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No Experience Required: Newsam Approaching Radio through Service Learning
June 29, 2007
Professor Shawn Newsam, who specializes in computer science and engineering, didn't have any radio experience when he had the idea for a service learningcourse to start a radio station at UC Merced. That didn't stop him. "It makes a... Read More
UC Merced Team Will Compete in International Rescue Robot Contest
June 25, 2007
MERCED - Professor Stefano Carpin and student Eric Lam from the School of Engineering at the University of California, Merced, don't expect to bring any trophies home from the international RoboCup competition in Atlanta next week.... Read More
What Do Professors Do in the Summer? First in a two-part series
June 22, 2007
If the phrase “professors in summer” makes you think of bearded scholars getting sunburned as they venture out of dank libraries for the first time in months, it’s time to revise your view. Professors at UC Merced work as hard in the... Read More
Transfer Student Shows her Lifelong Love for Learning
June 22, 2007
Helen Dahman is taking the summer off classes. Although, if it were up to her, the grandmother of two would live on campus year-round - including holidays. Dahman, 66, is one of the many UC Merced transferstudents studying World... Read More
UC Merced Library Debuts Virtual Showcase for Japanese Art
June 22, 2007
A unique collaboration between the University of California, Merced Library and The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture gives the entire world access to more than a millennium of Japanese art via the Internet. On Friday, June 22,... Read More
What Do Professors Do in the Summer?
June 22, 2007
If the phrase professors in summer makes you think of bearded scholars getting sunburned as they venture out of dank libraries for the first time in months, it's time to revise your view. Professors at UC Merced work as hard in the... Read More
UC-wide Committee Awards Grants to Two UC Merced Stem Cell Projects
June 19, 2007
MERCED - University of California, Merced faculty members in the School of Natural Sciences have won two important grants from the UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee for the 2007-08 fiscal year. Dean Maria Pallavicini and her team... Read More
Bioengineering Professor Moving Fast, Accomplishing Plenty
June 15, 2007
It takes a fast mover to accomplish everything Michelle Khine gets done in a day, and you'll hear it in the pace of her speech when you talk with her. Like many faculty members at UC Merced, she's serving on review panels and committees... Read More
Grad Division Growing by Leaps and Bounds
June 15, 2007
From new students and programs to a new office location and staff member, the UC Merced Graduate Division is continuing to expand and enhance its offerings. Graduate students are a tremendous benefit to our campus, said Director of... Read More
Grad Division Growing by Leaps and Bounds
June 15, 2007
From new students and programs to a new office location and staff member, the UC Merced Graduate Division is continuing to expand and enhance its offerings.“Graduate students are a tremendous benefit to our campus,” said... Read More
Preliminary Numbers Point to Increase in UC Merced Enrollment for Fall 2007
June 12, 2007
MERCED — Student demand for admission to the University of California's newest campus in Merced has risen dramatically compared with 2006, UC Merced officials said today. Based on preliminary data gathered May 31 and released by... Read More
Natural Sciences Advisor Believes in Students' Dreams
June 8, 2007
Angie Cendeja's high school counselor suggested she forget her dream of going to college. Her family - a large, extended network of migrant workers crammed into a tiny two-bedroom home in Avenal and headed by Cendeja's grandmother -... Read More
Student Clubs Keep Busy With Summer Fun, Volunteer Work
June 8, 2007
The academic year may be well over, but there's plenty going on at UC Merced, especially with student clubs and organizations. Many of these groups have exciting activities planned for the summer of 2007. Several groups are... Read More
Student Clubs Keep Busy With Summer Fun, Volunteer Work
June 8, 2007
The academic year may be well over, but there’s plenty going on at UC Merced, especially with student clubs and organizations. Many of these groups have exciting activities planned for the summer of 2007.Several groups are... Read More
Students' Summer Plans Include Work, Grad School Preparation
June 1, 2007
UC Merced students, recent graduates and soon-to-be Bobcats are spending the summer break in typical college fashion - traveling to sunny beaches, picking up part-time jobs and trying to further their education while helping others. I... Read More
Students' Summer Plans Include Work, Grad School Preparation
June 1, 2007
UC Merced students, recent graduates and soon-to-be Bobcats are spending the summer break in typical college fashion – traveling to sunny beaches, picking up part-time jobs and trying to further their education while helping others. “I... Read More
Sophomore Spends His Off-Hours Learning
June 1, 2007
From the open spaces of a university campus to the confined cells of a juvenile detention center, UC Merced sophomore Martin MacLeod said he is gaining a valuable education. MacLeod works as an office assistant at Youth Service Center in... Read More
Group Works to Make Transferring Easier
May 25, 2007
If you spent your first two years in higher education at community college, worried that you lost out and won't do as well at a four-year school, meet Jeff Yoshimi. The UC Merced professor and advisor to the Transfer Student... Read More
Group Works to Make Transferring Easier
May 25, 2007
If you spent your first two years in higher education at community college, worried that you lost out and won´t do as well at a four-year school, meet Jeff Yoshimi.The UC Merced professor and advisor to the Transfer Student... Read More
Grad Student Seeks Answers, Ph.D. and a Little Bit of Down Time
May 25, 2007
Don't call Gyami Shrestha a tree hugger. Sure, she loves hiking, is a vegetarian and avoids driving when she can. But Shrestha said she's simply an environmental scientist trying to find truth and solutions to a global problem. "I guess... Read More