Even before she came to UC Merced last year, Esmeralda Aguayo knew she wanted a career in scientific research. In fact, that’s a big reason the Modesto native chose the newest UC instead of following her older sister’s footsteps to Davis or taking the offer she received from Berkeley.
“I knew I’d...
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September 27, 2006
MERCED - The University of California, Merced’s mechanical
engineering courses look familiar to anyone familiar with the
discipline: Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Numerical Methods. It’s
the way they’re taught here that makes UC Merced’s program special,
say the faculty members who have...
September 21, 2006
Acting on the recommendation of President Robert C. Dynes, the
University of California Board of Regents today (September 21)
confirmed the appointment of Roderic B. Park as acting chancellor
of UC Merced, effective immediately.
Park, a veteran academic administrator who has served as the
vice...
September 21, 2006
Back in Modesto, mom was understandably nervous. Her son had left for Japan, braving an unfamiliar language and culture, potential typhoons and North Korean hostilities to perform a summer’s worth of biological research.
Fortunately, he stayed safe, learned about another culture, gained valuable...
September 21, 2006
Director of Graduate Studies Goes Extra Mile, Sees Enrollment Nearly Double Yearly Callale Cierra has always been the type of person who does more than what’s asked of her. So when she found out she would be the sole employee in the Graduate Division at UC Merced, she wasn’t flustered. “There were...
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...
September 14, 2006
Constitution Day is usually observed on September 17, celebrating the day that the 55 men of the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia to sign the United States Constitution. This year, Sept. 17 falls on a Sunday, and so the University of California, Merced, joins with sister UC...
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...
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...
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...
