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Professor Takes Engineering Approach to Stem Cell Research

June 9, 2006
As a college freshman, Kara McCloskey knew her planned career in dance would be a short one and planned to become a scientist later in life. After a year studying dance, she decided she’d rather not wait. She became interested in the emerging field of bioengineering while an undergraduate in...

UC President Names Advisory Committee in Search for New UC Merced Chancellor

June 7, 2006
University of California President Robert C. Dynes has named a 14-member committee of university regents, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community representatives to advise him in the search for the next chancellor of UC Merced. Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, the founding UC Merced chancellor,...

UC Merced Prepares to Welcome Students in Second Year

May 31, 2006
Geographic and Ethnic Diversity Continue to Characterize Student Body The University of California, Merced today (May 31) announced that 550 new students have formally stated their intention to enroll at the newest UC campus this fall. The incoming freshman class along with transfer and graduate...

UC Merced Chosen for Computerworld Honors Program

May 31, 2006
UC Merced is a 2006 Laureate in the Computerworld Honors Program based on the identity-based service architecture the Information Technology department developed for the new campus. Being part of the Computerworld Honors Program validates the extent of our accomplishments and celebrates a staff...

Student Duo Produces Immigration Documentary

May 31, 2006
Salvador Contreras and Carlos Bazua Morales were classmates in cultural anthropology at UC Berkeley, but after college they found themselves working in other areas - Contreras as a mariachi musician and Bazua Morales in the Mexican consulate on health promotion campaigns. Both noticed many...

UC Merced's Sixth Summer Session Starts June 5

May 25, 2006
Current University Students and Eligible High School Students Invited to Enroll Summer is the season for San Joaquin Valley students to get a head start or catch up on earning university credits by enrolling in UC Merced Summer Session 2006. More than 100 students have already enrolled for the...

Student Affairs Fellow Heads to Africa with Fond Memories of UC Merced

May 22, 2006
This summer, Student Affairs Fellow Tiffany Williams will begin a new chapter in her life. And although she will be a world away from home, UC Merced will stay in her heart. “This place becomes a part of you. After investing so much, it kind of becomes your baby,” she said. Williams will spend the...

David Johnson Photographs On Display at UC Merced Until June 19

May 22, 2006
A living legend is making his mark with the next generation at UC Merced. David Johnson, who photographed important moments in African-American life and history throughout the 20th century, is seizing the opportunity to share his experiences with college students and others in the community...

Study Explores How Chlamydia Bacteria Control Infected Cells

May 18, 2006
MERCED - Top-level scientific research takes years from its inception to its ultimate goal of publication in peer-reviewed journals. Professor David Ojcius (OH-shus) of the UC Merced School of Natural Sciences is celebrating the completion of that process for one of his projects, a study of the...

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost David Ashley Will Become New President of UNLV

May 18, 2006
Campus Leader Headed Development of First Academic Programs, Hiring of Founding Faculty MERCED - David B. Ashley, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Merced, has accepted the position of president at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, officials...

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