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UC Merced Grand Opening Set for September 5

August 19, 2005
Top UC Officials to WelcomeInaugural Class of 1,000 in Special Convocation Ceremony First New University of California Campus in 40 YearsIs 10th in UC System - and First in San Joaquin Valley MERCED, CA - The University of California, Merced - the first new University of California campus since...

Influenced by Refugee Experiences, Visalia Freshman Plans Full Life

August 11, 2005
Leng Xiong remembers when his family fled their village in Thailand in his early childhood, in 1990. “There wasn’t any food,” he says. “Traveling through the jungle we had to get what we could, but people suffered and died because of malnutrition.” That experience has helped guide his vision for...

Vanguard Engineering Students Visit Livermore, Del Monte

August 11, 2005
Faculty and staff at UC Merced have consistently promised students that their education in the field of engineering will be not just theoretical, but practical. And the follow-through on that promise is beginning even before the campus opens. Vanguard, UC Merced’s student engineering organization...

Bank of America Grant Announced for UC Merced ManagementMajors from the San Joaquin Valley

August 9, 2005
Million-dollar Grant Will Provide Opportunities for Disadvantaged San Joaquin Valley Youth MERCED, CA— Bank of America and UC Merced announced today the awarding of a $1 million Bank of America Charitable Foundation grant - the largest grant the bank has ever made in the San Joaquin Valley. UC...

Campus Recreation Ready for Students' Arrival

August 3, 2005
David Dunham was the director of club sports at UC Davis earlier this year when he took a group of students to the job board at a national conference of intramural sports organizers. He meant to show them how to look for jobs – not find one for himself. UC Merced was just too good an opportunity...

Multitalented Freshman Shows Above-average Enthusiasm

August 3, 2005
Mary L. Hayes knows to achieve her goals she has to be better than average. The incoming freshman student from Oakland has interests in medicine, law and music as well as entrepreneurial aspirations. “I want to be something where I can help somebody, and to do that I’ll have to know a little more...

Seminar Series and Art Exhibit Examine Labor History inCalifornia

July 26, 2005
Reception for “At Work” Exhibit Set for Sept. 29 in Kolligian Library MERCED, CA— Comprising passionate struggles and triumphs as well as dehumanizing forces, the story of labor in California is examined in a traveling art exhibition coming this week to the University of California, Merced. A...

Matt Meyer Crosses Lines, Aims for Targeted Drugs With Fewer Side Effects

July 18, 2005
Matthew Meyer’s educational background incorporates math, physics, chemistry and biology. He uses all those disciplines in his research, working to develop targeted pharmaceuticals for problems like asthma, arthritis and even cancer. “Most drugs work by binding specific receptors or enzymes in the...

New Student Orientation Debuts in Bakersfield

July 18, 2005
The UC Merced Center in Bakersfield was abuzz with activity and energy as the campus hosted its very first New Student Orientation on Saturday, July 9, for 230 participants, including more than 100 incoming freshman and transfer students. Hailing from Shasta in the north of California to Chula...

Researchers Tap Technology for Accurate Snow Measurement, Forecasting

July 15, 2005
UC Merced professor Roger Bales’ research team is using wireless sensor pods to make more accurate measurements of snow depth and density. They hope to apply what they learn to help forecasters make more accurate predictions, helping communities better understand water supply.

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