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April 21, 2008
Merced, CA - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction
with the University of California will host a joint Environmental
Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement public scoping meeting
on April 23, 2008...
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April 21, 2008
Seven graduate students from the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts gave attendees at the 29th Annual Central California Research Symposium in Fresno last week something to remember: valuable research in...
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April 21, 2008
Seven
graduatestudents from the
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Artsgave attendees at the 29th Annual Central California Research Symposium in Fresno last week something to remember: valuable research in...
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April 18, 2008
MERCED - Syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, Jr., a
sought-after expert on ethnicity and national origin, will address
the University of California, Merced, Class of 2008 at their
commencement exercise on May 23.
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April 18, 2008
If it were up to
Information Technology Help DeskSupervisor Bobby Bliatout, William Ngo would be a full-time employee. That sentiment is merely one of many glowing remarks Bliatout made on Ngo's behalf when...
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April 14, 2008
UC Merced students, faculty and staff are almost growling with excitement this week, as the campus community prepares for its biggest event of the year: Bobcat Day.The annual campus open house will take place Saturday...
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April 14, 2008
UC Merced students, faculty and staff are almost growling with excitement this week, as the campus community prepares for its biggest event of the year:
Bobcat Day.
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April 11, 2008
It’s said that in spring, a young man’s fancies turn to love. But thanks to two enterprising UC Merced juniors, the guys have something else to keep them busy this spring: Golden Bobcats baseball.With some...
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April 11, 2008
It's said that in spring, a young man's fancies turn to love. But thanks to two enterprising UC Merced juniors, the guys have something else to keep them busy this spring:
Golden Bobcats baseball.
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April 11, 2008
For many undergraduates, summer vacation means sleeping late, reconnecting with friends from high school and lazy afternoons by the pool.
But seven weeks of statistics, economics and policy analysis? That's what UC...
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April 10, 2008
MERCED - How do we gesture, and why? What is the role of gesture
in everyday communication? How did gestures evolve in human
language - before speech, or after? What areas of the brain are
activated with gesture?...
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April 9, 2008
MERCED — A partnership between the University of California, Merced, and the Gallo Center for the Arts allows members of the community to support cultural and artistic experiences for students.
The university...
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April 9, 2008
MERCED - On Saturday, April 19, the University of California,
Merced, will host Bobcat Day, an annual campus open house, in
conjunction with the third annual Fairy Shrimp Festival and the
"Third Ever UC Merced Family...
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April 4, 2008
Anyone who thinks all cats are aloof never met Rocko, a 3-year-old Siamese mix that UC Merced junior Javad John Fatollahi adopted as a stray. When Fatollahi would come home after class, Rocko nuzzled and purred. The...
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April 4, 2008
Anyone who thinks all cats are aloof never met Rocko, a 3-year-old Siamese mix that UC Merced junior Javad John Fatollahi adopted as a stray. When Fatollahi would come home after class, Rocko nuzzled and purred. The...
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April 4, 2008
About 18 months into her
Ph.D.program at UC Merced, Julie Phillips has learned one thing for sure: Elephant seals are more entertaining than the Eastern fence lizards she worked with for her master's thesis.
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April 3, 2008
MERCED - When material needs to cross the membrane into a living
cell, speed is critical. Fuel, chemical signals and genetic
information must be delivered at the right time so that cells can
perform essential...
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April 2, 2008
UC Merced's Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) is getting ready
to move into a new phase.
In a series of planning workshops throughout the last several
months, campus planners have gathered information about the ideas...
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April 2, 2008
MERCED - In the last several years, scientists and engineers in
different institutions have made progress on diverse pieces of
research intended to advance the technology of quantum computing -
providing approaches to...
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March 27, 2008
Posted - 2:50 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2008
The Regents of the University of California are meeting today (March 27) to consider the appointment of a president. Due to a server problem at the UC Office of the...
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March 27, 2008
The University of California Board of Regents today (March 27)
voted unanimously to appoint Mark G. Yudof, current head of the
University of Texas system and a recognized leader in American
higher education, the 19th...
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March 26, 2008
MERCED, CA - The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED
"Gold" certification, signifying excellence in environmentally
responsible design, construction and operation, to the Classroom
and Office Building at the...
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March 25, 2008
Donation will expand the university's work in clean,
renewable energy
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, has received a $2
million gift from the California Community Foundation (CCF) to
support the...
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March 24, 2008
When Raymond Gonzales decided to leave home to study 400 miles away at UC Merced, the last thing he wanted to worry about was where he would live."I needed to stay somewhere since I'm quite a distance from home,...
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March 24, 2008
When Raymond Gonzales decided to leave home to study 400 miles away at UC Merced, the last thing he wanted to worry about was where he would live.
I needed to stay somewhere since I'm quite a distance from home, said...
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March 24, 2008
Information flows through living systems all the time, on every level. Humans process conversations and written words. Information is expressed genetically in populations as they change and evolve. Even inside cells...
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March 20, 2008
Message From Chancellor Upon the Death of Leo S.
Kolligian
Dear UC Merced Community and Friends,
It is with great sadness that I share with you that a great
friend and longtime supporter of the campus, Leo S....
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March 18, 2008
MERCED - The California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) has
pronounced the University of California, Merced, a Climate Action
Leader. The newest campus in the UC system completed the voluntary
reporting and...
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March 14, 2008
All work and no play makes for a very dull existence. But life at UC Merced is hardly dull – especially if you know where to look for fun.For instance, the academic quad has been busy today with students, faculty...
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March 14, 2008
All work and no play makes for a very dull existence. But life at UC Merced is hardly dull - especially if you know where to look for fun.
