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Leading Voice of the Armenian Genocide to Receive Spendlove Prize
March 19, 2012
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Peter Balakian, an award-winning author and a leading voice of Armenian Genocide recognition, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance. The University of... Read More
Citi Gift a Boost for Parent Support
March 15, 2012
The University of California, Merced, has announced a $33,000 donation from Citi to support its Center for Educational Partnership's Parent Empowerment Program — $10,000 will fund the continued support of high schools in Madera and $23,000... Read More
Researcher Aims to Use Social Multimedia for Enhanced Mapping
March 14, 2012
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Mapping what is where on the earth’s surface is currently done primarily through overhead aerial and satellite images. This is useful in many ways but is limited in terms of portraying things like land-use classifications or public... Read More
Surgeon General's Report: Cigarette Ads Cause Youth to Start Smoking
March 8, 2012
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Cigarette advertising and promotion cause youth to start smoking and facilitate progression to regular use, according a U.S. Surgeon General's Report released today. UC Merced Professor Anna V. Song collaborated with other researchers... Read More
Campus Partners in Program for Public Lands and Cultural Heritage
March 6, 2012
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UC Merced is one of six universities that are part of a certificate program to develop forward-thinking leaders who will manage public lands through 21st-century challenges. The Leadership for Public Lands and Cultural Heritage... Read More
Mayan Creation Myth the Focus of Upcoming Events
February 29, 2012
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The Popol Vuh, the ancient Mayan creation myth, has permeated several classes at UC Merced this year, offering undergraduate students several ways to learn more about Mayan culture. The focus on the book will peak this week with an art... Read More
Impact: Ecologist Simulates Climate Change with Infrared Heaters
February 28, 2012
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06VNtISfSycClimate change is leading to higher temperatures around the world, forcing plants, trees and animals to adapt to new conditions or relocate, often to higher elevations. But the process is gradual,... Read More
Graduate Student’s Research Examines Cognitive Benefits of Bilingualism
February 24, 2012
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Born in Nebraska to a Persian mother and a father whose military duty took the family to Europe for much of her childhood, Kandice Soraya Grote grew up speaking English, German and Farsi. Upon returning to the United States, her parents... Read More
Professor Awarded Collaborative Grant in Solar Energy Conversion
February 22, 2012
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  UC 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 panels. Ilan is working with researchers... Read More
Library Digitizes Civil War Diaries from Valley Family
February 15, 2012
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Diaries belonging to a Civil War soldier who witnessed the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln have been digitized and published by UC Merced's Kolligian Library. Henry O. Nightingale was an abolitionist and Union soldier. His... Read More
Graduate Student Focuses Research on Infectious Disease
February 9, 2012
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Mufadhal Al-Kuhlani came to UC Merced to help reduce the threat of harmful diseases through innovative research. Al-Kuhlani is studying immunology within the Quantitative and Systems Biology graduate program. He's working with Professor... Read More
Engineering Professor Looks to Make an Impact
February 7, 2012
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Professor Ashlie Martini was looking for the chance to make a difference when she took a post at UC Merced. Martini, now a professor in the UC Merced School of Engineering, was most recently a faculty member at Purdue University, home to... Read More
National Geographic Film Chronicles Highland Research
February 7, 2012
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Watch Full Episode on PBS. See more from Cave People of the Himalaya. Mark Aldenderfer, dean of UC Merced's School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, is featured in a National Geographic documentary about his research into an... Read More
UC Research Resource Center to Serve San Joaquin Valley
February 6, 2012
An innovative community-university partnership to empower San Joaquin Valley residents to analyze and communicate their most pressing challenges launches in Fresno this month. The Participatory Action Research Resource Center (PARRC) will... Read More
Major Construction Under Way at UC Merced
February 3, 2012
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UC Merced is entering a significant new phase of construction, the likes of which the campus has not seen since before it opened in 2005. The construction projects will add nearly 270,000 gross square feet in the next two years, which... Read More
Community-Engaged Research Serves San Joaquin Valley
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 Youth in Merced County... Read More
Community-Engaged Research Serves San Joaquin Valley
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... Read More
Graduate Student Finds New Career in Military Research
January 27, 2012
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As a chemistry teacher at Golden Valley High School in 2004, Scott Seronello frequently told his students to keep working at their education and never give up their dreams. Then his students asked why he hadn’t done that himself. So he... Read More
Campus' Math Course Launches UC Online Program
January 24, 2012
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A calculus course at UC Merced marks the first class to be offered through the University of California's online instruction project, with several more courses to be rolled out in early April. The program's inaugural course, which... Read More
Computer Scientist Earns Prestigious Early-Career Research Award
January 23, 2012
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Engineering Professor Ming-Hsuan Yang of the University of California, Merced, has been named a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to further his work on improving visual tracking... Read More