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Searching for Apnea Answers in Elephant Seal Pups

April 4, 2008
About 18 months into herPh.D.program at UC Merced, Julie Phillips has learned one thing for sure: Elephant seals are more entertaining than the Eastern fence lizards she worked with for her master’s thesis. “They’re pretty fat, and they just lie there and look at you,” she said. “It’s almost like...

Junior Ensures 'Happy Tails' for Shelter Animals

April 4, 2008
Anyone who thinks all cats are aloof never met Rocko, a 3-year-old Siamese mix that UC Merced junior Javad John Fatollahi adopted as a stray. When Fatollahi would come home after class, Rocko nuzzled and purred. The cat would scamper along behind Fatollahi when he went to the mailbox, just like a...

Professor Publishes Study on Polymers Moving Into a Crowded Cell

April 3, 2008
MERCED - When material needs to cross the membrane into a living cell, speed is critical. Fuel, chemical signals and genetic information must be delivered at the right time so that cells can perform essential functions like fighting off disease or producing new cells. The polymers, or long chains...

Young Faculty Award for Physics Professor May Help Close Quantum Computing Gaps

April 2, 2008
MERCED - In the last several years, scientists and engineers in different institutions have made progress on diverse pieces of research intended to advance the technology of quantum computing - providing approaches to solving certain complex problems more efficiently than possible using present...

Video - Long Range Development Plan

April 2, 2008
UC Merced’s Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) is getting ready to move into a new phase. In a series of planning workshops throughout the last several months, campus planners have gathered information about the ideas, desires and needs of students, faculty and staff. They have used this...

Mark G. Yudof appointed 19th University of California president

March 27, 2008
The University of California Board of Regents today (March 27) voted unanimously to appoint Mark G. Yudof, current head of the University of Texas system and a recognized leader in American higher education, the 19th president of the University of California. University of California Office of...

Appointment of New UC President

March 27, 2008
Posted - 2:50 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2008 The Regents of the University of California are meeting today (March 27) to consider the appointment of a president. Due to a server problem at the UC Office of the President, normal posting of materials and audio of the Regents' meeting may be ...

Third Building Awarded LEED "Gold" Certification for Environmental Excellence

March 26, 2008
MERCED, CA - The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED “Gold” certification, signifying excellence in environmentally responsible design, construction and operation, to the Classroom and Office Building at the University of California, Merced, the university said today (March 26). The...

UC Merced's Nonimaging Optics Lab Receives $2 Million Gift

March 25, 2008
Donation will expand the university’s work in clean, renewable energy MERCED - The University of California, Merced, has received a $2 million gift from the California Community Foundation (CCF) to support the university’s Nonimaging Optics (NIO) Lab, a facility developing new technologies that...

On-Campus Living Convenient, Conducive to Learning

March 24, 2008
When Raymond Gonzales decided to leave home to study 400 miles away at UC Merced, the last thing he wanted to worry about was where he would live. “I needed to stay somewhere since I’m quite a distance from home,” said the 19-year-old Los Angeles native. As it turns out, Gonzales didn’t have much...

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