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UC Merced Wins $2.7 Million to Establish Center for Computational Biology

October 13, 2004
MERCED — The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Advanced Scientific Computing has awarded a three-year, $900,000-per-year grant to the University of California, Merced, to establish a Center for Computational Biology (CCB). Researchers at the CCB will use computer simulations to help understand...

Recent Campus Construction Photos

October 13, 2004

President Dynes' Statement on UC's Latest Nobel Laureate

October 11, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Office (510) 987-9200 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today (Monday) announced that the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Finn E. Kydland, who holds the Jeff Henley Endowed Chair in Economics at UC Santa Barbara...

The McClatchy Company Endows Chair in Communications

October 4, 2004
MERCED, CA. — When The McClatchy Company purchased the Merced Sun-Star in January 2004, one of its first acts was to begin the process of creating an endowed chair at the University of California, Merced. The company';s gift of $500,000 is now finalized and UC Merced today (October 4, 2004)...

Biofuels Conference Promotes Renewable Energy Opportunities

October 4, 2004
FRESNO — The October 15th Biofuels or Bust! conference at the UC Center in Fresno aims to educate small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs about business opportunities available in the cutting-edge biofuels industry, which has received significant attention recently as a potential growth...

Health Sciences Fair at UC Merced Draws Huge Crowd

September 27, 2004
Over 800 students from 20 area schools attended the first-ever UC Merced Health Sciences Fair on Friday, September 21, 2004. Senator Jeff Denham also visited the event, which was organized in partnership with Merced College, Modesto Junior College and San Joaquin Delta College. The Health Sciences...

CLEANER Project to Clarify Understanding of California’s Water Issues

September 27, 2004
Whether it's above or below the ground, water is key to some of California's most pressing environmental problems. In the next several years, floods and droughts, reservoirs, groundwater, rivers and their surrounding habitats, water markets, and water pollution will all be better understood, thanks...

Newest "Dream Team" Adds Breadth to Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

September 23, 2004
MERCED, CA. — Nine new faculty members, in academic disciplines from economics to philosophy to theater, have joined the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts at the University of California, Merced, in recent months. Shawn Kantor, Manuel Martín-Rodriguez, Teenie Matlock, Ruth Mostern,...

California Dollars for Scholars Fundraiser Set for October 2

September 22, 2004
Kara Lapish, California Dollars for Scholars (800) 335-4504 or Cheri Cruz, Central Valley Higher Education Consortium (559) 292-0104 FRESNO — The Easy Spirit Freedom Walk for Scholarship America, benefiting California Dollars for Scholars, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2 at California State...

Explore Opportunities in Health Sciences and Medicine at UC Merced Career Day

September 13, 2004
MERCED, CA. — Are you interested in pursuing a career as a physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurse, veterinarian or lab technician? Have you considered the impact you could have as a scientist whose research contributes to new treatment for cancer, asthma or heart disease? “Exploring Careers in...

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