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Downtown Business Incubator Partners Community with Campus
March 2, 2015
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The link between UC Merced and downtown Merced will grow stronger this spring with the opening of a new business incubator. The partnership between the city and the campus’s Office of Research and Economic Development culminates... Read More
Campus Forges Partnership with Kathmandu University
February 27, 2015
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The University of California, Merced, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kathmandu University during a ceremony in Nepal on Thursday, Feb. 26, laying the foundation for future collaborations between the two fast-growing... Read More
Washington Post | Scott Walker's view of Obama's religion makes him a moderate
February 26, 2015
A survey by Prfoessor Alex Theodoridis shows that Scott Walker's views on President Obama's religious beliefs are not far from the center among the American public.
Research Week Puts Array of Important Work on Display
February 25, 2015
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Members of the campus and community are invited to learn more about UC Merced research — including work on sustainability, psychology and antibiotic resistance — during the university’s eighth annual Research Week,... Read More
Research Shows Increased Risk of Toxoplasmosis
February 24, 2015
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A third of all humans carry the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis — a disease commonly associated with cats, HIV-AIDS patients and pregnant women — with scientists long believing healthy immune systems control the parasite and... Read More
Lollini Wins Jefferson Award for Public Architecture
February 24, 2015
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Campus Architect Thomas Lollini, whose vision has contributed much to UC Merced’s growing legacy of sustainable design and construction, is one of only two winners of the 2015 Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture from the... Read More
Sierra Nevada Research Institute Names New Executive Director
February 23, 2015
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Armando Quintero has been chosen as the new executive director of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute (SNRI) at the University of California, Merced. Quintero has served as director of development for SNRI — UC Merced’s first... Read More
Students to Share Passion for STEM with Fresno Youth
February 19, 2015
Students from UC Merced will visit Fresno’s Riverview Elementary School on Feb. 27 to help promote interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The visit, which will include activities for second- and... Read More
Dietitian Helps Students Improve Nutrition, Eating Habits
February 18, 2015
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UC Merced students have a new resource on campus as they navigate the often tricky world of food and nutrition.   Jennifer Hobbs just completed her first year as the registered dietitian with Student Health Services. There, she sees... Read More
Mitsubishi Gift Will Expand Naturalist Training
February 17, 2015
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A new $103,000 gift from the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas will increase opportunities for students at the University of California, Merced, and community members in the region to learn about and explore the ecosystems... Read More
Professor Directs ShakespeareFest's 'Winter's Tale'
February 17, 2015
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Tragedy and comedy come to life in “The Winter’s Tale,” directed by UC Merced’s very own Katherine Brokaw. Presented by Merced ShakespeareFest, the four-act play is among the last written by William Shakespeare and... Read More
‘Smart’ Plugs Could Help Campus Reduce Carbon Footprint
February 11, 2015
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When you plug in an appliance, chances are you don’t think of the plug as being particularly intelligent. But WattTime, a startup nonprofit developed through the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society... Read More
Gift Establishes UC Merced Presidential Chair in the Humanities
February 9, 2015
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The University of California, Merced, will soon benefit from increased leadership in the humanities, thanks to an anonymous $500,000 donation and a $500,000 match from the UC Office of the President.   The gift and match will... Read More
KFSN | UC Merced Researchers Helping Find New Ways to Treat Melanoma
February 5, 2015
Professor Fabian Filipp analyzed DNA from hundreds of melanoma tumors to figure out specifically what drives the disease.
Inaugural GradSLAM! Event Set to Kick Off
February 5, 2015
The UC Merced Graduate Division will soon launch GradSLAM!, in which Ph.D. students will hone their public speaking skills before competing against their peers on campus in a research presentation competition. The winner will compete in... Read More
Professors Share in UC Effort to Study Effects of Climate Change
February 4, 2015
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Several UC Merced faculty members will play important roles in a new UC systemwide effort to study the ecological effects of climate change across varied ecosystems. Funded by a $1.9 million President's Research Catalyst Awards grant... Read More
Humanities Center to Host Visiting Lecturers
February 3, 2015
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The next week will be a busy one for the Center for the Humanities at UC Merced. David Palumbo-Liu, the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor of Comparative Literature at Stanford University,  will be on campus two days this week. He will... Read More
$100,000 Wells Fargo Gift Supports Engineering Capstone Program
February 2, 2015
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Longtime campus contributor Wells Fargo is giving a $100,000 grant to help students at the University of California, Merced, design technologies that address some of the Central Valley’s water, energy and food needs. Wells Fargo... Read More
Political Scientist Studies Who Tortures Whom, and Why
January 28, 2015
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What makes a government decide to use torture in its interrogations? How do those decisions differ when terrorism is suspected? Once torture starts, how can it be stopped?   These questions are at heart of the research being... Read More
Aldenderfer to Speak at Prestigious Indian Event
January 27, 2015
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Mark Aldenderfer, dean of the UC Merced School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, will speak this weekend as a guest lecturer at Kshitij, the annual “techno-management fest” of the Indian Institute of Technology,... Read More