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May 29, 2012
Professor Jing Xu's findings published in Nature Communications last month identify a novel pathway for regulating nanomotor function, and suggest the possibility of using cellular cue to rescuing cell health.A...
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May 23, 2012
Fidel Cervantes, who was invited to attend the John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Public Policy and Leadership Conference at Harvard University, serves on Delhi Unified School District’s school board.Fidel...
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May 21, 2012
Graduate student Alexandra Paxton finds opinionated students, puts them in a room together and tells them to argue about a hot-button issue.
Then she...
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May 17, 2012
Siyu WuIt’s no surprise UC Merced graduate student Siyu Wu’s research — rooted in mechanical engineering — has veered toward the environmental. Wu, who grew up in China, was raised by parents who felt strongly that the...
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May 15, 2012
UC Merced researchers shed light on how bone density may change a person's immune system, a finding that could impact how scientists try to combat bone-related disease, such as osteoporosis. Researchers at...
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May 14, 2012
UC Merced Professor Katherine Steele Brokaw, left, directs music theater lecturer and professional opera singer Jenni Samuelson and student Justin Choi for the upcoming debut of 'Ugh the Duck.'"Ugh the Duck," a...
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May 12, 2012
The university honors more than 700 graduates as former Lt. Gov. and campus advocate Cruz Bustamante addresses an estimated crowd of 7,700 at Commencement 2012. A joyous throng of 776 degree candidates of the...
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May 10, 2012
Grecia Sanchez, a Merced native, majored in sociology with a minor in political science and plans to attend law school.Grecia Sanchez and Blaine Hartsock know they’re more than lucky. Out of dozens of UC Merced seniors...
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May 8, 2012
Alma Fausto, who spent her four years at UC Merced working for the student-run newspaper The Prodigy, is heading to graduate school at the Columbia School of Journalism. When Alma Fausto first arrived at UC Merced in...
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May 7, 2012
Kyle D. Hoffman to continue 28-year career in the UC system as UC Merced's chief fundraiser; will join campus in late May, pending approval by the UC Board of Regents. Chancellor Dorothy Leland of the...
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May 4, 2012
Students hike near Dana Glacier in Yosemite as part of an Outdoor Experience Program outing.UC Merced sits in an ideal spot for students, faculty and staff who want to engage in an active, outdoor lifestyle.
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May 2, 2012
Jesse Anaya, who is set to graduate on May 12, said UC Merced has been the “perfect incubator” for his research interests. UC Merced senior Jesse Anaya answered his phone one day to hear an unfamiliar voice ask, “Are...
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April 30, 2012
After two months on the job, UC Merced’s first full-time medical director has already entrenched himself in campus life and understanding student...
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April 27, 2012
Micah ChandlerLike many others, 38-year-old Micah Chandler of Merced found himself laid off and without options after the economy nosedived in 2007.
When he couldn't find work, Chandler's wife suggested he consider...
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April 25, 2012
UC Merced's Long Range Development Plan earns prestigious ranking for green design and construction; Logistical Support/Safety Facility achieves LEED Gold certification. The University of California, Merced,...
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April 23, 2012
UC Merced was awarded the Allied Professional Award from the Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus this month at the group's annual ceremony in Washington, D.C.
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April 20, 2012
Trevor AlbertsonWhen Trevor Albertson (’09) started as the California deputy secretary for veterans services last summer, his longtime focus on higher education came in handy right away.
Considering his...
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April 18, 2012
Members of UC Merced’s Formula SAE team are getting ready to enter into the Formula SAE Michigan event at Michigan International Speedway in May. UC Merced’s Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team built its...
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April 13, 2012
As the new director of UC Merced’s Yosemite Field Station, Becca Fenwick will combine her love of the outdoors and of the educational opportunities such settings can offer.
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April 11, 2012
Cruz Bustamante will address the Class of 2012 during the university's seventh commencement ceremony
. Former California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante will deliver the keynote address at the University of...
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April 10, 2012
Research Week at UC Merced highlighted by student research poster competition, plus enlightening lectures and symposia featuring a number of distinguished researchers. From the campus’ own undergraduate and...
