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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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June 8, 2007
Angie Cendeja's high school counselor suggested she forget her dream of going to college. Her family - a large, extended network of migrant workers crammed into a tiny two-bedroom home in Avenal and headed by Cendeja...
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June 1, 2007
UC Merced students, recent graduates and soon-to-be Bobcats are spending the summer break in typical college fashion – traveling to sunny beaches, picking up part-time jobs and trying to further their education...
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June 1, 2007
UC Merced students, recent graduates and soon-to-be Bobcats are spending the summer break in typical college fashion - traveling to sunny beaches, picking up part-time jobs and trying to further their education while...
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June 1, 2007
From the open spaces of a university campus to the confined cells of a juvenile detention center, UC Merced sophomore Martin MacLeod said he is gaining a valuable education.
MacLeod works as an office assistant at...
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May 25, 2007
If you spent your first two years in higher education at community college, worried that you lost out and won´t do as well at a four-year school, meet Jeff Yoshimi.The UC Merced professor and advisor to the...
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May 25, 2007
If you spent your first two years in higher education at community college, worried that you lost out and won't do as well at a four-year school, meet Jeff Yoshimi.
The UC Merced professor and advisor to the...
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May 25, 2007
Don't call Gyami Shrestha a tree hugger.
Sure, she loves hiking, is a vegetarian and avoids driving when she can. But Shrestha said she's simply an environmental scientist trying to find truth and solutions to a...
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May 23, 2007
FRESNO - University of California, Merced, recently named Lyle
Wright as director of its Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Regional Network.
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May 22, 2007
MERCED - UC Merced's Summer Session 2007 promises to be lively,
with more than three times last year's enrollment. Courses are
available on campus as well as at the Bakersfield and Fresno
centers for those who want to...
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May 22, 2007
Please visit our multi-media presentation. Celebrating the courage, determination and spirit of UC Merced students, the university graduated 75 students on Friday.The campus is quiet now, but the quad was packed...
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May 22, 2007
Please visit our
multi-media presentation.
Celebrating the courage, determination and spirit of UC Merced students, the university graduated 75 students on Friday.
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May 18, 2007
SACRAMENTO - Taking a cue from the state's stem cell agency,
which has galvanized stem cell research and opened up lines of
communication among researchers in California, scientists at the
University of California,...
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May 11, 2007
Hard to believe it’s almost graduation day again.The Commencement Committee has been working hard to plan a ceremony for about 75 students who will receive their diplomas this year, said organizer Stefani...
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May 11, 2007
Hard to believe it's almost graduation day again.
The Commencement Committee has been working hard to plan a ceremony for about 75 students who will receive their diplomas this year, said organizer Stefani Martinez....
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May 11, 2007
As a student at UC Berkeley, California's Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, Sr., was an All-American football player.
This year, he's going to tackle Bobcat graduation as the keynote speaker at the May 18 ceremony.
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May 9, 2007
MERCED - The Class of 2007 is getting ready for its big
moment.
University of California, Merced's second commencement ceremony
will feature California's Lt. Gov., John Garamendi, Sr., offering
the keynote address and...
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May 9, 2007
MERCED - The Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship
Foundation, established as a memorial to the late Don Strauss of
Newport Beach and now designed to award $10,000 scholarships to at
least 14 California college...
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May 8, 2007
Professor Mónica Medina of the UC Merced School of Natural Sciences has won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for her work on Coral Health Genomics. The continuing grant will fund...
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May 8, 2007
Experts say poor eating habits and inactivity, the main causes
of obesity, could mean children face shorter life expectancies than
their parents. The increasing problem of childhood obesity in the
San Joaquin Valley...
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May 4, 2007
Central Plant is key component of university's commitment
to sustainable development and environmental leadership
MERCED - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected
the University of California, Merced...
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May 4, 2007
Living on campus at UC Merced offers lots of advantages, but most of them can be summed up in a few key words – cost, convenience and concentration.On-campus living might seem expensive at first, but it´s...
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May 4, 2007
Living on campus at UC Merced offers lots of advantages, but most of them can be summed up in a few key words - cost, convenience and concentration.
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May 4, 2007
Not every college sophomore would describe their feelings about an intensive, two-year research program with the word "stoked."
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May 2, 2007
MERCED - Professor
Gregg Herkenwon a fellowship through the Foundation for Defense
of Democracies that will take him to Israel for 10 days this
summer.
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May 1, 2007
MERCED - Students, faculty and other researchers at the
University of California, Merced, now have electronic access to
more than 1,100 journals published by Taylor & Francis, thanks
to a new deal between the...
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April 27, 2007
One of the benefits of a brand-new university is getting to start your own clubs and organizations – and learning from other universities’ experience to get it right.That’s part of the charge of the...
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April 27, 2007
One of the benefits of a brand-new university is getting to start your own clubs and organizations – and learning from other universities' experience to get it right.
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April 27, 2007
At UC Merced, you will find Michael Winder in the role of writing instructor, and on May 4, you can also catch him in the role of Serge in Playhouse Merced's production of "Art."
