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Researchers to Develop Virtual Center for Learning Disabilities
September 10, 2014
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UC Merced researchers will develop a virtual center to support parents and caregivers, as well as health and other professionals in detecting and treating Merced County children with developmental disorders, work made possible by a grant... Read More
Book Explores Tea Party's Rise, Dynamics
June 16, 2014
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There’s a tendency for researchers to only study leftist movements, but a new book co-edited by UC Merced sociology Professor Nella Van Dyke analyzes the Tea Party movement. “We need to understand them, too. They have different dynamics... Read More
Southern California Edison Earns Engineering Vanguard Award
June 9, 2014
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Southern California Edison has been selected as this year’s recipient of the UC Merced School of Engineering Vanguard Margin of Excellence Award. “Southern California Energy’s partnership with UC Merced has created countless opportunities... Read More
Scholarship Helps UC Merced Senior Expand Her Worldview
June 2, 2014
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Patricia Leslie is the first in her family to attend college. And the UC Merced senior is making the most of it, both on campus and beyond. Leslie is studying abroad in Córdoba, a small city located in the Andalusian region of southern... Read More
Project to Bring Attention to Overlooked American Artists
May 27, 2014
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For the past several years, art history Professor ShiPu Wang has been on a detective mission to find every work produced by a group of overlooked artists from the early 20th century. Wang has reviewed copious primary source documents,... Read More
Student Commencement Speakers Blaze Paths as Campus Leaders
May 12, 2014
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Students Jamie Sweet and Vanessa Estavillo have much more in common than a love of UC Merced, a legacy of leadership and being members of the Class of 2014. These two women have been chosen to speak at their respective schools’... Read More
Scholarship Empowers Students to Make a Difference
May 7, 2014
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Five words from one of American history’s most famous speeches inspired Dalton Rogers to contribute to society. He was called to public service in high school when he read President John F. Kennedy’s call to action — "ask what you can do... Read More
Walking, Talking in Infants Connected
April 14, 2014
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Infants show a sharp increase in understanding and using language shortly after they begin walking, according to research by a UC Merced developmental psychology professor. "What is it about walking?" Professor Eric A. Walle said. "Does... Read More
Annual Bobcat Art Show Roars into Ninth Year
April 7, 2014
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UC Merced artists will showcase their talent during the campus’s annual Bobcat Art Show, which starts its month-long run Monday in the UC Merced Art Gallery and Kolligian Library. The show, now in its ninth year, features works submitted... Read More
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