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UC Merced Senior Leaps into Science as a Second Career

September 14, 2006
Maria Avila was a dot-commer earning six figures working for a tech company. But that career didn’t feel right. “I left before the bust and worked for a non-profit for a year, hoping to find the fulfillment my tech job lacked, but the bureaucracy was difficult,” she said. “I decided to pursue my...

Building Strength in Computer Science and Engineering

September 12, 2006
MERCED - The founding faculty in computer science and engineering at the University of California, Merced, are adeptly finding the balance between offering a firm footing in the basics for students and exploring new horizons in their field. “Our computer science and engineering professors are...

Finding Villagra: Records of Spanish-American Explorer-Poet Could Change History

September 11, 2006
A centuries-old work of literature, an international hunt for documents long thought lost, a race to reveal information - it’s not the next “DaVinci Code,” but the research of Professor Manuel M. Martin-Rodriguez could rewrite portions of American history. No one had been able to reveal many...

Put Them in, Coach! UC Merced Grooming the Field for Sports Program

September 8, 2006
MERCED - The roster of great college sports matchups - Berkeley vs. Stanford, UNC vs. Duke and UCLA vs. USC - will someday include UC Merced. The new university’s goal of having competitive sports teams is in sight. The first team to form is the Competitive Sports Committee, which will determine...

UC Merced Studying the Mechanics of Reasoning

September 7, 2006
MERCED - Professor Evan Heit and his students want to know the reasons behind reasoning. Are there two kinds of reasoning? Is it logic vs. intuition? And can people be taught to use logical deliberation, even when it flies in the face of their own long-held assumptions?Heit and University of...

Approach Matters Most for Student Health Services Provider

September 5, 2006
With enthusiasm, patience and the right questions, nurse practitioner Julie Tse gladly took on the task of serving the health needs of UC Merced students, including the concerns unique to young adults of college age. “It all depends on approach,” she said. “I don’t think it matters if you are a...

We"re Green : Help Keep Us Clean!

September 5, 2006
Though the campus has had a recycling agreement with area companies and people have had blue recycle cans in their offices for three years now, the new UC Merced Recycles program will help make sure more items are reused instead of winding up in the county landfill. Bob Avalle, associate director...

Join the Chinese connection

August 25, 2006
Follow along as faculty visit China, including nature reserve and partner university The Far East beckons and UC Merced responds. Several faculty members are visiting Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan Province in southwest China, for an educational conference, to celebrate Sichuan University’s...

UC Merced Strengthening Chinese Partnership with Visit

August 23, 2006
MERCED - Several members of the UC Merced faculty, including Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, are heading to the Far East this week to participate in an education conference and strengthen ties with Chinese partner universities and national parks. The trip is part of the 10+10 Program, a...

Welcome Week 2006 at UC Merced

August 22, 2006
UC Merced is pleased to welcome both new and returning students to campus! To help students become acquainted with the numerous activities at the start of the year, the Office of Student Life offersThe Welcome Week Handbook.This handy guide provides important contact numbers, a campus map and...

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