Winder hadn't acted since high school...
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April 24, 2007
MERCED
-The San Joaquin Valley is arguably the most prolific
agricultural region in the world. To help ensure the San Joaquin
Valley's agricultural economy remains vibrant and sustainable, the
University of...
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April 20, 2007
A kumquat with a small k is a little gem of the citrus family, but The Kumquat is a literary gem published by two “self-selected” editors at UC Merced. In the fall of 2006, Meaghan Chadwick and Beth...
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April 20, 2007
A kumquat with a small k is a little gem of the citrus family, but The Kumquat is a literary gem published by twoself-selectededitors at UC Merced.
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April 20, 2007
Justin Matthews wasn't really thinking about cognitive science until he met
Professor Teenie Matlock. In fact, he was applying for Ph.D. programs elsewhere.
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April 16, 2007
There are no words to describe how today's horrendous events at Virginia Tech affect us. Shock, grief, horror — they all seem too small to encompass what we feel.
Our hearts and prayers go out to those...
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April 13, 2007
MERCED - The University of California, Merced's Green Suite will open its doors to the public on Saturday, April 14, in conjunction with Bobcat Day. The first space of its kind in the Central Valley, the Green Suite is...
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April 13, 2007
Just because it’s almost the end of the semester and finals are looming doesn’t mean there’s less fun on the UC Merced campus.
The week of April 23-28 will be particularly busy, because it’s...
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April 13, 2007
Just because it's almost the end of the semester and finals are looming doesn't mean there's less fun on the UC Merced campus.
The week of April 23-28 will be particularly busy, because it's Women's Week and Asian...
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April 13, 2007
UC Merced economics professor Todd Neumann has many things he wants his students to know, but first on his list is the difference between correlation and causality.
"Just because two things are correlated, or often...
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April 6, 2007
On Saturday, April 14, UC Merced will host Bobcat Day, an annual campus open house, in conjunction with the second annual Fairy Shrimp Festival and the “Second Ever UC Merced Family Art Show.” Everyone...
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April 6, 2007
On Saturday, April 14, UC Merced will host Bobcat Day, an annual campus open house, in conjunction with the second annual Fairy Shrimp Festival and the “Second Ever UC Merced Family Art Show. Everyone is invited to...
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April 6, 2007
Shavon English has been a cornerstone of the Admissions Office at UC Merced for three years. Although her duties as an admissions officer have changed some over the years, one thing has remained the same her...
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April 5, 2007
The University of California, Merced's efforts to establish a medical school received a boost recently in the form of a $225,000 seed grant from the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley. UC Merced will use...
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April 2, 2007
MERCED - Professors Michelle Khine, Kara McCloskey and Wei-Chun
Chin expect to be able to begin today on the first UC Merced stem
cell research project funded by the California Institute for
Regenerative Medicine (...
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March 30, 2007
MERCED, CA - The University of California, Merced announced
it has extended offers to 6,676 highly qualified students for
admission to its freshman class in the fall of 2007, according to
preliminary data released...
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March 28, 2007
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, accomplishes a
lot through teaching and community service, but its primary
function is that of a research university. To help the community
understand what that means, UC...
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March 28, 2007
It´s the college experience many students dream of – whitewater rafting, horseback riding, cave exploration and even learning how to make a living in the great outdoors. All this and more will be...
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March 28, 2007
It's the college experience many students dream of - whitewater rafting, horseback riding, cave exploration and even learning how to make a living in the great outdoors.
All this and more will be available at UC...
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March 28, 2007
A few places on Earth are known as nature's best laboratories for studying evolution - the Galapagos Islands, the Antilles, and the freshwater lakes of British Columbia, for example.
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March 22, 2007
MERCED - Additional information has been released about the
investigation being conducted by the UC Merced Police Department
into the death of Hector Barrera-Barraza, 18, an engineering
student at UC Merced, who died...
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March 19, 2007
Dear UC Merced Community,
I am writing to provide you with an update on the incident
involving student Hector Barrera-Barraza over the weekend.
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March 18, 2007
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Dear UC Merced Community,
It is with great sadness that we write to you about the passing
of Hector Barrera-Barraza, member of the Class of 2010. Hector was
found unconscious outside Tulare Hall...
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March 16, 2007
Rodney Nickens is spending a month near Chicago this summer, but not for vacation.Instead, he’s taking part in just one of the many opportunities UC Merced students have to prepare for their post-graduation...
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March 16, 2007
Rodney Nickens is spending a month near Chicago this summer, but not for vacation.
Instead, he's taking part in just one of the many opportunities UC Merced students have to prepare for their post-graduation plans.
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March 16, 2007
Thomas Jefferson was 33 before he wrote the Constitution of the United States.
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March 13, 2007
Award recognizes high level of environmental achievementin
design,
planning, operation and management of complex
MERCED, CA— The University of California,
Merced's first building complex, known as the Central...
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