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What do Professors Do in the Summer?

June 29, 2007
When classes let out and graduates cross the bridge to the world of work, professors cheer as loud as anyone. But it’s not because they’re headed to the beach or the mountains for three months - although they do often get to travel. Some of the most exciting scholarly activities take place on...

UC Merced Team Will Compete in International Rescue Robot Contest

June 25, 2007
MERCED - Professor Stefano Carpin and student Eric Lam from the School of Engineering at the University of California, Merced, don’t expect to bring any trophies home from the international RoboCup competition in Atlanta next week. Although Carpin last year led the second-place team from...

What Do Professors Do in the Summer?

June 22, 2007
If the phrase professors in summer makes you think of bearded scholars getting sunburned as they venture out of dank libraries for the first time in months, it’s time to revise your view. Professors at UC Merced work as hard in the summer as during the academic year - but they’re definitely not...

UC Merced Library Debuts Virtual Showcase for Japanese Art

June 22, 2007
A unique collaboration between the University of California, Merced Library and The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture gives the entire world access to more than a millennium of Japanese art via the Internet. On Friday, June 22, the UC Merced Library will unveil the online collection,...

Transfer Student Shows her Lifelong Love for Learning

June 22, 2007
Helen Dahman is taking the summer off classes. Although, if it were up to her, the grandmother of two would live on campus year-round - including holidays. Dahman, 66, is one of the many UC Mercedtransferstudents studying World Cultures and History. She’s proving that it’s never too late to finish...

What Do Professors Do in the Summer? First in a two-part series

June 22, 2007
If the phrase “professors in summer” makes you think of bearded scholars getting sunburned as they venture out of dank libraries for the first time in months, it’s time to revise your view. Professors at UC Merced work as hard in the summer as during the academic year – but they’re definitely not...

UC-wide Committee Awards Grants to Two UC Merced Stem Cell Projects

June 19, 2007
MERCED - University of California, Merced faculty members in the School of Natural Sciences have won two important grants from the UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee for the 2007-08 fiscal year. Dean Maria Pallavicini and her team will receive $40,000 to study how stem cells in the breast...

Grad Division Growing by Leaps and Bounds

June 15, 2007
From new students and programs to a new office location and staff member, the UC Merced Graduate Division is continuing to expand and enhance its offerings. Graduate students are a tremendous benefit to our campus, said Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Callale Cierra. They bring...

Bioengineering Professor Moving Fast, Accomplishing Plenty

June 15, 2007
It takes a fast mover to accomplish everything Michelle Khine gets done in a day, and you’ll hear it in the pace of her speech when you talk with her. Like many faculty members at UC Merced, she’s serving on review panels and committees, teaching courses and training and mentoring students who...

Grad Division Growing by Leaps and Bounds

June 15, 2007
From new students and programs to a new office location and staff member, the UC Merced Graduate Division is continuing to expand and enhance its offerings. “Graduate students are a tremendous benefit to our campus,” said Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Callale Cierra. “They...

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