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Genomics Undergrads Annotate Bacteria for Government Project

September 12, 2010
As biology ProfessorCarolin Frankput it, her undergraduate genomics students last year didn’t do cook book lab experiments. Instead of following instructions that will lead to a certain result, the 20 students worked on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute’s project to annotate...

Center Leads Campus Research into Health Disparities

September 3, 2010
Psychologygraduate student Chris Fradkin is ready to make an impact on the health of the San Joaquin Valley. Fradkin, one of the four graduate students in theCenter of Excellenceon Health Disparities in Rural and Underserved Populations, is lending his expertise to the local Building Healthy...

Chancellor to Step Down in June, Return to Faculty Position

September 2, 2010
Kang has served as UC Merced chancellor since March 2007;Nationwide search for his successor to begin this fall Quick Facts Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang has announced that he will step down as UC Merced’s chancellor on June 30 to return to teaching and research. Kang has served as chancellor since...

Research Arm Continues to Grow at UC Merced

September 1, 2010
Research expenditures increase again, reaching new high of $14.1 million in 2009-10;Awards received hold steady near $22 million despite uncertain economy Quick Facts Research expenditures at UC Merced surpassed $14.1 million in the 2009-10 fiscal year, a new record for the campus and a 10...

Student Creates Outlets for Sustainable Passion

September 1, 2010
Last year, junior Diana Franklin drew on her well-developed passion forsustainabilityand the environment by serving the campus in two major roles, both of which she plans to continue this year. Franklin was the team manager for the Alliance to Save Energy’s (ASE)Green Campus Programat UC Merced as...

Biochemist Seeks Ways to Combat Hepatitis C

August 27, 2010
Understanding how the hepatitis C virus leads to liver cancer is crucial in seeking cures for the disease, which affects millions of people across the world. UC Merced biochemistry Professor Jinah Choi is studying the virus and its behavior in hopes of developing a solution to this challenging...

UC Merced Begins Sixth Academic Year with High Hopes

August 24, 2010
University of California, Merced, freshman Hannah Mandelbaum could have gone to college just about anywhere. An honor student from Redondo Beach with an interest in world history, she applied to 10 universities and was accepted at nine. But she chose UC Merced after stepping onto campus for the...

IT Provides One-Stop Resource for Students

August 23, 2010
Savvy, efficient service combines with student opportunity and interdepartmental cooperation instudent information technologysupport services at UC Merced. Todd Van Zandt, who manages student technology support for the campus, has been helping people get the most out of computers since he was a...

Professor's Book Advances Understanding of Great Depression

August 20, 2010
UC MercedliteratureProfessorJan Goggans’research into the iconic photographs shot by Dorothea Lange culminated this summer when the University of California Press published her book about the Great Depression’s impact on the state. ”California on the Breadlines: Dorothea Lange, Paul Taylor and...

Biologist Awarded Grant to Advance Obesity Research

August 19, 2010
MERCED — University of California, Merced, biology Professor Rudy Ortizhas been given the National Institutes of Health’s Independent Scientist Career Development Award, the first person on campus to earn this distinction. The $414,720 grant, spread throughout four years, will allow Ortiz to spend...

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