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Video | UC Merced Invites International Students
November 20, 2014
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Graduate Studies at UC Merced offers an experience like none other. Our award-winning faculty work beside their graduate students in close-knit labs that allow for collaboration across disciplines. We offer competitive funding... Read More
NIH Supports Professor’s Work in Inhibiting HIV Infection
November 19, 2014
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Biochemistry Professor Patricia LiWang calls it a stroke of luck that she has become enmeshed in HIV research, but her developments are no accident. The National Institute for Health (NIH) apparently agrees, awarding her more than $2.3... Read More
Scholarship Helps UC Merced Senior Fulfill Dream of Studying Abroad
November 17, 2014
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Lorraine Sturdevant always wanted to explore other countries, but finances were always an obstacle. But winning a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship allowed her to take her first journey outside North America. She spent the... Read More
Impact | Campus Engages Parents in the Sexual Violence Prevention Discussion
November 17, 2014
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UC Merced continues to be a leader in its approach to sexual violence prevention through programs like Step Up to Safety.
Celebration of Philanthropic Leaders | 2016
November 17, 2014
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Recognizing philanthropic support that positively impacts students, research, growth and change for the San Joaquin Valley and beyond. Thank you for investing in our future and providing a lasting impact at UC Merced.
Campus Hosts Hmong Student Conference
November 11, 2014
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The Hmong Student Association at UC Merced will host its eighth annual educational conference themed, “Hmoob Mekas - Our Next Generation,” on Nov. 15. The one-day conference will focus on Hmong culture, education and identity... Read More
Researching the Hows and Whys of Politics
November 10, 2014
Professor Nate Monroe is just one of a growing and prolific group of political science faculty members at UC Merced.
Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of UC Merced Magazine and has been updated in the wake of the Nov. 4 elections. Read the whole issue online. In two small rooms on the University of California’s youngest... Read More
Professor’s Soil Research Digs Up Many More Questions
November 5, 2014
Professor Hart measures soil emissions in the Sierra.
When people get near California’s giant sequoias, they usually look up.   But Professor Steve Hart looks down, and what he finds beneath the trees has intrigued him.   The trees, some of which could be more than 3,000... Read More
Campus, Community Programs Join to Prevent Obesity in Families
November 3, 2014
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In an effort to combat the increasing rates of obesity among Latino residents, the University of California, Merced and the Merced County Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program will join forces. Funded by a three-year, $90... Read More
Six Teams Interested in Developing UC Merced for 2020
October 30, 2014
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Six development teams have strongly indicated their interest in partnering with the University of California, Merced, to realize campus growth plans for 2020. A second round of requests for qualifications (RFQ) yielded extremely detailed... Read More
Professor’s Research to Examine Whether Copper Plays Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
October 29, 2014
Professor Masashi Kitazawa and the students in his lab are researching the links between copper and Alzheimer's disease.
Professor Masashi Kitazawa wants to figure out if any environmental factors increase the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease – specifically, whether elevated levels of copper in drinking water play a role. A new $2.6... Read More
Nobel Laureate Offers Chemistry Seminar
October 29, 2014
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Professor K. Barry Sharpless of Scripps Research Institute and the 2001 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, will offer a chemistry seminar at UC Merced at 3 p.m. Friday in COB 120. His pioneering work on asymmetric catalysis, which... Read More
Video | 2020 Project Milestone
October 28, 2014
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Realizing a Dream
October 28, 2014
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Angel Barragan took the long road to UC Merced. Growing up here, there and everywhere in the state, the high school dropout focused on survival. An injury ended his career in construction, but opened the door for him to pursue his dream of... Read More
UC Merced Senior Is New Leader, Advocate for UC’s 240,000 Students
October 27, 2014
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Jefferson Kuoch-Seng is now the official voice for the University of California’s roughly 240,000 students — the first UC Merced student ever to serve in that role. In August, Kuoch-Seng was elected president of the University... Read More
Fresno Bee | Expert: Every Election Is Different, Especially Those in June and November
October 27, 2014
The November election is the high-stakes election, Professor Nathan Monroe says.
Poet Laureate to Share Heroes Book with Area Youth
October 23, 2014
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California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera will share his new children's book about Hispanic American heroes with local youth next month, an event sponsored by the UC Merced Center for the Humanities and Merced County Library. The... Read More
Solar Power Purchase Positions Campus for Total Renewable Energy Use
October 22, 2014
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The University of California, Merced, will get 75 percent of its power from renewable sources by the end of 2016, and is on its way to being 100 percent renewably powered by then.   The University of California earlier this month... Read More
Decolonial Expert to Deliver Public Talk
October 21, 2014
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Duke University Professor Walter Mignolo, a leading voice in decolonial theory, will be giving a free public lecture at UC Merced. The talk, "The Humanities and the Current World (Dis)order," will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20... Read More
Student-run Journal Showcases Historical Essays, Reviews
October 20, 2014
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Most UC Merced students have the desire to help shape the university — whether it’s the culture or the curriculum. Rocco Bowman was no different. Bowman is the co-founder of the Undergraduate Historical Journal and served as... Read More