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Merced County Project 10% places UC Merced students in 8th grade classrooms to relate their own struggles in school and the importance of a high school diploma.

Whether they are struggling academically or just want to sharpen their skills, the Calvin E. Bright Success Center gives UC Merced students a boost through personal tutoring, advising and mentoring services.

In the 10 years since it broke ground for its first campus building, UC Merced has emerged as a destination of choice for students, faculty, and staff who share a pioneering spirit and commitment to transforming lives.

UC Merced Professor Fred Wolf uses fruit flies to better understand the neurological impacts of alcoholism.

UC Merced's Society of Automotive Engineers team members gain hands-on experience that will help them in their future careers and beyond.

UC Merced cognitive scientists and computer engineers are collaborating and using real time, 3-D motion capture technology to understand our complex behavior and how we use it to record and analyze the way we live.

Dr. Brandon Boggs, UC Merced's first full-time medical director, is using his experience and expertise to make sure UC Merced's student population is receiving the best medical care possible.

More than two dozen students are stretching their imagination and building entrepreneurial skills in the first-ever Mobile App Challenge at UC Merced.

UC Merced ecologist Lara Kueppers is using infrared heaters in the mountains of Colorado to simulate the effects of climate change on tree species.

Some of the research conducted by UC Merced's faculty addresses challenges facing the San Joaquin Valley. Often times, these research questions require the help and insight of local residents.

Scientists in UC Merced's Sierra Nevada Research Institute are conducting important research into a vital region of our state, including finding new ways of measuring factors that affect the flow of water out of the mountains.

UC Merced Professor Jay Sharping has developed a way to hold cells using two small lasers. The technology can be used to further study how cells respond during experiments.

A conference run by UC Merced students is helping to develop the next generation of leaders while connecting high school students with the university community.

UC Merced Professor Benoit Dayrat traveled with a team of undergraduate students this summer to Malaysia to study biodiversity in the mangroves there.

UC Merced student Alexandria Curtis is excelling in academics while participating in two of the Golden Bobcats' inaugural varsity intercollegiate sports, volleyball and cross country.

UC Merced is the new headquarters of Engineers for a Sustainable World, an organization committed to improving the quality of life and the prosperity of the planet in a way that's economically, environmentally and socially sustainable.

UC Merced professors in cognitive science and computer science are collaborating to develop better ways to create virtual reality avatars.

Discover how close interaction with world-class faculty and innovative research play an important role in your education when you choose a major in UC Merced's School of Natural Sciences.

UC Merced researchers are using cutting-edge tools, such as digital laser scanners and geographic informational systems, to better understand the past.

UC Merced Professor Michael Dawson's research into the biodiversity of jellyfish is the subject of an exhibit in the Kolligian Library.

UC Merced's Stem Cell Instrumentation Foundry is equipped with cutting-edge technology that allows campus researchers to better understand stem cells.

Research Week is UC Merced's annual celebration of student and faculty research, much of which is designed to benefit the San Joaquin Valley.

UC Merced stem cell professors are conducting research aimed at solving some of the most challenging health problems.

Learn about all the athletic opportunities at UC Merced.

n fall 2010, visual effects artists from DreamWorks Animation visited the UC Merced campus to speak with students in Professor Marcelo Kallmann's computer graphics lab.

The Fresno chapter of Therapy Dogs International visited UC Merced on Dec. 10, 2010 to help students relax for finals.

Mechanical engineering major Edirin Egbikuadje is taking advantage of all that UC Merced has to offer — from small class size to hands-on research experience to being captain of the intercollegiate soccer team.

Students from UC Merced and other major universities are benefiting from the campus' partnership with Yosemite National Park by way of leadership training and opportunities for research.

Learn what is expected of undergraduate students who pursue majors or minors in UC Merced's School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts.

UC Merced Professor Monica Medina talks about her research into the impact of thermal stress, exacerbated by climate change, on coral larvae.

Learn how a well-rounded higher education experience may make you a better job candidate after you graduate.