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...
News
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...
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...
September 9, 2008
MERCED -University of California,
Merced,Chancellor Steve Kang today announced the appointment of
Maria Pallavicinias vice provost for health sciences.
Pallavicini, who is dean of theSchool of Natural
Sciencesand has led the campus’medical school planning
process, will now function in a dual...
September 5, 2008
Alejandro Miró Co remembers his parents, both doctors, telling him not to play in the dirt - he’d get sick. He’s come a long way from those days to his current work in the UC MercedResearch Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) program, turning over rocks in the Merced River in Yosemite National...
September 5, 2008
Professor J. Elliott Campbelland his new employer - UC Merced - have one big thing in common: They may be the rookies on the block, but they don’t let that keep them from making a global impact.
Campbell, a new assistant professor in theSchool of Engineering, has already received nationwide...
September 5, 2008
Alejandro Miró Co remembers his parents, both doctors, telling him not to play in the dirt – he’d get sick. He’s come a long way from those days to his current work in the UC Merced Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, turning over rocks in the Merced River in Yosemite National...
September 5, 2008
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September 3, 2008
MERCED,
CA - The hopes and aspirations of the rapidly growing University of
California, Merced campus will be captured metaphorically in a
major new piece of sculpture - a gift to the university - to be
erected in the central courtyard this academic year.
“Beginnings,” inspired by former Acting...
August 28, 2008
Gift helps support new dining terrace and herb garden
MERCED - The extraordinary
growth and popularity of the University of California, Merced, in
the last three years is accompanied by an increased demand for
on-campus housing and support services. Just in time for the new
academic year, UC...
