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QSB Students Create PSAs
May 1, 2009
Graduatestudents in the Current Topics in Quantitative and Systems Biologycourse, QSB 290, are getting the opportunity to create public service announcements (PSAs) with help from a former scientist turned acclaimed filmmaker. Students... Read More
QSB Students Create PSAs
May 1, 2009
Graduate students in the Current Topics in Quantitative and Systems Biology course, QSB 290, are getting the opportunity to create public service announcements (PSAs) with help from a former scientist turned acclaimed filmmaker.Students... Read More
UC Merced Receives Key Federal Permit for Long-Term Development Plans
April 30, 2009
MERCED - The University of California, Merced has been granted a key federal permit it needs to move ahead with future development of its planned 25,000-student campus and associated university community. The university's permit... Read More
New Sculpture Graces UC Merced Campus
April 28, 2009
Neither high temperatures or a flat tire could stop UC Merced's tallest sculpture from arriving on campus yesterday. "Beginnings,"inspired by UC Merced's former Acting Chancellor Rod Park in 2006 and conceived by noted American... Read More
Brick by Brick: Class of 2009 Strives to Leave Legacy
April 27, 2009
The Class of 2009will be the first to graduate from UC Merced. Naturally, this dynamic group of students wants to leave behind a legacy that will echo down the generations, speaking to the future of their pioneering spirit, sense of... Read More
Research Opportunity Turns Into Management Role for Psych Major
April 27, 2009
In Michelle Chouinard'sdevelopmental psychologylab, the focus is on children and the way language influences how they learn. Three graduate students, two managers and 11 researchassistants work together in the professor's lab to... Read More
Swine Influenza Precautions Urged
April 27, 2009
UC Merced is closely monitoring the swine flu investigations underway in California and elsewhere, and will provide updated information as it becomes available. No cases of swine flu have been reported in Merced County at this time.... Read More
UC Merced Names Student-Athlete Award After U.S. Soccer Icon
April 27, 2009
MERCED - UC Merced has renamed its male athlete award after U.S. soccer icon and retired Los Angeles Galaxy star Cobi Jones, who currently serves as assistant coach for the team. Jones has made significant contributions to the UC Merced... Read More
Brick by Brick: Class of 2009 Strives to Leave Legacy
April 27, 2009
The Class of 2009 will be the first to graduate from UC Merced. Naturally, this dynamic group of students wants to leave behind a legacy that will echo down the generations, speaking to the future of their pioneering spirit, sense of... Read More
Blue Ribbon Commission Releases Intercollegiate Athletics Report
April 22, 2009
Proposal provides guidelines for creation of competitive sports program at UC Merced MERCED - The University of California, Merced, now has a strategic plan to guide the future of its athletics program. The Chancellor's Blue Ribbon... Read More
ABC Conference Comes to UC Merced
April 17, 2009
While attending their first African Black Coalition Conference in 2007, students from UC Merced received a “newbie” award for their participation. Conference organizers took notice of their eagerness to participate and... Read More
ABC Conference Comes to UC Merced
April 17, 2009
While attending their first African Black Coalition Conference in 2007, students from UC Merced received a newbie award for their participation. Conference organizers took notice of their eagerness to participate and enthusiasm.  Now,... Read More
UC Merced Showcases Student Talent at ‘Debut’
April 15, 2009
MERCED - Arts UC Merced Presents "Debut," an evening of student performance art on April 23. Beginning at 7 p.m., "Debut" will feature students showcasing a variety of artistic talent. Among the performers are Bhangra, an ethnic dance... Read More
Student Research Highlighted
April 10, 2009
The following students are the winners of the 2009 Student Research Poster Competition: Undergraduate competition First Place: Leily Kiani Title: Dispersive Broadening of Ultrafast Optical Pulses from a Femtosecond Laser Co-authors:... Read More
Injury Leads Student to Pursue True Calling
April 10, 2009
Erik Olstad was a political sciencemajor attending school in Fresno when he had an accident that changed his life. While snowboarding in 2004, he fell and sustained a debilitating back injury. The accident left him with compressed... Read More
UC Merced Professor Receives $483,000 Grant to Develop Tool Used in Stem Cell Research
April 7, 2009
MERCED - University of California, Merced, professor Michael Cleary has received a $483,803 grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to develop a tool that could allow previously impossible experiments to be... Read More
First Lady Thrusts UC Merced into National Headlines
April 2, 2009
The March 27 White House announcement that First Lady Michelle Obama had accepted the UC Merced Class of 2009'sinvitation to speak at Commencement on May 16 has made headlines throughout the nation. UC Merced students actively sought... Read More
First Lady Thrusts UC Merced into National Headlines
April 2, 2009
The March 27 White House announcement that First Lady Michelle Obama had accepted the UC Merced Class of 2009’s invitation to speak at Commencement on May 16 has made headlines throughout the nation.UC Merced students actively sought... Read More
First Lady Obama to Address UC Merced Graduating Class
March 27, 2009
Merced, Calif. - First Lady Michelle Obama will address the graduating class at the fourth Commencement at the University of California, Merced, campus on Saturday, May 16. The Office of the First Lady announced today (March 27) that Mrs... Read More
Research Week Highlights Knowledge and New Discoveries at UC Merced
March 26, 2009
Are you curious about some of the research happening inside the laboratories at UC Merced? Interested in hearing how chemicals are affecting certain amphibian populations? Or, need to figure out the best way to prepare for graduate... Read More