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Sigma Chi Colony Puts UC Merced on Verge of Greek Life

September 19, 2008
Once upon a time, joining a fraternity or sorority meant aligning yourself with a group of people who shared common interests and values to provide a supportive network of peers and mentors who promoted academic success, leadership development, community service and networking opportunities....

Constitution Day at UC

September 16, 2008
The Constitution of the United States—Four pages that created a new government more than 200 years ago—A covenant that continues to shape profoundly the lives of each one of us to this day. On Constitution Day, September 17, the United States pauses to commemorate the drafting of its...

Cognitive Scientist George Lakoff to Discuss Politics and the Mind at UC Merced

September 15, 2008
MERCED -The University of California, Merced,will host an evening with cognitive scientistGeorge Lakoffon Sept. 23. Lakoff, a UC Berkeley professor and senior fellow at the Rockridge Institute, will speak at 6 p.m. in the university’s Lakireddy Auditorium.The event is free and open to the public...

UC Merced Launches Blog with News Items for Journalists, General Public

September 15, 2008
The University of California, Merced, has created its own news blog to serve the needs of journalists and others interested in what’s happening at the UC system’s newest campus. “As our university grows, it’s become more challenging to make sure everyone is able to find out everything happening on...

Professor Building Foundation for Future Health Breakthroughs

September 12, 2008
In between liquid and solid, there’s a kind of matter that we see much more than we realize. Soft matter includes everything from gels to rubber to most of the human body. That means understanding soft matter is important for human health as well as for technology applications like liquid crystal...

UC Merced Symposium Examines Emerging Solar Technologies

September 10, 2008
Nicola Cabibbo, head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, to anchor the university’s first solar symposium MERCED - Amid concerns about rising gas prices and the growing need for environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels, the University of California, Merced, will host a solar...

UC Merced Establishes Planning Office to Finalize Medical School Proposal

September 9, 2008
MERCED -University of California, Merced,Chancellor Steve Kang today announced the appointment of Maria Pallavicinias vice provost for health sciences. Pallavicini, who is dean of theSchool of Natural Sciencesand has led the campus’medical school planning process, will now function in a dual...

A New Perspective on Yosemite: Under the Rocks, Little Creatures

September 5, 2008
Alejandro Miró Co remembers his parents, both doctors, telling him not to play in the dirt – he’d get sick. He’s come a long way from those days to his current work in the UC Merced Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, turning over rocks in the Merced River in Yosemite National...

New Professor Thinking Big on Sustainable Biofuels, Index Crop Insurance

September 5, 2008
Professor J. Elliott Campbelland his new employer - UC Merced - have one big thing in common: They may be the rookies on the block, but they don’t let that keep them from making a global impact. Campbell, a new assistant professor in theSchool of Engineering, has already received nationwide...

UC Merced Faculty Experts' Research on Society Provides Valuable Insight

September 5, 2008
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