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October 5, 2007
It’s often hard for parents to send their children off to college in a different city - let alone a different state - but UC Merced has found a way to keep parents near and far connected to the campus and to...
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October 5, 2007
It's often hard for parents to send their children off to college in a different city - let alone a different state - but
UC Mercedhas found a way to keep parents near and far connected to the campus and to their...
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October 2, 2007
MERCED - There's a lot going on at the snowline in the Sierra
Nevada, and it's all connected: snow, groundwater, soils, rocks and
plants all interact to form a complex system that is vulnerable to
the Earth's changing...
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October 2, 2007
If you have a problem with a campus computer and call the
information technologyhotline,
University of California, Merced,employee
Rosemary Bradenwill be your first line of support.
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September 28, 2007
From major naming gifts to scholarships, research support to endowments, UC Merced’s donors have made significant contributions that will have a lasting impact on students, the campus and the community.
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September 28, 2007
From major naming gifts to scholarships, research support to endowments,
UC Merced's donorshave made significant contributions that will have a lasting impact on students, the campus and the community.
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September 28, 2007
During Karime Blanco's senior year, college seemed out of reach. The Berkeley native was accepted to just about every university she applied to, but found herself the victim of sticker shock. Then she received her...
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September 27, 2007
MERCED - The "Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace"
exhibit will be on display at the University of California, Merced,
from Saturday, Sept. 29 through Saturday, Oct. 13. A public tribute
ceremony will take...
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September 26, 2007
University Officials Cite Major Increases in Academic Offerings Facilities,
Extracurricular Activities for Surge in Student Interest
Highly qualified, diverse student population again a hallmark of campus
MERCED, CA...
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September 26, 2007
The University of California, Merced is set to address two pressing issues that affect the overall quality of life in the San Joaquin Valley thanks to three grants totaling nearly $1 million. With the help of a $500,...
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September 21, 2007
Intercultural programs are a given on any campus during Black History Month in February and Herstory Month in March, but under the direction of Jason Juarez, coordinator for
intercultural programsin the
Office of...
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September 21, 2007
Claudia Zepeda is giving back to the community she grew up in the best way she knows how - mentoring students about what it takes to get accepted into college.
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September 20, 2007
MERCED - A year from now, if you're watching a person in a
motion-capture exoskeleton interacting with a giant high-resolution
screen, you could be watching the special features on the latest
CGI-effects action movie...
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September 14, 2007
Each year, to celebrate that day the 55 men of the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia and signed America's most important living document, the University of California observes Constitution Day.
Sept...
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September 14, 2007
The resilience and strength he saw in chronically ill children led Jan Wallander to the then-new study of health psychology.
"I was touched by how such young beings could manage such difficulties so well," he said. "...
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September 10, 2007
MERCED - Undergraduate students need research opportunities, and
the Sierra Nevada need researchers to explore and document their
wonders and challenges.
In a new program funded by the National Science Foundation's...
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September 7, 2007
In the next couple of years, UC Merced's faculty, staff and student Bobcats will be able to keep their cubs nearby as they work and study.
The pieces are falling into place for childcare on campus.
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September 7, 2007
Matt Wedel is a new lecturer at UC Merced this semester, but you won't have any trouble distinguishing his office.
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August 31, 2007
If you notice a different vibe on campus this fall, it might just be the increased presence of global influences. You could even say this is the year UC Merced becomes an international campus.
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August 31, 2007
Not everyone can say Bill Gates came looking for them, but Salysia Perez can.
As a senior in high school, she was recruited by the Gates Millennium Scholars program to apply for the group's college scholarship. Now,...
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August 27, 2007
MERCED - When classes begin today (Aug. 27) at the University of
California, Merced, students will notice some important new faces
on campus. Fourteen new professors have joined the faculty lineup
for the fall...
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August 24, 2007
At the beginning of its third year serving undergraduate students on campus, UC Merced is preparing for still more construction to start.
Design approval came over the summer from the UC Regents for the next academic...
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August 24, 2007
Vicki Wedel might have been an amazing doctor, except for one minor problem."The only patients I wanted to be around were the dead ones," she said.
That's why she spends her time examining bones: prehistoric bones,...
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August 22, 2007
The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts at UC Merced
Presents "Living Under the Trees," a photo documentary exhibition
and associated events.
David Bacon has documented the lives of Mexican indigenous...
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August 21, 2007
MERCED - Research grants and awards for the University of
California, Merced's 80 professors sharply increased this past
fiscal year, with more than $12 million coming from a variety of
sources for some of the state's...
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August 17, 2007
Merced - Kindergarten through community college teachers are
invited to the UC Merced Writing Project's 2007-2008 Saturday
Outreach Series to learn more about best practices for teaching to
the California State...
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August 17, 2007
Fatima Paul, the committee analyst at UC Merced, makes her home in the Central Valley, but she lives in a global world.
Born in the French Alps, Paul finished her education at Montpelier with a master's degree in...
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August 17, 2007
Plans are being finalized now for this year's opening ceremonies, the Scholars Bridge Crossing & Convocation.
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August 10, 2007
The whole campus is getting ready to welcome new students and welcome back those who are returning.
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August 10, 2007
Thanks to grad student David Gravano and his class project, commuters to campus can now learn the best route to UC Merced.
In
Professor Mike Colvin'sQuantitative and Systems Biology (QSB 280) class in spring 2007,...
