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Creating the Big Picture " Literally " of Historical Geography

January 21, 2005
Digital maps can bring together historical data on religion, politics, culture and more, placing them visually in space and time. Their computerized animations can create customized big-picture synopses so flexible they can be used in elementary school classrooms or in top-level research. The...

Local Fly-fishing Offers Challenge, Renewal for Budget Director Marna Cooper

January 21, 2005
As a child, Marna Cooper did a little fishing off the hull of the Cement Ship in Santa Cruz. As a result, her picture landed on the front page of the newspaper. After what she calls a long hiatus, she's fishing again, this time in the rivers around Merced. Cooper is the budget director at UC Merced...

9,000 Students Apply for Admission in UC Merced's Opening Year

January 19, 2005
MERCED, CA — More than 9,000 students have applied to the University of California, Merced for admission to undergraduate and graduate programs in fall 2005, according to preliminary numbers released today (Jan. 19, 2005). For the opening year, projections have called for UC Merced to enroll 1,000 ...

Tsunami Fund-Raising Relief Link

January 12, 2005
MERCED, CA — Campus Community Our thoughts go out to the millions of individuals living through the horror of the tsunami that hit South Asia in late December. Presidents George H. Bush and Bill Clinton are leading a national charitable fund-raising relief effort. If you would like information...

Professor Roland Winston Publishes Authoritative Text in Nonimaging Optics

January 12, 2005
MERCED, CA — Professor Roland Winston of The University of California, Merced, has authored a new textbook, “Nonimaging Optics.” The text encompasses the progress made in the field of nonimaging optics over the last ten years. Winston is considered a pioneer in nonimaging optics, a science...

Competitive Cycling: Pleasure, Not Punishment for Professor David Kelley

January 11, 2005
Some might call him a glutton for punishment. But some would say that about any committed, competitive athlete. Professor David Kelley has taken his punishment on a bike as a competitive racing cyclist for the last 15 years. He prefers the grueling race called the time trial, where riders start at...

Adjunct Professor van Breugel Leads Star Formation Discovery

January 10, 2005
MERCED, CA — UC Merced adjunct professor Willem van Breugel helped lead a team of astronomers who have discovered how ominous black holes can create life in the form of new stars, proving that jet-induced star formation may have played an important role in the formation of galaxies in the early ...

Governor's Budget Proposal Increases UC's StateFunding

January 10, 2005
MERCED, CA — After several years of substantial cuts at the University of California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2005-06 state budget proposal, released Jan. 10, offers a $97.5 million (3.6 percent) increase in state general funds for the operations of the UC system. The proposed increase...

Forum on Stem Cell Guidelines Will Feature Two UC Merced Faculty Members

January 6, 2005
MERCED, CA— Two top faculty members from the University of California, Merced, will speak on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Fresno Area Community Forum, an opportunity for California citizens to learn about and comment on best practices with regard to funding and carrying out stem cell research. Vice...

K-14 Educators Invited to Writing Workshop on Jan. 8, 2005 in Merced

January 6, 2005
Teachers of kindergarten through community college are invited to join the more than 100 teachers who already have participated in the 2004-2005 UC Merced Writing Project's Saturday Outreach Series at the Merced Tri-College Center. The fourth session in the series is scheduled for this Saturday,...

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