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April 9, 2012
More than two dozen students are stretching their imagination and building entrepreneurial skills in the first-ever Mobile App Challenge at UC Merced...
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April 6, 2012
Graduate student Andrea Rodarte describes some of the tools she uses in her physics research. When Andrea Rodarte began studying physics, she first wanted to look to the stars for answers. Instead, she's finding them...
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April 4, 2012
Fulbright's Franco-American Commission will fund UC Merced Professor Monica Medina’s research in France on the codependency of marine algae and tropical coral reefs. Mónica Medina, a professor in the...
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April 3, 2012
Executive Leadership Seminar aims to educate the world’s park and protected area leaders, with stops in the Bay Area, at UC Merced and at Yosemite National Park. More than two dozen executives from around the...
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March 29, 2012
Graduate student Marco Valesi's dissertation is combining research and photography that focuses on urban art in Brazil, Italy and San Francisco’s Mission District.Graduate student Marco Valesi is turning a scholarly...
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March 27, 2012
UC Merced biochemistry Professor Henry Jay Forman discovers that tobacco smoke activates an enzyme that causes cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body. Cigarette smoke cannot only cause cancer, but it's...
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March 23, 2012
UC Merced's Aki Chambers led the California Pacific Conference in scoring and was name to the all-conference first team.The field is set for more success next year after UC Merced student-athletes earned top honors and...
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March 20, 2012
UC Merced researchers show that a protein found in humans stops regeneration when disabled in planaria, providing a potential strategy for preventing the growth of cancer cells. A flatworm known for its ability to...
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March 19, 2012
Peter Balakian, who brought renewed attention to the Armenian Genocide, will be the 2012 recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance. Peter Balakian, an award-...
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March 15, 2012
UC Merced’s Center for Educational Partnerships receives
funding to expand programming in local high schools
. The University of California, Merced, has announced a $33,000 donation from Citi to support its...
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March 14, 2012
UC Merced Professor Shawn Newsam receives prestigious National Science Foundation award to fund work on gathering geographic insight from user-submitted photos and videos. Mapping what is where on the earth’s...
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March 8, 2012
UC Merced professor contributes to a chapter in today’s U.S. Surgeon General’s report that concludes that despite restrictions, tobacco advertising continues to influence young smokers. Cigarette advertising and...
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March 6, 2012
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February 29, 2012
Leading Popol Vuh scholar Michael Coe will deliver a keynote address at 6:30 p.m. March 2 at the arts center to accompany the gallery opening.The Popol Vuh, the ancient Mayan creation myth, has permeated several...
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February 28, 2012
Professor Lara Kueppers is studying how trees in the mountains of Colorado will adapt to climate change.
Climate change is leading to higher...
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February 24, 2012
Doctoral candidate Kandice Soraya Grote is researching the cognitive benefits of bilingualism in children.Born in Nebraska to a Persian mother and a father whose military duty took the family to Europe for much of her...
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February 22, 2012
Professor Boaz IlanUC Merced applied math Professor Boaz Ilan is a major contributor to a national research team exploring a novel way to use fractal geometry to improve the production of electricity in solar...
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February 15, 2012
Henry O. Nightingale, an abolitionist and Union soldier, wrote in his diary about his firsthand account of Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theatre. Diaries belonging to a Civil War soldier who witnessed the...
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February 9, 2012
Mufadhal Al-Kuhlani, a graduate student with the Quantitative and Systems Biology group, is set to graduate this year. Mufadhal Al-Kuhlani came to UC Merced to help reduce the threat of harmful diseases through...
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February 7, 2012
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February 7, 2012
Professor Ashlie MartiniProfessor Ashlie Martini was looking for the chance to make a difference when she took a post at UC Merced.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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January 18, 2012
Dean of Natural Sciences Juan Meza began his tenure at UC Merced in September, and he wasted no time in meeting with undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff to learn about the areas where the school is...
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January 12, 2012
UC Merced receives more than 15,000 applications, a nearly 10 percent boost over 2011. More than 15,000 undergraduate students applied to UC Merced for Fall 2012, up nearly 10 percent from 2011.The University of...
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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...
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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...
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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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