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UC Merced Alum Travels to U.K. for Master’s Program in Brain Sciences
September 9, 2013
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With UC Merced in her hometown, Hillary Brown had an easy commute to her college campus. She’ll log many more miles on the way to graduate school. Brown is headed to the University of Glasgow in Scotland for a year-long, master’s-level... 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
Mammoth Bones to be Displayed, Studied
August 28, 2013
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The youngest University of California campus is now the steward of some ancient remains. Columbian mammoth bones dating back to the last Ice Age were transferred recently to a storage facility at UC Merced's building at Castle Commerce... Read More
Summer Scholars Learn by Doing
August 12, 2013
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  UC Merced has made a name for itself by giving undergraduates the opportunity to engage in research early in their academic careers. Nothing showcases that commitment better than the campus’s collaborative summer research program... 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
Management Major Takes Leadership Experience to South Africa
July 29, 2013
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UC Merced senior Alexandra Hamilton is spending five months at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, studying global markets and business. Hamilton, a management major and San Diego native, spent a summer in London in 2011 and didn... Read More
Former UC Merced Students Travel Entrepreneurial Path to China
July 22, 2013
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Three entrepreneurs with UC Merced roots are trying to revolutionize the biking experience. UC Merced graduate Seena Zandipour, and former students Tony Belmontes and Kenneth Gibbs, are developing Helios Bars — handlebars that transform... 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
Science, Math Program to Offer More Paths to Aspiring Teachers
June 3, 2013
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Armanti Hardesty is ready to join the next generation of teachers. “We’re all going into a more technological age,” said Hardesty, an alumnus from Long Beach. “It’s great to have new teachers learning the best ways to help students.”... Read More
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