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August 6, 2007
MERCED - Experts in climate change at University of California,
Merced, are working on research that will help people better
understand the world around them and how change affects everything
from mountains to oceans...
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August 3, 2007
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, the only UC
campus with a designated solar energy research program, has
received a $225,000 donation from an internationally recognized
scientist. The gift will support...
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August 3, 2007
New UC Students, UC Alumni Invited to Annual Student Send-Off
Event
MERCED --- The San Joaquin Valley UC Alumni Network will present
its Annual Summer Barbecue on Saturday, August 11 in Merced.
Highlights include a...
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August 3, 2007
Every student knows how it feels trying to find a parking space when there are only five minutes left until class begins, it's raining and the old wallet is a few cents short of the parking fee.
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August 3, 2007
In the past decade, computing and communications leaders have realized that electronic devices will soon become so small, the particles they use to store and process data will start acting strange.
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July 27, 2007
At the beginning of its third year serving undergraduate students on campus, UC Merced is preparing for still more construction to start.
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July 27, 2007
Engineering professor Christopher Viney's 2004 research into hippo "sweat" and its possible benefits to humans raised eyebrows and curiosity worldwide when a local news story was picked up by the Associated Press....
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July 25, 2007
MERCED - Engineering professor and materials science researcher
Christopher Viney is heading for Zambia, Africa, this weekend for a
10-day adventure in South Luangwa National Park.
Viney, whose 2004 research into the...
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July 23, 2007
MERCED - As the University of California, Merced, pursues the
federal designation of Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), one
biology professor has already gotten a taste of the benefits that
come with that status....
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July 20, 2007
Josh Franco knows all about hurdles. He once ran hurdles with a shoe untied and still finished in third place.
So managing multiple tasks, competition and his own self-doubt didn't prevent him from taking on two...
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July 20, 2007
Caitlyn Kennedy knew she wanted to attend UC Merced when she was in the eighth grade and the now-thriving campus was just a barren field.
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July 13, 2007
Nine students from community colleges all over the state are living at UC Merced for five weeks this summer as they work with four faculty members on such projects as stem-cell and infectious-disease research.
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July 13, 2007
When Professor
Carlos Coimbrahad free time from meetings in Japan this summer, he spent it practicing karate in the world's best dojo. Now that he's home coordinating major research plans, the concentration and...
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July 10, 2007
MERCED - As California's climate changes, will plant populations
adapt, migrate or face extinction?
An inter-institutional team of researchers led by Professor Lara
Kueppers of UC Merced aims to find out, using a new...
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July 6, 2007
Professors
Simón Wefferand
Robin DeLuganhave a long-term commitment to the Valley.
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July 6, 2007
If you had asked Supervising Locksmith Frank Fimbrez 13 years ago what he'd be doing now, unlocking doors would not have been on the list of possibilities.
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June 29, 2007
When classes let out and graduates cross the bridge to the world of work, professors cheer as loud as anyone.
But it's not because they're headed to the beach or the mountains for three months - although they do...
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June 29, 2007
Professor Shawn Newsam, who specializes in
computer science and engineering, didn't have any radio experience when he had the idea for a
service learningcourse to start a radio station at UC Merced. That didn't...
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June 25, 2007
MERCED - Professor Stefano Carpin and student Eric Lam from the
School of Engineering at the University of California, Merced,
don't expect to bring any trophies home from the international
RoboCup competition in...
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June 22, 2007
A unique collaboration between the University of California,
Merced Library and The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture
gives the entire world access to more than a millennium of Japanese
art via the Internet....
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June 22, 2007
If the phrase “professors in summer” makes you think of bearded scholars getting sunburned as they venture out of dank libraries for the first time in months, it’s time to revise your view....
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June 22, 2007
If the phrase professors in summer makes you think of bearded scholars getting sunburned as they venture out of dank libraries for the first time in months, it's time to revise your view.
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June 22, 2007
Helen Dahman is taking the summer off classes. Although, if it were up to her, the grandmother of two would live on campus year-round - including holidays.
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June 19, 2007
MERCED - University of California, Merced faculty members in the
School of Natural Sciences have won two important grants from the
UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee for the 2007-08 fiscal
year.
Dean Maria...
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June 15, 2007
From new students and programs to a new office location and staff member, the UC Merced Graduate Division is continuing to expand and enhance its offerings.“Graduate students are a tremendous benefit to our...
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June 15, 2007
From new students and programs to a new office location and staff member, the UC Merced Graduate Division is continuing to expand and enhance its offerings.
Graduate students are a tremendous benefit to our campus,...
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June 15, 2007
It takes a fast mover to accomplish everything Michelle Khine gets done in a day, and you'll hear it in the pace of her speech when you talk with her.
Like many faculty members at UC Merced, she's serving on review...
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June 12, 2007
MERCED — Student demand for admission to the University of California's newest campus in Merced has risen dramatically compared with 2006, UC Merced officials said today.
Based on preliminary data gathered May...
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June 8, 2007
The academic year may be well over, but there’s plenty going on at UC Merced, especially with student clubs and organizations. Many of these groups have exciting activities planned for the summer of 2007.
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June 8, 2007
The academic year may be well over, but there's plenty going on at UC Merced, especially with
student clubs and organizations. Many of these groups have exciting activities planned for the summer of 2007.
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