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Life-Changing Change of Plan: Hurricane Katrina Refugee Thriving at UC Merced

February 23, 2007
UC Merced wasn’t in Jasmine Bell’s plans. She had just moved into the dorms for her freshman year at Xavier University in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. When her university flooded, Bell had to make some fast decisions. A lot of universities offered displaced New Orleans students...

Summer Session Registration Getting Under Way

February 23, 2007
Summer sessionis a great way to get a few extra units under your belt and speed up your journey to college graduation. UC Merced offers students a live, interactive format so that they can attend summer session classes even when they’re away from campus. Registration for summer session 2007...

Financial Aid: Help is Just an Application Away

February 16, 2007
After six years in financial aid advising, it might seem like Christina Mayo has seen everything, heard every story and worked on every scenario. Just when she thinks she has seen and heard it all, along comes another group of financial aid applicants she can shepherd through the process to find...

New Funds Expand UC Merced Scholarship Offers

February 12, 2007
MERCED, CA— First-time freshmen can get more money for school this year, thanks to a grant from the University of California Office of the President. The money allows UC Merced’s Financial Aid Office to offer more cash to families that make up to $80,000 annually under the new Pioneer Grant ...

UC Merced Offers New Literature Major, B.S. in Management

February 9, 2007
MERCED, CA— University of California, Merced, literature professors proudly announced their new major this week. “I actually got applause in class yesterday when I told my students,” said Manuel Martín-Rodríguez, who teaches U.S. Latino literature. “The students now have this major, which they...

UC Students Get Capitol Experience

February 9, 2007
Matt Creeger learned one important lesson at the beginning of his internship with the Legislature: He learned that he had a lot to learn. Creeger, a senior at UC Merced, served a semester-long internship through the UC Center Sacramento Scholar Intern Program last year. An interest in...

Staffer Diego Molina Finds His Home at UC Merced

February 9, 2007
Every time Diego Molina has packed up his belongings and headed to a new town, he has always been sure he was moving toward something better. Three years ago, he put away his luggage for good after making the journey from tropical Colombia, South America, to snowcapped Colorado, and finally to the...

Professor's Research Shows Irrigation Hides Global Warming Effects

February 8, 2007
MERCED, CA— The prevalence of irrigation throughout California — especially in the Central Valley — could mask the effects of global warming, a new research paper indicates. Professor Lara Kueppers, with the School of Natural Sciences at UC Merced, said she and two colleagues from UC Santa Cruz...

UC Merced Hosting Black History Month Events

February 8, 2007
MERCED, CA— UC Merced students and the Office of Student Life are sponsoring two events to celebrate Black History Month. The first is a speech and spoken-word contest in which area high school and college students can compete. The competition is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in...

Medical School Planning Continues Moving Forward

February 2, 2007
The proposed medical school for UC Merced is getting down to business. A planning group comprised of academic leaders from UC Merced, UC San Francisco, UC Davis and UCSF Fresno met in December to discuss options for a medical education program in the San Joaquin Valley, leading to a medical school...

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