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Anthropology Lab Gives Students a Tactile Edge
May 28, 2013
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With a growing collection of artifacts and replicas, UC Merced's anthropology teaching laboratory gives students the ability to hold history in their hands. Students taking anthropology courses are able to study replica casts from... Read More
Political Journalist Alumnus Witnesses History Makers at Work
May 22, 2013
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  As a founding student at UC Merced, Justin Duckham, ’09, trudged up the hill every day for classes. Now, he spends many of his days on a different hill — Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. “I go to a couple of briefings each day on... Read More
Bobcat Art Show Highlights Campus Talent
April 1, 2013
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UC Merced artists are sharing their best work this semester in the eighth annual Bobcat Art Show. The exhibit runs from April 1 to May 2 and entries can be seen at the Leo and Dottie Kolligian Library and the UC Merced Art Gallery in the... Read More
Acclaimed Authors to Speak at Symposium, Conference
February 25, 2013
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A pioneering American novelist and a former California Poet Laureate will be the keynote speakers at two April events being organized by graduate students and faculty in World Cultures. John Rechy has written 15 books, including 1963's "... Read More
Research Week Highlights Cutting-Edge Work
February 20, 2013
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Researchers at the university in your backyard are delving into issues of great importance to the San Joaquin Valley, the state, the nation and the world. You can learn more about their work at the eighth annual UC Merced Research Week,... Read More
Campus Hosts Play that Tells Stories of Physical, Sexual Abuse
January 30, 2013
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A powerful one-woman play that explores the troubling world of physical and sexual abuse debuts Feb. 23 as part of Arts UC Merced Presents. “Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men,” written and performed by actress/poet/playwright Dael... Read More
Professor Awarded National Grant for Research on Moroccan Literature
January 15, 2013
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University of California, Merced, literature Professor Cristián H. Ricci has received a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities award to write an in-depth analysis of Moroccan literature. The research project, “Moroccan... Read More
Historian Uses 'Big Data' to Study World History
January 14, 2013
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The path from ancient China to information science might seem like a long one, but Ruth Mostern is walking it. Mostern, a history professor in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, is joining a team that will use more than $... 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
New Grant to Help Prepare Grad Students for Faculty Careers
November 13, 2012
UC Merced is one of only seven universities nationwide to receive a grant from the Council of Graduate Schools to develop new approaches for enhancing graduate student skills for assessing undergraduate learning, and to help prepare... Read More