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Senior Week Helps Graduates Prepare for Future
November 3, 2008
UC Merced is alive with more than 2,700 students this semester, 400 of whom plan to graduate in spring. To help the Class of 2009navigate its way from UC Merced to wherever the future may lead, just about every office on campus have... Read More
Senior Writing Project Focuses on Campus History
October 24, 2008
Starting a university from scratch is no easy task – not even for an institution as venerable as the University of California. That’s what a group of UC Merced students have realized while undertaking one of the most exciting... Read More
Senior Writing Project Focuses on Campus History
October 24, 2008
Starting a university from scratch is no easy task - not even for an institution as venerable as the University of California. That's what a group of UC Merced students have realized while undertaking one of the most exciting projects of... Read More
Freshman Makes Most of UC Merced Experience
October 24, 2008
If Trinidad Flores had one piece of advice to offer her fellow freshman, it would be that college is what you make of it. "Meeting people is easy if you take it upon yourself to do it," the 18-year-old chemistrymajor said. "If you sit... Read More
Memristor Technology Pioneers to Gather at Symposium
October 23, 2008
Memristors and memristive systems represent an exciting frontier in electrical and computer engineering and may hold important potential for applications like nanoscale computing and artificial neural networks. The pioneers of memristor... Read More
UC Merced Launches Performance Series With Gala Fundraiser
October 17, 2008
MERCED - "Arts UC Merced Presents …,"the university's first performance arts series, launches next week with its inaugural event, "Embrace the Arts." "Embrace the Arts," is a fundraising gala that will help to ensure the performance... Read More
UC Merced's Interdisciplinary Nature Pays Off for Alumna
October 17, 2008
UC Merced prides itself in allowing students opportunities to explore all fields of interest. It's not uncommon here to find humanities majorsworking in scientific laboratories. That borderless culture leads many students to explore... Read More
UC Merced Awards Spendlove Prize to Childhelp Founders
October 17, 2008
Nobel Peace Prize Nominees Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson have dedicated their lives to helping children in need MERCED - The University of California, Merced, has awarded this year's Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social... Read More
UC Merced Unveils New Athletics Logo
October 14, 2008
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, is sporting a new look. Well, at least its athletics teams are. Campus officials today (Oct. 14) unveiled a brand-new athletics logo that marks a definite move toward competition-minded... Read More
Something for Everyone This Weekend at UC Merced
October 13, 2008
UC Merced is opening its doors and arms for two major events this weekend (Oct. 18-19). The first, Preview Day,will give prospective students a chance to see the inner-workings of the university before applications are accepted next... Read More
Something for Everyone This Weekend at UC Merced
October 13, 2008
UC Merced is opening its doors and arms for two major events this weekend (Oct. 18-19). The first, Preview Day, will give prospective students a chance to see the inner-workings of the university before applications are accepted next month... Read More
Public Forum on the Economy Monday Night
October 13, 2008
UC Merced economist Katie Winderwill lead a public forum on the causes behind the current financial crisis. Winder, with colleagues Shawn Kantorand Todd Neumann, will deliver an hour-long multimedia presentation of the credit crisis... Read More
Sensors Could Provide Warning of Future Large-scale Environmental Problems
October 10, 2008
Imagine how our approach to a large-scale environmental problem like global climate change might be different today if a network of sensors had been in place for the last 50 years, providing coordinating data sets that clearly showed what... Read More
Prized Connections: Visiting Professor Cited in Physics Nobel Background
October 10, 2008
Only two years after Moo-Young "Mike" Han completed his doctorate at the University of Rochester, he received a surprising phone call. Yoichiro Nambu, an established physicist, had read a draft paper of Han's and - in a perfect example... Read More
Sensors Could Provide Warning of Future Large-scale Environmental Problems
October 10, 2008
Imagine how our approach to a large-scale environmental problem like global climate change might be different today if a network of sensorshad been in place for the last 50 years, providing coordinating data sets that clearly showed... Read More
Interdisciplinary Culture Attracts Anthropology Professor to UC Merced
October 7, 2008
UC Merced prides itself on being a collaborative learning environment for students, and a collaborative working environment for staffers and researchers. That aura of collaboration - and the thrill of spearheading a brand-new major -- is... Read More
Cutting-Edge Energy Program Keeps Alums Here for Grad School
October 7, 2008
Kevin Balkoski and Uday Bali were awarded the UC Merced Dan David Renewable Energy Fellowshipon Sept. 26 in support and recognition of their contributions and ongoing researchin the field. The two are grad studentswho chose to return... Read More
Cutting-Edge Energy Program Keeps Alums Here for Grad School
October 7, 2008
Kevin Balkoski and Uday Bali were awarded the UC Merced Dan David Renewable Energy Fellowship on Sept. 26 in support and recognition of their contributions and ongoing research in the field.The two are grad students who chose to return to... Read More
UC Application Period Now Open
October 2, 2008
The University of California's online application for next fall's undergraduate admission and scholarships is now open. Although the official filing period runs from Saturday, Nov. 1, through Sunday, Nov. 30, students interested in... Read More
UC Merced Exceeds Enrollment Projections, Topping 2,700 Students
October 1, 2008
MERCED - For the second consecutive year, student enrollment at the University of California, Merced, has risen 45 percent compared with the prior year, university officials announced today, Oct. 1. There are 2,718 students enrolled this... Read More