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Former UC Merced Students Travel Entrepreneurial Path to China

July 22, 2013
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 any bicycle into a “smart bike” through features such as smart...

Gift for Amphitheater, Research Strengthens Community Connections

July 19, 2013
The ties between the community and the University of California, Merced, will grow stronger thanks to a gift from longtime campus supporters Joel and Elizabeth Wallace. The Wallaces have given UC Merced $575,000 to establish the Wallace-Dutra Amphitheater and the Yablokoff-Wallace Health Science...

Summer Research Takes UC Merced Around the Globe

July 17, 2013
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 forests and around the world. Up in Yosemite National Park,...

Professor Continues to Focus on Efficient Solvent Usage

July 15, 2013
In a move that will save the campus money, improve campus safety and help save the environment, Professor Jason Hein set up a new solvent purification system. This project is similar to his previous efforts to reduce hazardous waste generated by his lab by capturing and recycling acetone. The UC...

Interactive Tour Provides Unique View of Campus

July 11, 2013
The best way to explore what UC Merced has to offer is to visit the campus and see it firsthand. However, for prospective students and their family members who can’t make the trip, there is a new online tool that helps viewers get a glimpse of the state-of-the-art campus and see what it’s like to...

Internal Auditor Here to Help

July 10, 2013
What comes to mind when you hear the word “audit?” An encounter with a grim-faced accountant? Visions of the IRS? Todd Kucker is quite aware of the negative image many people have about audits, but he’s working hard to change that perception at UC Merced. Kucker is director of internal audit, and...

Anthropologist Publishes Ethnography on Nation-Building

July 8, 2013
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. Using post-civil war El Salvador as the example, “Reimagining...

Graphic Labels Discourage Smoking in Young Adults

July 3, 2013
Graphic cigarette warning labels are better at discouraging smoking in young adults than text-only labels, according to research recently published by a UC Merced professor. Health psychology Professor Linda Cameron had more than 300 people between 18 and 30 years old view the U.S. Food and Drug...

Professor’s Fellowship Takes Her Into the Halls of Power

July 1, 2013
Like many faculty members, Professor Katrina Hoyer is busy running a lab, teaching and researching. This year, she adds another item to her to-do list – learning how public policy is implemented and how she can advocate for policy that affects her research. Hoyer has been named one of 10 public...

Cog Sci Program’s Strength Shown at Conference

June 24, 2013
Cognitive and Information Sciences at UC Merced will be the top program represented this summer at the discipline’s premiere conference, Cognitive Science. There will be 25 presentations from the program’s faculty, researchers, graduate students and undergraduates, the most from any one university...

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