
addition of 23 new faculty members who began work at the newest UC
campus on or before July 1, adding their expertise to the teaching
and research...
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July 17, 2006
For seven students in a summer computational biology program at UC Merced, six short weeks spent in a summer course might lead to huge opportunities in the future. The program is structured to maximize hands-on...
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July 17, 2006
When Marcos García-Ojeda was a post-doctoral researcher at the Pasteur Institute in France, a friend told him that UC Merced was looking for stem cell biologists. García-Ojeda's work investigating how bone marrow...
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July 14, 2006
MERCED, CA - A new academic and fiscal year means a new start
among some of the top leadership positions at the University of
California, Merced.
"We are pleased to welcome several new faces to our
administrative team...
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June 30, 2006
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, announces the
completion of one of the largest fundraising campaigns ever
undertaken in the Merced area. The campaign has now surpassed its
$1.365 million goal for...
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June 30, 2006
Only one University of California campus can boast 100% participation in its alumni organization. All three of UC Merced's first graduates have committed to participate in the UC Merced Alumni Association. They say...
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June 30, 2006
Chris Rosander has helped launch astronauts into space and told presidents what to do with their budget. But helping local folks realize their dreams gives him the most satisfaction.
"I've had an exciting career," he...
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June 29, 2006
KFSN ABC 30 Fresno TV station interviewed Dean of Natural
Sciences Maria Pallavicini and others for lead evening news story
about the proposal submitted by UC Merced to the UC Office of the
President to establish a...
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June 26, 2006
You may have heard by now the very sad news of UCSC Chancellor Denice Denton's death Saturday, June 24.Denice Denton was a friend. She helped open the administrative ranks of academic engineering to women, and like...
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June 26, 2006
The University of California, Merced submitted a proposal
earlier this month to the UC Office of the President to establish a
medical education program leading to a School of Medicine in the
San Joaquin Valley. If...
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June 23, 2006
Families throughout California face a growing challenge when they seek licensed care for their children. For San Joaquin Valley families, the problem is particularly acute. A report on regional education and youth...
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June 23, 2006
There's no lounging on a Mexican beach or backpacking across Europe this summer for UC Merced student Matt Siordia, but he isn't complaining. Instead of taking a break after his first full year of college, the 19-...
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June 16, 2006
As a new and growing university, UC Merced faces plentiful and exciting changes in its first several years. One of the first and biggest of these will be the selection of a new chancellor to succeed Carol Tomlinson-...
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June 16, 2006
When Leo Ortiz began his career at UC Santa Cruz, the campus was only six years old. For 30 years, he performed research in marine biology, assisted with diversity initiatives and served as an academic leader,...
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June 15, 2006
The Annual Report of the University of California Police
Department is produced each year to inform our campus communities
and the public about crime and crime prevention programs at the ten
campuses of the...
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June 9, 2006
As a college freshman, Kara McCloskey knew her planned career in dance would be a short one and planned to become a scientist later in life. After a year studying dance, she decided she'd rather not wait. She became...
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June 7, 2006
University of California President Robert C. Dynes has named a 14-member committee of university regents, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community representatives to advise him in the search for the next...
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May 31, 2006
Geographic and Ethnic Diversity Continue to Characterize
Student Body
The University of California, Merced today (May 31) announced
that 550 new students have formally stated their intention to
enroll at the...
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May 31, 2006
UC Merced is a 2006 Laureate in the Computerworld Honors Program based on the identity-based service architecture the Information Technology department developed for the new campus.
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May 31, 2006
Salvador Contreras and Carlos Bazua Morales were classmates in cultural anthropology at UC Berkeley, but after college they found themselves working in other areas - Contreras as a mariachi musician and Bazua Morales...
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May 25, 2006
Current University Students and Eligible High School Students
Invited to Enroll
Summer is the season for San Joaquin Valley students to get a
head start or catch up on earning university credits by enrolling
in UC...
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May 22, 2006
A living legend is making his mark with the next generation at UC Merced.
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May 22, 2006
This summer, Student Affairs Fellow Tiffany Williams will begin a new chapter in her life. And although she will be a world away from home, UC Merced will stay in her heart.
"This place becomes a part of you. After...
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May 18, 2006
Campus Leader Headed Development of First Academic Programs,
Hiring of Founding Faculty
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May 18, 2006
MERCED - Top-level scientific research takes years from its
inception to its ultimate goal of publication in peer-reviewed
journals. Professor David Ojcius (OH-shus) of the UC Merced School
of Natural Sciences is...
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May 17, 2006
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, has been selected
as a 2006 Laureate in the Computerworld Honors Program based on the
identity-based service architecture the Information Technology
department developed...
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May 15, 2006
MERCED — A collaborative proposal by three individuals from UC Merced has won a prestigious $25,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation's Forum for Excellence in Higher Education. Robert Ochsner, Bruce Birkett and...
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May 12, 2006
Commencement Ceremony Streaming
Video
May 12, 2006
The UC Merced Inaugural Commencement Ceremony on May 11,
2006, was recorded as a streaming video and is posted for
viewing.
This requires using Windows Media...
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May 11, 2006
Representatives from UC Merced and community health organizations gathered at the campus entrance on May 2 to commemorate World Asthma Day by raising UC Merced's air quality flags for the first time.
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May 11, 2006
At the end of May, graduate student Daniel Santillano will celebrate his birthday, and he can't think of a better gift than being among the first to graduate from UC Merced. The Sacramento native is one of three...
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May 5, 2006
For information about Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey's
announcement of her resignation effective August 31, 2006, and also
details about the search process for a new Chancellor at UC Merced:
http://www.ucmerced....
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May 4, 2006
MERCED — A living legend is making his mark with the next generation at the University of California, Merced. David Johnson, who photographed important moments in African-American life and history throughout the...
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