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Bioengineering Trio's Research is All Heart
January 8, 2010
Anley “T” Tefera, Bernardo Zepeda and Heather Orrell are three aspiring bioengineers who have decided to pursue advanced studies at UC Merced after graduating from here in May. It seems they each know a good thing when they see... Read More
Bioengineering Trio"s Research is All Heart
January 8, 2010
Anley T Tefera, Bernardo Zepedaand Heather Orrellare three aspiring bioengineerswho have decided to pursue advanced studies at UC Merced after graduating from here in May. It seems they each know a good thing when they see it, and... Read More
Professor Studies Flatworms for Ways to Fight Cancer
January 8, 2010
Planaria are curious creatures. The tiny flatworms will grow a new head if it's cut off. They'll produce a new body if they're sliced in half. Manipulate their genes, and they'll develop multiple heads. UC Merced's School of Natural... Read More
David Hosley Named Interim Vice Chancellorfor for University Relations At UC Merced
January 7, 2010
David Hosley has been appointed interim vice chancellor for University Relations to oversee fundraising, trustee relations, government relations and communications. He will also continue to serve as president of UC Merced's Modesto-... Read More
Bright Ideas Shine in EPICS Program
December 17, 2009
There's nothing like a little friendly competition to help students get their creative juices flowing. Each semester, students in the Foster Family Center for Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)program at UC Merced work on... Read More
Engineer Brings Expertise in Heat Transfer
December 17, 2009
Professor Michael Modestuses a simple analogy when explaining the concept of radiative heat transfer, his primary researchinterest. "When you're sitting in front of a fireplace and you feel the warmth of the fire, that is a form of... Read More
Bright Ideas Shine in EPICS Program
December 17, 2009
There’s nothing like a little friendly competition to help students get their creative juices flowing.Each semester, students in the Foster Family Center for Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program at UC Merced work... Read More
Center Funds Collaborative Research in Science, Math
December 11, 2009
UC Merced graduatestudent Jane HyoJin Lee is studying what happens to cells when they're exposed to an electric field, part of an effort to create more treatments for diseases such as cancer. Her research, in conjunction with a graduate... Read More
Database Project Leads Stanford to Hire UC Merced Graduate Student
December 11, 2009
Two years of coding a computer database paid off for graduate student Elijah Meeks when the finished project landed him a job at Stanford University. Meeks paired his knowledge of history with a deep understanding of computer language to... Read More
Center Funds Collaborative Research in Science, Math
December 11, 2009
UC Merced graduate student Jane HyoJin Lee is studying what happens to cells when they’re exposed to an electric field, part of an effort to create more treatments for diseases such as cancer.Her research, in conjunction with a... Read More
UC Center to Assess Education Initiatives
December 8, 2009
UC Merced will be among the seven University of California campuses studying the effectiveness of national, state and UC education initiatives. "California often spends billions of dollars on educational programs with little or no mandate... Read More
UC Merced Experience Eases Transition to Grad School for Alumna
December 3, 2009
When Jo-Anne Rodriguez said goodbye to UC Merced in May, she knew she was leaving a special place. "I didn't go home, ever. I was on campus all day," the 2009 alumnafondly recalls. "I absolutely loved it, though, because UC Merced is a... Read More
Students Collaborate to Commercialize Natural Daylight System
December 3, 2009
Converting the most abundant source of renewable energy – the sun – into electricity is relatively costly for wide-scale use.   In an effort to make solar energy more efficient and cheaper to use, a group of UC Merced... Read More
Students Collaborate to Commercialize Natural Daylight System
December 3, 2009
Converting the most abundant source of renewable energy - the sun - into electricity is relatively costly for wide-scale use. In an effort to make solar energy more efficient and cheaper to use, a group of UC Merced researchers have... Read More
UC Merced Extends Undergraduate Admissions Deadline to Dec. 15
December 2, 2009
UC Merced application filing period for freshmen and transfer students for fall 2010 has been extended through December 15. Applications must be submitted online at universityofcalifornia.edu/applyby 11:59 p.m. on December 15 to be... Read More
Undergraduate Admissions Deadline Extended to Dec. 2
December 1, 2009
For the past two evenings, the University of California online application system has experienced a slowdown that has prevented some students from submitting their applications. Due to these unforeseen circumstances, the application filing... Read More
Senior has the 'Write Stuff' for Local Paper
November 30, 2009
Brittany Best is a seniorwho has truly enjoyed her college career at UC Merced. Now, she has found a way to share her affection and loyalty for the university with the wider Merced community by writing a regular column for the Merced... Read More
UC Merced Students See a "Greener" Side of Chemistry
November 30, 2009
Students in professor Matthew Meyer'sChemistry 101 lab class are seeing green. Undergraduatestudents taking Meyer's advanced synthetic laboratory course have conducted lab experiments using materials that are less toxic and more... Read More
UC Merced Students See a "Greener" Side of Chemistry
November 30, 2009
Students in professor Matthew Meyer’s Chemistry 101 lab class are seeing “green."Undergraduate students taking Meyer’s advanced synthetic laboratory course have conducted lab experiments using materials that are less... Read More
Options Exist to Make UC Affordable
November 27, 2009
When it comes planning for life after high school, students have a lot of choices to make. Whether to they can afford college shouldn't be one of them. Concern over expenses is the worst possible reason not to attend a UC, said Kevin... Read More