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Students Continue Their Acting Careers at UC Merced
March 24, 2014
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TaNayiah Bryels didn’t get the lead role of Mary in her first-grade Christmas pageant, but it did spark a lifelong interest in theater. The UC Merced student has been acting ever since, landing parts in productions of “Rent,” “Hairspray”... Read More
Social Feedback Loop Aids Language Development
March 19, 2014
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Verbal interactions between parents and children create a social feedback loop important for language development, according to research by a professor at the University of California, Merced. That loop appears to be experienced less... Read More
McCloskey’s Research Earns Grant from California’s Stem Cell Push
March 17, 2014
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UC Merced Professor Kara McCloskey was recently awarded a highly competitive $500,000 grant to continue tackling significant, unresolved issues in human stem cell biology, as part of an effort to enhance stem-cell research in California.... Read More
Valley Fever Lecture Series to Bring Attention to ‘Silent Epidemic’
March 13, 2014
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Valley fever, described as a “silent epidemic” by the Centers for Disease Control, will be explored through a series of wide-ranging talks at the University of California, Merced. Twelve lectures will be held between March and May. Ten... Read More
Campus Surpasses UC President’s Water Conservation Request
March 11, 2014
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Conserving resources is just a part of the fabric of UC Merced. So it should come as no surprise that university leaders say the campus can not only meet President Janet Napolitano’s call to cut water consumption by 20 percent by 2020, it... Read More
Research Universities Create Economic Spillover, Study Shows
March 6, 2014
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A $1 increase in university spending generates an 89 cent increase in local noneducation labor income — evidence of a measurable spillover effect created by public research institutions, according to recently published research out of the... Read More
Campus Spirit Encouraged Alumna to Pursue Fungi Research
March 5, 2014
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Graduate school is a constant state of discovery, something UC Merced alumna Jackie Shay credits for her current passion: fungus. Shay just returned home from a month in the humid climes of Madagascar in search of species in the Marasmius... Read More
Research Week Offers Opportunities to Learn More about Intriguing Subjects
March 4, 2014
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California’s drought is a major topic, including on the UC Merced campus.   It will be among the subjects explored during this year’s Research Week, from March 10 through 14. The annual event includes a brunch kickoff, a poster... Read More
Research Shows Connection Between Attitudes, Language
March 3, 2014
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People’s attitudes could affect the amount of information they share, said UC Merced researchers who studied a massive chunk of Yelp business review data. Ph.D. student David Vinson and Professor Rick Dale discovered people use richer... Read More
Center Makes Maps Come to Life
February 26, 2014
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Like many children on long car trips, Erin Mutch often asked "Where are we?" But instead of telling her, Mutch’s parents gave her a map to figure it out. Mutch's knack for using maps to tell bigger stories is a skill that's taken her to... Read More
UC Merced Chosen as Pioneer for Entrepreneurial Program
February 24, 2014
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University of California, Merced, was chosen as one of a dozen campuses across the nation to bring to life a new program designed to inculcate innovation and entrepreneurship in undergraduate engineering students. The National Science... Read More
Grad Students to Continue Heritage Research with Fellowship
February 20, 2014
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Two UC Merced graduate students will continue their research into world heritage with the support of prestigious Marie Curie Fellowships. Fabrizio Galeazzi and Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco were each awarded Marie Curie Intra-European... Read More
Grad Student Crunches Data for Viticulture Lab
February 18, 2014
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Katherine Amrine knows a few things about data analysis. As a UC Merced graduate student, her dissertation described a new way of classifying living things from bits of data gleaned from whole genomes. She also applied that innovative... Read More
Professor Discovers How to Rein in Power of Tiny Particles with Potentially Big Effect
February 18, 2014
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The heat generated by smartphones and other electronic devices could be harnessed to also power them, according to compelling research out of the University of California, Merced. Physics Professor Michael Scheibner’s latest work in the... Read More
Campus Expecting Big Sustainability Honors in 2014
February 13, 2014
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The California Architectural Foundation gave UC Merced the Owings Award for Environmental Excellence, adding to the slew of awards the campus has already won. The group recognized the campus’s first development phase for its holistic view... Read More
New Study Connects Smoke-Free Laws, Dentists’ Advice to Quit
February 13, 2014
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Smoke-free laws may help encourage dentists to recommend that their patients kick the smoking habit, according to new research co-authored by UC Merced Professor Mariaelena Gonzalez. The paper, published in the American Journal of Public... Read More
Commencement Speakers Bring Varied Experience to Campus’s Largest Commencement
February 10, 2014
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The University of California, Merced, has selected CEO of Enduring Hydro LLC and former U.S. Undersecretary for Energy Kristina Johnson and Merced County Superior Court Judge Paul C. Lo to deliver keynote addresses at its ninth... Read More
Renowned South African A Capella Group to Perform
February 10, 2014
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a Grammy-award-winning singing troupe, brings its blend of vocal harmonies to Merced as part of Arts UC Merced Presents spring event lineup.I  The group performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Art... Read More
UC Merced Heating Up Mongolia’s Harsh Winter
February 3, 2014
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One of the world’s oldest civilizations – with the worst air pollution and the coldest capital city – will employ cutting-edge technology from the newest UC campus starting in February. Professor Roland Winston, who... Read More
Conference to Explore Black Arts Movement, Influences
January 29, 2014
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An international two-day conference on the Black Arts Movement will draw world-renowned scholars, musicians and artists, and offer new scholarship and perspectives on the 1960s and 1970s movement. The International Conference on the Black... Read More