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Science, Math Program to Offer More Paths to Aspiring Teachers

June 3, 2013
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.” Hardesty left UC Merced in May with a degree in sociology and a...

Anthropology Lab Gives Students a Tactile Edge

May 28, 2013
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 Australopithecus, Neanderthal and other human ancestors. They can...

Political Journalist Alumnus Witnesses History Makers at Work

May 22, 2013
  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 the hill or at the Pentagon,” said Duckham, senior Washington...

Graduating Doctoral Student Pursues Research in Language, Behavior

May 20, 2013
Graduate student Stephanie Huette knew she would face challenges at UC Merced. The University of California’s 10th and newest campus was in its earliest stages when she arrived in 2008. No one sugar-coated the reality that there was more work ahead to develop the first new American research...

Development Plan's Amendment Endorsed by UC Board of Regents

May 15, 2013
The University of California, Merced, today received approval from the UC Board of Regents’ Committee on Grounds and Buildings of an amendment to its development plan that will allow more rapid and cost-efficient construction of campus facilities through 2020. (Full board approval is anticipated...

Computer Major Looks Forward to Job at Microsoft

May 15, 2013
  On his first tour of UC Merced almost five years ago, Andy Luhrs decided the campus was the right place for him. “The tour guide made an impression,” said Luhrs, who is from Danville. “Everyone I met had a good vibe — open and passionate about the school.” As he heads towards graduation on May 18...

UC Merced Sends Off Class of 2013 with Twin Ceremonies

May 15, 2013
This year isn’t the first time Maxine Umeh-Garcia has walked across the commencement stage at the University of California, Merced. She was part of the campus's graduating class in 2010. But this time will be markedly different. Umeh-Garcia is receiving a master’s degree in quantitative and systems...

Seals Attracted Grad Student to California

May 13, 2013
  Born in central Mexico, the sea has long fascinated graduate student Jose Pablo Vazquez-Medina. Now, he’s hoping to figure out some of its secrets. Vazquez-Medina this year earned his doctorate in Quantitative and Systems Biology from UC Merced’s School of Natural Sciences. His research focused...

Graduating Student Builds Confidence, Leadership Skills

May 8, 2013
Stephanie Toledo didn’t want anything to get in the way of her academic success when she arrived at UC Merced. The shy freshman wasn’t ready to consider clubs, social activities or other campus opportunities. But Toledo soon realized that she needed more than classwork to get the most from her...

Generous Gift to Support College Dreams for Generations

May 7, 2013
Longtime UC Merced supporters Frederick R. and Mitzie Ruiz have made a generous gift to help generations of students through an endowed scholarship, named in honor of the woman who had a major impact on their lives. The Rose R. Ruiz Endowed Scholarship and Fellowship Fund will support highly...

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