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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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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.
MERCED, CA— The following students are the winners of the 2008 Student Research Poster Competition:
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...
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...
$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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
$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...
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...
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...
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....
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
$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...
MERCED, CA— Mention chaos and fractals, and most people think of colorful fractal art calendars or James Gleick's 1988 bestselling book, "Chaos."
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...