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Bridge Crossing, Convocation - A Campus Tradition Continues
August 17, 2007
Plans are being finalized now for this year's opening ceremonies, the Scholars Bridge Crossing & Convocation. Incoming students should meet at the dining commons at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30. Once everyone is gathered, a... Read More
Class Project Reveals Best Commute Route to Campus
August 10, 2007
Thanks to grad student David Gravano and his class project, commuters to campus can now learn the best route to UC Merced. In Professor Mike Colvin'sQuantitative and Systems Biology (QSB 280) class in spring 2007, Gravano studied... Read More
Getting Ready to Welcome Fall's Students
August 10, 2007
The whole campus is getting ready to welcome new students and welcome back those who are returning. Welcome Week 2007 begins on Move-In Day, Friday, Aug. 24. As you register beginning at 8 a.m., attend a vendors' fair and even catch a... Read More
UC Merced Expanding Knowledge About Climate Change
August 6, 2007
MERCED - Experts in climate change at University of California, Merced, are working on research that will help people better understand the world around them and how change affects everything from mountains to oceans, including the... Read More
Park it! Campus will have a new lot by October
August 3, 2007
Every student knows how it feels trying to find a parking space when there are only five minutes left until class begins, it's raining and the old wallet is a few cents short of the parking fee. But UC Merced Transportation and Parking... Read More
Donation Brings UC Merced's Solar Program One Step Closer to Providing Sustainable Energy
August 3, 2007
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, the only UC campus with a designated solar energy research program, has received a $225,000 donation from an internationally recognized scientist. The gift will support future solar energy... Read More
Einstein Applied: Physics Professor Explores Quantum Computing
August 3, 2007
In the past decade, computing and communications leaders have realized that electronic devices will soon become so small, the particles they use to store and process data will start acting strange. "On the quantum level, stuff stops... Read More
San Joaquin Valley UC Alumni Network Hosts Summer Barbecue August 11
August 3, 2007
New UC Students, UC Alumni Invited to Annual Student Send-Off Event MERCED --- The San Joaquin Valley UC Alumni Network will present its Annual Summer Barbecue on Saturday, August 11 in Merced. Highlights include a send-off for new UC... Read More
Chemistry Teaching Workshop Provides Explosive, Educational Fun
July 27, 2007
At the beginning of its third year serving undergraduate students on campus, UC Merced is preparing for still more construction to start. Here's a recipe for fun: 38 high school chemistry teachers, a bag of potatoes, several aluminum... Read More
To Africa , In Search of Hippo "Sweat" and Materials Science Breakthroughs
July 27, 2007
Engineering professor Christopher Viney's 2004 research into hippo "sweat" and its possible benefits to humans raised eyebrows and curiosity worldwide when a local news story was picked up by the Associated Press. Viewers as far away as... Read More
Professor Journeys to Africa with National Geographic TV, Seeking Hippos
July 25, 2007
MERCED - Engineering professor and materials science researcher Christopher Viney is heading for Zambia, Africa, this weekend for a 10-day adventure in South Luangwa National Park. Viney, whose 2004 research into the antiseptic and... Read More
Professor Building USDA Connections Through HSI Fellowship
July 23, 2007
MERCED - As the University of California, Merced, pursues the federal designation of Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), one biology professor has already gotten a taste of the benefits that come with that status. Professor Andres (Andy)... Read More
Internships Abound for Motivated Students
July 20, 2007
Josh Franco knows all about hurdles. He once ran hurdles with a shoe untied and still finished in third place. So managing multiple tasks, competition and his own self-doubt didn't prevent him from taking on two important intern... Read More
Student Finds Multiple Outlets at UC Merced
July 20, 2007
Caitlyn Kennedy knew she wanted to attend UC Merced when she was in the eighth grade and the now-thriving campus was just a barren field. She watched a presentation about the proposed UC campus at her middle school in Frazier Park, a... Read More
Coordination Key for Karate – and Large-scale Solar Research
July 13, 2007
When Professor Carlos Coimbrahad free time from meetings in Japan this summer, he spent it practicing karate in the world's best dojo. Now that he's home coordinating major research plans, the concentration and discipline of his martial... Read More
Students Explore Science Options During Summer Program
July 13, 2007
Nine students from community colleges all over the state are living at UC Merced for five weeks this summer as they work with four faculty members on such projects as stem-cell and infectious-disease research. I'm going for my bioscience... Read More
Can the Sierra’s Trees Survive Global Warming?
July 10, 2007
MERCED - As California's climate changes, will plant populations adapt, migrate or face extinction? An inter-institutional team of researchers led by Professor Lara Kueppers of UC Merced aims to find out, using a new, $2.97 million grant... Read More
Puzzle Draws Staffer to UC Merced
July 6, 2007
If you had asked Supervising Locksmith Frank Fimbrez 13 years ago what he'd be doing now, unlocking doors would not have been on the list of possibilities. Fimbrez came to his career in a roundabout way. While working at a video store in... Read More
Professors, Students have Plans to Study Valley
July 6, 2007
Professors Simón Wefferand Robin DeLuganhave a long-term commitment to the Valley. They've agreed to undertake a 10-year study of communities here to analyze the quality of life, to help community-based organizations figure out how... Read More
What do Professors Do in the Summer?
June 29, 2007
When classes let out and graduates cross the bridge to the world of work, professors cheer as loud as anyone. But it's not because they're headed to the beach or the mountains for three months - although they do often get to travel. Some... Read More