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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
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
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
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
Exhibit Brings Valley Threads Together
September 16, 2013
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An exhibit coordinated by a UC Merced professor weaves together music, literature, photography, video and oral history to tell stories of the workers who keep the region’s economy moving. "Central Valley Threads: Picking Out Strands of... Read More
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to Perform at Local Theater
August 30, 2013
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy brings its swinging sound to downtown Merced this fall, an event organized by Arts UC Merced Presents. The high-energy, nine-piece ensemble, which helped jumpstart the swing revival in the mid-90s, is celebrating its... Read More
Merritt Writing Program Lecturer Reaches Students with Comic Books
August 14, 2013
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In John Bultena’s writing classes, students often explore new literary classics. Like “Batwoman Volume 1: Hydrology.” Bultena, a lecturer in UC Merced’s Merritt Writing Program and recent panelist at San Diego Comic Con, uses comic books... Read More
Research Gets a New Face in UC Merced Library Exhibits
August 5, 2013
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Not everyone can go out into the Sierra Nevada and experience snowpack research or wildlife conservation firsthand. That’s why Robin Milford, access services librarian and exhibits coordinator for the UC Merced library, has brought the... Read More
Summer Research Takes UC Merced Around the Globe
July 17, 2013
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Just because it’s summertime doesn’t mean research at UC Merced comes to a halt. Just the opposite. This summer, professors and students at all levels are conducting a variety of research projects on campus, off campus, in the oceans and... Read More
Anthropologist Publishes Ethnography on Nation-Building
July 8, 2013
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Nation-states, as we know them, have been built and rebuilt since the 18th century. Professor Robin DeLugan is an expert in nation-building and recently published a case study examining how the process has changed in the 21st century.... Read More