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March 13, 2008
MERCED, CA— The following students are the
winners of the 2008 Student Research Poster Competition:
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March 13, 2008
Reconfigured "footprint" announced last fall will reduce
impacts on wetlands while supporting full development of campus and
community
MERCED, CA— The University of California,
Merced said today (March 13) it has...
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March 11, 2008
MERCED, CA — Professors from the University of California, Merced, are participating for the fifth year in a row in a series of free, public lectures at the Challenger Learning Center in Atwater. The...
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March 10, 2008
$50,000 gift allows purchase of university's first Steinway piano.
MERCED, CA — A $50,000 donation from Bob and Marie Gallo has enabled the University of California, Merced, to purchase its first...
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March 7, 2008
8-week contract and meal plan make staying here convenient for
students
MERCED, CA— Cities with major universities
can become almost ghostly when classes aren't in session, but UC
Merced is hoping to change things...
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March 7, 2008
To see UC Merced students using Shrinky Dinks and PDMS to conduct research, check out a 7-minute video on the process by clicking here.Microfluidic devices play an important part in cell assay for diagnosis of diseases...
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March 7, 2008
To see UC Merced students using Shrinky Dinks and PDMS to conduct research, check out a 7-minute video on the process by clicking
here.
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March 7, 2008
From a philosophical pianist to a dissatisfied doctor-to-be, UC Merced professors offered glimpses into their career paths and their research in the first-ever Faculty Research Symposium presented by the Graduate...
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March 4, 2008
$50,000 donation will boost visibility and benefit students.
MERCED, CA — The University of California, Merced, is quickly gaining international recognition in the cognitive science community because of...
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March 3, 2008
MERCED, CA — When Professor Mónica Medina of UC Merced's School of Natural Sciences applied for a National Science Foundation CAREER award last year, she knew she wanted to include in her research plans an...
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March 3, 2008
MERCED, CA — The University of California, Merced, may be one step closer to having a student-run radio station on campus, thanks to a donation from the Jane and Marc Nathanson Family Foundation.
The $6,000...
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February 26, 2008
MERCED, CA — The newest campus in the University of California system will take its place among its older "sisters" on Tuesday, March 4, under a big, green tent by the state capitol in Sacramento....
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February 25, 2008
UC Merced is making it even easier on students to spend their summer here. For the first time, on-campus housing will be available to students enrolled in summer session courses.
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February 25, 2008
UC Merced is making it even easier on students to spend their summer here. For the first time, on-campus housing will be available to students enrolled in
summer sessioncourses.
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February 21, 2008
MERCED, CA— To help the community understand
and engage in the research mission of the University of California,
UC Merced will host its annual celebration of discovery and
knowledge, Research Week, from March 4...
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February 19, 2008
UC Merced’s annual internship fair was a hit last week – both with students and with prospective employers. Kelly Patterson, assistant director of career services, said that about 250 students registered...
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February 19, 2008
UC Merced's annual internship fair was a hit last week - both with students and with prospective employers. Kelly Patterson, assistant director of
career services, said that about 250 students registered for the...
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February 19, 2008
Engineeringprofessor
Miguel Carreira-Perpiñánconcedes his work is a little tricky to explain to someone who isn't all about mathematics and computers. He works to build models that can automatically extract useful...
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February 14, 2008
$100,000 gift will expand student scholarships
MERCED, CA— As a UC alumna and former Los
Banos High School teacher, Beverlee Sieghold Antoine knows the
importance of a quality education first-hand. Antoine has...
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February 12, 2008
MERCED, CA— Mention chaos and fractals, and
most people think of colorful fractal art calendars or James
Gleick's 1988 bestselling book, "Chaos."
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February 12, 2008
Whether your are looking to have a hearty meal and relax at the end of a long day or just need to grab a quick cup of coffee before the day even begins, UC Merced's dining center has just the recipe and atmosphere to...
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February 12, 2008
Whether your are looking to have a hearty meal and relax at the end of a long day or just need to grab a quick cup of coffee before the day even begins, UC Merced's dining center has just the recipe and atmosphere to...
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February 12, 2008
When
engineering
graduatestudent Chris Butler isn't wrestling with his studies or his duties as a research assistant at UC Merced, he is often wrestling -- quite literally -- with his two young sons, Jacob, 4, and...
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February 5, 2008
Students, faculty, staff and the local community gathered in UC Merced’s Bobcat Lair on Jan. 31 to learn from each other about just about every aspect of global climate change – from sea ice to protest...
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February 5, 2008
Students, faculty, staff and the local community gathered in UC Merced's Bobcat Lair on
Jan. 31to learn from each other about just about every aspect of global climate change - from sea ice to protest songs.
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February 5, 2008
When she was a young girl, development officer Terisa Rose remembers her great grandfather, a visionary, talking about a new UC campus in the
Central Valley. When UC Merced became a reality, Rose knew she was...
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February 4, 2008
MERCED, CA— The Office of Research, the
Division of Graduate Studies and the Core One course at the
University of California, Merced, will sponsor a Feb. 15 lecture
about the origins of life in celebration of the...
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January 29, 2008
Applications increase by 15.4 percent over previous year
MERCED, CA— Interest in the University of
California, Merced, continues to grow, according to application
statistics released today by the UC
Office of the...
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January 25, 2008
MERCED, CA— Freshmen and transfer students
aren't the only new faces on campus at the University of
California, Merced, this fall. The three schools at the newest
campus in the UC system are welcoming 19 new faculty...
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January 24, 2008
MERCED, CA— Students and professors at the
University of California, Merced, have organized a teach-in on
global climate change that will take place Thursday, Jan. 31 on the
newest UC campus. Based on a model from...
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