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Study: Early High-Altitude Settlers Were Hunter-Gatherers, Not Farmers
January 5, 2017
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A new paper by UC Merced Professor Mark Aldenderfer begins to settle a longstanding debate over when people began permanently occupying higher elevations of the Tibetan Plateau, and shows communities did not have to be based around... Read More
Dissertation Boot Camp Gives Grad Students a Leg Up on Writing Projects
January 22, 2016
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UC Merced Graduate Division’s second Dissertation Boot Camp — a weeklong intensive writing program for graduate students — successfully wrapped up last week, and participants agreed the experience was a positive one.... 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
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
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
Slain Civil Rights Activist to Receive Spendlove Prize
October 8, 2014
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Viola Gregg Liuzzo, a civil rights activist who was killed by the Ku Klux Klan while driving another activist home from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in March 1965, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Alice and Clifford... Read More
Urban Artist to Create Original Work for Public During Residency
October 1, 2014
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Arts UC Merced Presents will bring internationally renowned artist Gronk Nicandro to the San Joaquin Valley to emphasize the role art plays in people's lives, foster artists’ collaborations and give the public a chance to watch... Read More
Internship Gives Undergrads Journal Experience
November 28, 2012
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The undergraduate students in Professor Linda Hirst’s new internship course are getting an advanced education in science communications that could serve them well in their future careers. By condensing the latest scientific papers for... Read More