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Regents Scholarships Help Students Pursue Their Dreams

November 25, 2011
As UC Merced grows, more and more top students are landing on campus, evidenced by an increase in recipients of one of the most prestigious scholarships offered by the UC system. This year, UC Merced has 30 Regents Scholars, more than in any previous year. That’s not surprising, said Diana Ralls,...

Students Take Home Honors for Research Presentations

November 23, 2011
Three UC Merced students who devoted the summer to research earned top awards for poster presentations at the national conference of SACNAS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing Hispanics, Chicanos and Native Americans in science. UC Merced undergraduates David R. Jones, Janna Rodriguez...

Laser Research Offers Student More Learning Opportunities

November 21, 2011
http://youtu.be/rkDx5_KBtNA UC Merced physics major Alessandro Castelli uses lasers to hold and stretch cells and other tiny objects. Working alongside Professor Jay Sharping, Castelli takes what he's learning in the classroom and uses it in the Applied Phototonics Research Group. “What makes this...

Chancellor Leland Statement on Protest Incidents

November 20, 2011
Chancellor Dorothy Leland of the University of California, Merced, has issued the following statement on recent protest incidents at other UC campuses: “Free speech and nonviolent protest have an honored place in American society and on college and university campuses. In light of recent incidents...

Bobcats Prep for Historic Home Opener

November 20, 2011
The UC Merced men’s basketball team will attempt to follow the women’s volleyball team’s lead this weekend and earn a win in their first home contest at the NAIA level. The Golden Bobcats take on Fresno Pacific University at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center...

UC Merced to Connect Research, Practices to Improve Youth Well-Being

November 17, 2011
In an effort to help improve the health of young people in the Central Valley, the University of California, Merced, will host a conference next month to connect innovative researchers with community members working to improve the lives of area youth. “Building Healthy Youth in Merced...

Students Win National Marketing Scholarship

November 16, 2011
A group of UC Merced undergraduates was one of five teams honored during an awards dinner in Washington, D.C., earlier this month for submitting a winning proposal in a marketing competition. Last spring, the students — Joselyn Delgado of Los Angeles, Lauriano Bucio of Long Beach and Stephanie...

Cozy Campus, Research Opportunity Benefit Engineering Major

November 10, 2011
  Coming from a private high school in Sacramento, Ian Donahue knows a thing or two about small class sizes. The 21-year-old UC Merced senior from Jesuit High School has been having flashbacks to his high school days of late, especially in courses for his materials science and engineering major,...

Hoops Team Prepares for Giant Leap

November 4, 2011
  UC Merced men’s basketball coach John Sykes knows his Golden Bobcats will be challenged in their first varsity season, going up against universities with long-established programs and traditions and rosters full of experience. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t laid out some very specific goals for...

Ray Siblings Agree on Best Choice for College

November 4, 2011
  Siblings Erin, Justin and Dylan Ray don’t agree on everything. But they do see eye-to-eye on the top choice for a college education: UC Merced. All three now are students at the University of California’s newest campus. They say they were drawn to UC Merced because of its size, age, academics and...

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