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Intern Fair Helps Students Find Work
February 19, 2008
UC Merced’s annual internship fair was a hit last week – both with students and with prospective employers. Kelly Patterson, assistant director of career services, said that about 250 students registered for the fair, giving... Read More
Intern Fair Helps Students Find Work
February 19, 2008
UC Merced's annual internship fair was a hit last week - both with students and with prospective employers. Kelly Patterson, assistant director of career services, said that about 250 students registered for the fair, giving them access... Read More
UC Alumna Creates Endowment To Benefit UC Merced Students
February 14, 2008
$100,000 gift will expand student scholarships MERCED, CA— As a UC alumna and former Los Banos High School teacher, Beverlee Sieghold Antoine knows the importance of a quality education first-hand. Antoine has chosen to leave a legacy... Read More
Physicist Garners Prestigious CAREER Award for Work on Chaos and Fractals
February 12, 2008
MERCED, CA— Mention chaos and fractals, and most people think of colorful fractal art calendars or James Gleick's 1988 bestselling book, "Chaos." The scientific questions touched on by these cultural phenomena are far from exhausted,... Read More
Family Comes First for Grad Student
February 12, 2008
When engineering graduatestudent Chris Butler isn't wrestling with his studies or his duties as a research assistant at UC Merced, he is often wrestling -- quite literally -- with his two young sons, Jacob, 4, and Jackson, 2. "They are... Read More
Tasty Treats Part of Dining Expansion
February 12, 2008
Whether your are looking to have a hearty meal and relax at the end of a long day or just need to grab a quick cup of coffee before the day even begins, UC Merced's dining center has just the recipe and atmosphere to satisfy.And now it has... Read More
Tasty Treats Part of Dining Expansion
February 12, 2008
Whether your are looking to have a hearty meal and relax at the end of a long day or just need to grab a quick cup of coffee before the day even begins, UC Merced's dining center has just the recipe and atmosphere to satisfy. And now it... Read More
Development Officer 'Comes Home' to UC Merced
February 5, 2008
When she was a young girl, development officer Terisa Rose remembers her great grandfather, a visionary, talking about a new UC campus in the Central Valley. When UC Merced became a reality, Rose knew she was destined to be a part of it... Read More
Teach-in Educates Campus, Community on Climate Change
February 5, 2008
Students, faculty, staff and the local community gathered in UC Merced's Bobcat Lair on Jan. 31to learn from each other about just about every aspect of global climate change - from sea ice to protest songs. Eleven professors, including... Read More
Teach-in Educates Campus, Community on Climate Change
February 5, 2008
Students, faculty, staff and the local community gathered in UC Merced’s Bobcat Lair on Jan. 31 to learn from each other about just about every aspect of global climate change – from sea ice to protest songs.Eleven professors,... Read More
Darwin Day Lecture Feb. 15 at UC Merced by Antonio Lazcano
February 4, 2008
MERCED, CA— The Office of Research, the Division of Graduate Studies and the Core One course at the University of California, Merced, will sponsor a Feb. 15 lecture about the origins of life in celebration of the 199th birthday of... Read More
UC Merced Receives Record Number of Applicants for Fall 2008 Semester
January 29, 2008
Applications increase by 15.4 percent over previous year MERCED, CA— Interest in the University of California, Merced, continues to grow, according to application statistics released today by the UC Office of the President. More than... Read More
19 New UC Merced Professors on Board to Teach Their Research
January 25, 2008
MERCED, CA— 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
Students, Professors Plan Climate Change Awareness Events for Jan. 31
January 24, 2008
MERCED, CA— Students and professors at the University of California, Merced, have organized a teach-in on global climate change that will take place Thursday, Jan. 31 on the newest UC campus. Based on a model from Focus the Nation, the... Read More
UC Merced Donations Increase by 82%
January 23, 2008
University raises $6.7M in first half of fiscal year MERCED, CA— Fundraising at the University of California, Merced, is up by 82 percent in the first six months of the 2007-08 fiscal year, according to university officials. From July... Read More
MSEFCU Endows Scholarship to Support UC Merced Students
January 22, 2008
MERCED, CA— In keeping with its commitment to education, Merced School Employees Federal Credit Union has donated $25,000 to start an endowed scholarship fund to benefit students at the University of California, Merced. "We know that... Read More
Valley Native Making Her Mark in Stem Cell Engineering
January 22, 2008
When you think of a young woman who's spent most of her life in the San Joaquin Valley, you might not picture a Ph.D. bioengineer. Fresno native Alicia Blancas is bound to change that. Blancas chose to study biology because she was... Read More
UC MEXUS Helps Ph.D. Student Collaborate on Coral Health
January 22, 2008
When it comes to studying how corals respond to increasing ocean temperatures as the climate warms,the corals are just part the puzzle. If we don't look at the algae that live in symbiosis with the corals, we're really only seeing half... Read More
UC MEXUS Helps Ph.D. Student Collaborate on Coral Health
January 22, 2008
When it comes to studying how corals respond to increasing ocean temperatures as the climate warms, the corals are just part the puzzle.“If we don’t look at the algae that live in symbiosis with the corals, we’re really... Read More
UC a 'Shining Star' for College Campuses in Sustainability
January 21, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CA— Sierra magazine has placed the University of California's 10 campuses "in a league of their own" in the Sierra Club publication's second annual green college guide, which hit newsstands today (Aug. 21). The ranking,... Read More