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Transfer Student Triumphs Over Foster Care Odds

July 9, 2012
Portia Mira considers herself lucky. Although the UC Merced senior was taken from her parents and spent five years in foster care, she said she and her sister are much better off than most. “Most foster kids don’t graduate from high school,” said Mira, a biological sciences major. “We are fortunate...

Cognitive Scientist Awarded McClatchy Chair in Communications

July 3, 2012
Cognitive science Professor Teenie Matlock has been named the McClatchy Chair in Communications at the University of California, Merced. Matlock’s appointment marks the first time the UC’s newest campus has filled the McClatchy Chair. The McClatchy Company donated funds to create the endowed chair...

First Year of Medical Education Celebrated as Campus Grows Health Research Programs

July 2, 2012
The inaugural group of students in the UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education said their first year was challenging, but filled with reminders of why they want to serve their communities. During the past academic year, the students — also known as the “Valley 5” — worked...

Scholarship Supports Student Magician’s Visit to Help Chinese Earthquake Orphans

June 20, 2012
When a deadly earthquake shook the Sichuan province of his native China in May 2008, John Li watched from Los Angeles and immediately made a connection. He knew his passion for performing magic could offer relief and hope to suffering people, especially orphaned children.   It took a few years, but...

Harvard Program Grooms Future Latino Leaders

June 13, 2012
Five University of California, Merced, undergraduate students have been selected to attend the Latino Leadership Initiative (LLI) Program at Harvard University Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, now in its third year. The program, which was developed to address the rapid growth of the...

Professor Studies Alcohol's Neurological Effects

June 11, 2012
Professor Fred Wolf’s research brings new meaning to the term barfly. In an effort to better understand the neurological effects of alcohol abuse, Wolf gives fruit flies alcohol and studies how their brains change. “Alcohol taps into some of the most primitive circuitry of the brain, giving us a...

Doctoral Student Researches Area History, Pursues New Career

June 6, 2012
An academic focus on the Central Valley region’s historically African-American communities brought Michael Eissinger to UC Merced. He decided the UC’s newest campus was the best place to pursue his doctorate in world cultures. The university was geographically convenient for Eissinger, who lives in...

Park Leaders Collaborate, Learn at UC Merced Institute

June 1, 2012
At a time when Californians are dismayed about closures of state parks, and protected lands around the globe are under increasing stress from reduced government resources, an innovative institute is arming parks leaders with new information and approaches to sustainability. The National Parks...

Research Lends Insight into Controlling Cells, Addressing Diseases

May 29, 2012
A discovery by a UC Merced biophysicist has moved science a step closer toward fine-tuning cell functions and combating certain diseases. Professor Jing Xu found that a cell’s nanomotor can be activated by a cellular cue often lacking in people suffering from neurodegeneration. “What we see is...

Political Science Major Serves Students, Community on Local School Board

May 23, 2012
Fidel Cervantes found the right fit for his university education 25 miles down the road from home. A native of Delhi in north Merced County, Cervantes selected UC Merced when he made his college choice two years ago. “It was a logical option,” Cervantes said. “I would get a UC education while...

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