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UC Merced Lands $8.4 Million in Grants and Awards for First Half of Current Fiscal Year
January 18, 2008
MERCED, CA— Faculty researchers at the University of California, Merced have been awarded nearly $8.4 million in research grants and awards during the first half of the 2007-08 fiscal year, the largest six-month total since the... Read More
Researchers Developing Radically Different Screening Tool to Answer Public Health Threat of Drug-resistant Bacteria
January 16, 2008
MERCED, CA— Amid international concern about the public health threat of drug-resistant Staphylococcus aurea bacteria, researchers at the University of California, Merced, have filed for a patent on a powerful new screening tool that... Read More
Library Complex Awarded "LEED Gold" Certification for Environmental Achievement
January 14, 2008
Kolligian Library is second campus facility to meet USGBC "Gold" standard for sustainable development MERCED, CA— A second major building complex at the University of California, Merced has earned "LEED Gold" certification for... Read More
Cars, Cows, Crops , Tracing Valley Air Pollution to its Sources
January 11, 2008
A particle of dust might not seem particularly special when you wipe it off your windshield or breathe it in. But a new UC Merced professor can analyze particulate pollution for distinct chemicals that show where it originated - on a... Read More
UC Merced/Livermore Team Modeling Alternative-fuel Engines
January 8, 2008
MERCED, CA— Efficiency is the name of the game when it comes to making non-gasoline vehicles more attractive, both to manufacturers and to consumers. But testing engine efficiency can be an expensive proposition, requiring hand-built... Read More
Students from Yosemite Summer Programs Will Present Public Symposium Aug. 15
January 7, 2008
MERCED, CA— The University of California, Merced, and Yosemite National Park have hosted nineteen students from UC Merced and other institutions around the United States in two programsin the park this summer. As the students finish... Read More
Deadline Nears for Grad School Applications
January 7, 2008
The deadline to apply to graduate school is quickly approaching, and UC Merced officials are busy spreading the word about the benefits and opportunities of applying to one of the many tailored graduate programs available at the college.... Read More
College a Dream Come True for Future Grandmother
January 7, 2008
Debye Conte tried many times since graduating high school to advance her education. But each time she enrolled in college classes, life got in the way and forced her to shelve her plans. Thirty years later, she is finally living out her... Read More
Deadline Nears for Grad School Applications
January 7, 2008
The deadline to apply to graduate schoolis quickly approaching, and UC Merced officials are busy spreading the word about the benefits and opportunities of applying to one of the many tailored graduate programs available at the college... Read More
UC Merced Faculty Experts' Research on Society Provides Valuable Insight
January 5, 2008
MERCED, CA— As UC Merced welcomes its fourth freshman class, the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Artsintroduces its newest major course of study: Anthropology. A social science dedicated to understanding humankind's diversity... Read More
General Motors Gift Supports Professor"s Intelligent Vehicle Control Research
January 3, 2008
GM has given UC Merced a gift that will keep on giving. Professor Stefano Carpinof the School of Engineeringhas received a $23,000 gift from General Motors Research and Development to help support his studies on stochastic analysis of... Read More
General Motors Gift Supports Professor's Intelligent Vehicle Control Research
January 3, 2008
GM has given UC Merced a gift that will keep on giving. Professor Stefano Carpin of the School of Engineering has received a $23,000 gift from General Motors Research and Development to help support his studies on stochastic analysis of... Read More
Creating Synthetic Cell Parts Opens Doors for Freshman
January 2, 2008
Most graduates spend the summer between high school and college enjoying newfound adult freedoms before having to buckle down under increased academic expectations. But freshman Eric Meltzer chose a different path. He spent last summer... Read More
Bilingual Website Showcases Compositions by Latino, Latina Authors
January 1, 2008
Professor's online press offers a home for unpublished literary works MERCED, CA— The University of California, Merced, has expanded its offerings of online publications with the recent debut of AlternaCtive PublicaCtions. Dedicated to... Read More
David Hosley Named President of UC Merced’s Great Valley Center
December 19, 2007
MODESTO - David H. Hosley, president and general manager of KVIE Public Television in Sacramento, has been named president of the University of California, Merced's Modesto-based Great Valley Center. The veteran journalist, author,... Read More
Superhero Cells Focus of Boundary-Pushing Biophysics Research
December 18, 2007
As skeletons go, our cells bear greater resemblance to Marvel's Mr. Fantastic or Pixar's Elastigirl than we do. A cell's skeleton is a fluid network of protein chains, or polymers, that disassemble and reassemble in new locations,... Read More
Engineering Without Borders Plans Galapagos Computer Lab
December 18, 2007
When UC Merced senior Roselia Ekhause first found out her husband, Shaun, was starting a chapter of Engineering Without Borderson campus, she thought it was a great project - but she didn't figure there would be a place for her in the... Read More
Engineering Without Borders Plans Galapagos Computer Lab
December 18, 2007
When UC Merced senior Roselia Ekhause first found out her husband, Shaun, was starting a chapter of Engineering Without Borders on campus, she thought it was a great project – but she didn’t figure there would be a place for... Read More
Professor Earns Career-boosting CIRM New Faculty Award
December 17, 2007
MERCED - There's a bridge to be crossed before stem cell therapies are ready for widespread use, according to Professor Jennifer O. Manilay at the University of California, Merced. Tissues derived from embryonic stem cells are unlikely to... Read More
UC Merced Recommended to Advance in CIRM Major Facilities Program
December 17, 2007
MERCED - A proposal for a Stem Cell Instrumentation Foundry at the University of California, Merced, has passed the first round of reviews by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), and the new UC campus has been asked... Read More