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Facebook Fans Can Now Find UC Merced's Official Page
September 30, 2008
It's rare to find a college student who's not connected with friends on Facebook. The University of California, Merced, now provides an official presence on the popular social networking site including links, photos, videos, and the... Read More
Toyota Donation to Support Environmental Leadership at Yosemite National Park and UC Merced
September 29, 2008
$600,000 and five Prius donated by Toyota to Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park, Calif. - Toyota is providing more than $600,000 and five hybrid vehicles to Yosemite National Park to support a number of environmental... Read More
New Equipment Will Help Examine Robot-human Interactions, Complex Robot Tasks
September 29, 2008
MERCED - Real roboticsisn't like an old sci-fi movie where robots are out to take humans' jobs and run the world. Instead, say the scientists who will use newly funded robotics equipment at the University of California, Merced, the... Read More
Sigma Chi Colony Puts UC Merced on Verge of Greek Life
September 19, 2008
Once upon a time, joining a fraternity or sorority meant aligning yourself with a group of people who shared common interests and values to provide a supportive network of peers and mentors who promoted academic success, leadership... Read More
Student Participates in Creative Thinking to Move Science Past Obstacles
September 19, 2008
When UC Merced senior Sunny Grunloh set out to learn about black carbon - soot and char, for example - in soils after prescribed burns in Yosemite National Park this summer, she had no idea she was in for a big logistical challenge. She... Read More
Sigma Chi Colony Puts UC Merced on Verge of Greek Life
September 19, 2008
Once upon a time, joining a fraternity or sorority meant aligning yourself with a group of people who shared common interests and values to provide a supportive network of peers and mentors who promoted academic success, leadership... Read More
Constitution Day at UC
September 16, 2008
The Constitution of the United States—Four pages that created a new government more than 200 years ago—A covenant that continues to shape profoundly the lives of each one of us to this day. On Constitution Day, September... Read More
Cognitive Scientist George Lakoff to Discuss Politics and the Mind at UC Merced
September 15, 2008
MERCED - The University of California, Merced,will host an evening with cognitive scientist George Lakoffon Sept. 23. Lakoff, a UC Berkeley professor and senior fellow at the Rockridge Institute, will speak at 6 p.m. in the university'... Read More
UC Merced Launches Blog with News Items for Journalists, General Public
September 15, 2008
The University of California, Merced, has created its own news blog to serve the needs of journalists and others interested in what's happening at the UC system's newest campus. "As our university grows, it's become more challenging to... Read More
Professor Building Foundation for Future Health Breakthroughs
September 12, 2008
In between liquid and solid, there's a kind of matter that we see much more than we realize. Soft matter includes everything from gels to rubber to most of the human body. That means understanding soft matter is important for human... Read More
UC Merced Symposium Examines Emerging Solar Technologies
September 10, 2008
Nicola Cabibbo, head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, to anchor the university's first solar symposium MERCED - Amid concerns about rising gas prices and the growing need for environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels... Read More
UC Merced Establishes Planning Office to Finalize Medical School Proposal
September 9, 2008
MERCED - University of California, Merced,Chancellor Steve Kang today announced the appointment of Maria Pallavicinias vice provost for health sciences. Pallavicini, who is dean of the School of Natural Sciencesand has led the campus... Read More
UC Merced Faculty Experts' Research on Society Provides Valuable Insight
September 5, 2008
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A New Perspective on Yosemite: Under the Rocks, Little Creatures
September 5, 2008
Alejandro Miró Co remembers his parents, both doctors, telling him not to play in the dirt – he’d get sick. He’s come a long way from those days to his current work in the UC Merced Research Experiences for... Read More
New Professor Thinking Big on Sustainable Biofuels, Index Crop Insurance
September 5, 2008
Professor J. Elliott Campbelland his new employer - UC Merced - have one big thing in common: They may be the rookies on the block, but they don't let that keep them from making a global impact. Campbell, a new assistant professor in... Read More
A New Perspective on Yosemite: Under the Rocks, Little Creatures
September 5, 2008
Alejandro Miró Co remembers his parents, both doctors, telling him not to play in the dirt - he'd get sick. He's come a long way from those days to his current work in the UC Merced Research Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) program,... Read More
Major New Sculpture to Reflect UC Merced’s Mission in Central Valley
September 3, 2008
MERCED, CA - The hopes and aspirations of the rapidly growing University of California, Merced campus will be captured metaphorically in a major new piece of sculpture - a gift to the university - to be erected in the central courtyard... Read More
UC Merced Opens Expanded Dining Facility
August 28, 2008
Gift helps support new dining terrace and herb garden MERCED - The extraordinary growth and popularity of the University of California, Merced, in the last three years is accompanied by an increased demand for on-campus housing and... Read More
Team of 9 Professors Will Get $650k Laser System
August 27, 2008
MERCED- Nine professors from the University of California, Merced, have teamed up to win a $650,000 grant from the National Science Foundation that will fund a high-tech, flexible laser system that can be custom-configured to serve all... Read More
19 New Professors On Board for Fall
August 25, 2008
MERCED - Freshmen and transfer students aren't the only new faces on campus at the University of California, Merced, this fall. The three schools at the newest campus in the UC system are welcoming 19 new faculty members for the fall... Read More