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New Equipment Will Help Examine Robot-human Interactions, Complex Robot Tasks

September 29, 2008
MERCED - Real roboticsisn’t like an old sci-fi movie where robots are out to take humans’ jobs and run the world. Instead, say the scientists who will use newly funded robotics equipment at the University of California, Merced, the humanoid robots that will be developed in the next 20 years will...

Toyota Donation to Support Environmental Leadership at Yosemite National Park and UC Merced

September 29, 2008
$600,000 and five Prius donated by Toyota to Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park, Calif. - Toyota is providing more than $600,000 and five hybrid vehicles to Yosemite National Park to support a number of environmental education programs at Yosemite and the University of California,...

Student Participates in Creative Thinking to Move Science Past Obstacles

September 19, 2008
When UC Merced senior Sunny Grunloh set out to learn about black carbon - soot and char, for example - in soils after prescribed burns in Yosemite National Park this summer, she had no idea she was in for a big logistical challenge. She just knew she was getting the opportunity more than a hundred...

Sigma Chi Colony Puts UC Merced on Verge of Greek Life

September 19, 2008
Once upon a time, joining a fraternity or sorority meant aligning yourself with a group of people who shared common interests and values to provide a supportive network of peers and mentors who promoted academic success, leadership development, community service and networking opportunities....

Sigma Chi Colony Puts UC Merced on Verge of Greek Life

September 19, 2008
Once upon a time, joining a fraternity or sorority meant aligning yourself with a group of people who shared common interests and values to provide a supportive network of peers and mentors who promoted academic success, leadership development, community service and networking opportunities....

Constitution Day at UC

September 16, 2008
The Constitution of the United States—Four pages that created a new government more than 200 years ago—A covenant that continues to shape profoundly the lives of each one of us to this day. On Constitution Day, September 17, the United States pauses to commemorate the drafting of its...

Cognitive Scientist George Lakoff to Discuss Politics and the Mind at UC Merced

September 15, 2008
MERCED -The University of California, Merced,will host an evening with cognitive scientistGeorge Lakoffon Sept. 23. Lakoff, a UC Berkeley professor and senior fellow at the Rockridge Institute, will speak at 6 p.m. in the university’s Lakireddy Auditorium.The event is free and open to the public...

UC Merced Launches Blog with News Items for Journalists, General Public

September 15, 2008
The University of California, Merced, has created its own news blog to serve the needs of journalists and others interested in what’s happening at the UC system’s newest campus. “As our university grows, it’s become more challenging to make sure everyone is able to find out everything happening on...

Professor Building Foundation for Future Health Breakthroughs

September 12, 2008
In between liquid and solid, there’s a kind of matter that we see much more than we realize. Soft matter includes everything from gels to rubber to most of the human body. That means understanding soft matter is important for human health as well as for technology applications like liquid crystal...

UC Merced Symposium Examines Emerging Solar Technologies

September 10, 2008
Nicola Cabibbo, head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, to anchor the university’s first solar symposium MERCED - Amid concerns about rising gas prices and the growing need for environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels, the University of California, Merced, will host a solar...

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