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UC named one of America's Top 10 "coolest" schools

October 25, 2007
Sierra Magazine has named the University of California system one of America’s Top 10 “coolest” schools for its efforts to stop global warming. UC ranked No. 4 on the Sierra Club magazine’s inaugural listing of the nation’s greenest campuses ( http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra), which hit...

UC Merced Moves Forward with Med School Plans

October 19, 2007
Efforts to establish a UC Merced School of Medicine recently crossed another milestone and received a boost at the same time. The “Preliminary Program Proposal and Business Plan to Establish a UC Merced School of Medicine” was recently completed and is being submitted to UC Merced faculty for...

Balancing Acting: Senior Takes the Stage

October 19, 2007
Despite a successful weekend performing as Curly in the Playhouse Merced production of “Oklahoma!” H.D. Southerland wasn’t exactly singing “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” on a cool October Monday. He’d worked his overnight hotel job and also had his full-time course load inpsychologyandphilosophyto...

UC Merced Moves Forward with Med School Plans

October 19, 2007
Efforts to establish aUC Merced School of Medicinerecently crossed another milestone and received a boost at the same time. The Preliminary Program Proposal and Business Plan to Establish a UC Merced School of Medicine was recently completed and is being submitted to UC Merced faculty for comments...

$1.1 Million McNair Grant Awarded to UC Merced

October 15, 2007
MERCED - The U.S. Department of Education has awarded University of California, Merced, with a Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program grant, which should give the university at least $220,000 each year for the next five years. The grant will allow 25 students, generally low-income...

A Family Affair: Family Weekend Oct. 20-21

October 12, 2007
UC Merced will become one big family affair when it hosts its annual Family Weekend on Oct. 20 and 21. The fun-filled weekend will offer something for the whole family – from carnival games and activities for the little ones to open houses and receptions for moms and dads. “The idea behind Family...

New Course Will Train Students in Nanotechnology Device Fabrication

October 12, 2007
DuringProfessor Jennifer Lu’s10 years working in the nanotechnology industry, she noticed that newly hired grads often couldn’t apply their knowledge or integrate knowledge from different fields to solve real-world problems. She found they needed a broader knowledge base, more hands-on experience...

A Family Affair: Family Weekend Oct. 20-21

October 12, 2007
UC Merced will become one big family affair when it hosts its annualFamily Weekendon Oct. 20 and 21. The fun-filled weekend will offer something for the whole family - from carnival games and activities for the little ones to open houses and receptions for moms and dads. The idea behind Family...

It's All in the Family: Association Keeps Parents and Families Involved

October 5, 2007
It’s often hard for parents to send their children off to college in a different city - let alone a different state - but UC Merced has found a way to keep parents near and far connected to the campus and to their children. By joining the UC Merced Parent and Family Association, families can...

UC Merced Modifies Plans for Future Campus Development

October 5, 2007
A map of the previous plan and revised plan is available here.MERCED, CA - The University of California, Merced, said today (Oct. 5) it will adjust its plans for future development of the campus and associated university community to preserve more wetlands and achieve greater land-use efficiency...

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