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Non-Traditional Student Finds She is Not Alone
April 2, 2010
When Rebecca Crescenti decided to move out of her career as an administrative manager she realized that what she really wanted to do was go back to college and finish what she had started after high school - before marriage and children... Read More
Research Week Expands its Reach
April 1, 2010
Quick Facts UC Merced's Research Week grows again, now expanding to fill a full five-day period with some events open to the public and others geared toward segments of the campus community. The Research Poster Competition returns, as... Read More
Make the Most of Your Summer: Attend Summer Session
March 26, 2010
While some students are making plans to travel or finding a job for the summer, other students are opting to make the most of their summer by registering for UC Merced's Summer Sessioncourses. Whether you are looking to get ahead by... Read More
UC Merced Poised for Growth, Construction
March 25, 2010
March 25, 2010 University of California Board of Regents accepts 10-year capital improvement plan, which calls for more academic buildings, research space and student housing Cathedral and Tenaya halls will be ready for the freshman... Read More
UC Merced Professor Appointed to NIH Awards Panel
March 24, 2010
March 24, 2010 Researcher to Serve for Six Years on National Institutes of Health Study Section UC Merced cognitive science Professor Teenie Matlock has been appointed to a six-year term on a National Institutes of Health study... Read More
UC Merced Honored for Sustainability in Development Plan
March 23, 2010
The University of California, Merced, received yet another bit of praise for its commitment to campus-wide sustainability this month, when its Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) was named the Outstanding Planning Document of 2009 by the... Read More
UC’s Sustainability Policy Helps Cut Carbon Footprint, Energy Bills
March 22, 2010
March 22, 2010 At A Glance UC has been recognized as a leader in sustainability and higher education. Among the honors received in 2009: UC Merced received the state's top environmental honor, the Governor's Environment and Economy... Read More
Archaeology Professor Digs for Information about Mayan Caves
March 19, 2010
Even as a child, Holley Moyeswas fascinated by caves. Family vacations included stops at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico so Moyes could tour the natural wonders hidden underground. Moyes transformed her... Read More
Scholarships Offered to Increase State's Math, Science Teachers
March 18, 2010
In an effort to boost the quality of California's science and math educators, UC Merced and Merced College have united to encourage students to look at careers as K-12 teachers. The College Access Foundation gave $161,000 to UC Merced... Read More
Student Overcomes Obstacles, Driven to Give Back
March 15, 2010
For 14-year-old Cynthia Dumas, the only news worse than hearing she had leukemia was learning her age limited her chances of survival. "You won't make it through college," she recalled the oncologist telling her. "You'll be lucky to... Read More
Program Lets Student Scholars Intern Across the World
March 12, 2010
Five UC Merced students have been selected as scholars in the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, which helps them secure a summer internship and apply to graduate school. Each student will get a stipend up to $2,800... Read More
President Jimmy Carter to Visit UC Merced Campus
March 10, 2010
Nation's 39th Chief Executive and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Will Deliver Keynote Address at Seminar on Management of Parks and Protected Lands MERCED, CA— President Jimmy Carter will visit the campus of the University of California,... Read More
Bobcats Make Strong Show at Spirit/Dance Nationals
March 5, 2010
The UC Merced Cheerand Dance squads traveled to Anaheim in February to compete in the 2010 USA All Star Spirit, Dance and College Nationals. Although it was the second competition for the Cheer team, it was the first opportunity the... Read More
Professor's Work Could Allow Small Devices to Power Themselves
March 5, 2010
An iPod that replenishes its own energy while you walk. A pacemaker that powers itself by way of a patient's own beating heart. A motion sensor that operates without a battery or external power source of any kind. Those are just a few of... Read More
UC Students, Leaders Unite in Sacramento
March 3, 2010
MERCED, CA—UC administration and student leaders forged a united front in Sacramento when they joined forces to press lawmakers to fully fund the university and student financial aid. "The students were on point, passionate advocates... Read More
UC Leaders Pledge Support to Find Strategies to Combat Intolerance
March 1, 2010
MERCED, CA— President Mark Yudof and UC Regents Chairman Russell Gould met face to face Monday with students concerned about recent incidents of intolerance at University of California campuses and pledged to focus attention systemwide... Read More
Alumni Morocco Bound With Peace Corps
March 1, 2010
Two UC Merced alumniare headed to Morocco for what promises to be an adventure of a lifetime. Jackie Shay and Socorro Composanto (2009) are the first UC Merced graduates to sign up for the Peace Corps. Their decision to help the world... Read More
Campus Awards First Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Ph.D.
February 26, 2010
UC Merced recently celebrated another laudable academic first. Andreas Kolling became the campus' first student to graduate with a doctoratein electrical engineering and computer sciencewhen he successfully defended his dissertation, "... Read More
Professor Earns Prestigious National Science Foundation Award for Nanoscale Research
February 26, 2010
Funding to Support More Student Researchers in Effort to Build Quantum Computer MERCED, CA— University of California, Merced, physics Professor Lin Tianhas been awarded the National Science Foundation's esteemed Faculty Early Career... Read More
Chancellor Kang Condemns Incidents of Racism, Intolerance and Incivility
February 26, 2010