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Senior Matt Creeger Happy on the Field, in the House or the Senate

October 13, 2006
Matt Creeger has a lot of balls in the air. Soon, some of them could be in his baseball glove, too. Creeger, a senior, is helping start the first UC Merced baseball team. He said he got involved after seeing fliers posted around campus last year and found there were eight others who wanted to play...

Leaving Their Mark: Donors Fund UC Merced Facilities to Improve Student Experience

October 8, 2006
As UC Merced grows, new facilities will help students stay healthy, enjoy social opportunities and study effectively. The names of these facilities honor generous community members who care about creating a first-rate university experience in the Valley. Three donors have recently made major...

Exploring the Overlap: Math Professor's Engineering Background Influences Courses, Programs

October 8, 2006
“When I was an engineer, I was a math-y engineer. Now I’m a very engineering-oriented math professor.” That’s how Professor Mike Sprague explains the evolution of his academic interests and the overlap between his two main fields. Though his education was in mechanical engineering, he’s now a...

Culture on Display as UC Merced Dedicates Auditorium

October 5, 2006
Merced community members are welcome to celebrate the lasting gift Dr. Hanimireddy Lakireddy has given to the University of California, Merced, campus by attending the dedication of the Dr. Lakireddy Auditorium. The dedication, from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, will feature East Indian music and...

Promise Fulfilled for Sophomore Working in Stem Cell Research Lab

September 28, 2006
Even before she came to UC Merced last year, Esmeralda Aguayo knew she wanted a career in scientific research. In fact, that’s a big reason the Modesto native chose the newest UC instead of following her older sister’s footsteps to Davis or taking the offer she received from Berkeley. “I knew I’d...

Three Students Set to Explore Regional Issues in Fellowship Program

September 28, 2006
Three UC Merced students have been chosen to be members of the 2006-2007 Great Valley Fellows Program, an innovative leadership program organized by the UC Merced Great Valley Center in Modesto. As part of the Fellows program, students Maria Avila, Jana Mowrer and Ruben Rodriguez will first assist...

Mechanical Engineering Major Preparing Students for Changing Field

September 27, 2006
MERCED - The University of California, Merced’s mechanical engineering courses look familiar to anyone familiar with the discipline: Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Numerical Methods. It’s the way they’re taught here that makes UC Merced’s program special, say the faculty members who have...

UC President Appoints Roderic Park Acting Chancellor of UC Merced

September 21, 2006
Acting on the recommendation of President Robert C. Dynes, the University of California Board of Regents today (September 21) confirmed the appointment of Roderic B. Park as acting chancellor of UC Merced, effective immediately. Park, a veteran academic administrator who has served as the vice...

Director of Graduate Studies Goes Extra Mile, Sees Enrollment Nearly Double Yearly

September 21, 2006
Director of Graduate Studies Goes Extra Mile, Sees Enrollment Nearly Double Yearly Callale Cierra has always been the type of person who does more than what’s asked of her. So when she found out she would be the sole employee in the Graduate Division at UC Merced, she wasn’t flustered. “There were...

Summer Science, Sightseeing in Japan

September 21, 2006
Back in Modesto, mom was understandably nervous. Her son had left for Japan, braving an unfamiliar language and culture, potential typhoons and North Korean hostilities to perform a summer’s worth of biological research. Fortunately, he stayed safe, learned about another culture, gained valuable...

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