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UC Researchers Awarded $2.3M to Study Vocabulary Assessment Tool

July 21, 2009
MERCED — Teaching language is a tough job, but proving student comprehension is even tougher. A team of researchers from University of California campuses in Merced and Santa Cruz hope to change that when it comes to vocabulary. They believe they have created a new approach to assessing vocabulary...

Yudof: Cal Grant Recipients Will Receive Funds for Fall 2009

July 16, 2009
OAKLAND – An estimated 46,000 University of California students who were awarded state-funded Cal Grants will receive their grants in fall 2009 despite the current state budget impasse, UC President Mark Yudof announced today (July 16).“Despite the ongoing budget impasse in Sacramento, we need to...

UC Regents Approve Fiscal Plan, Furloughs

July 16, 2009
The University of California Board of Regents today (July 16) endorsed a plan proposed by UC President Mark G. Yudof to enact systemwide furloughs as one of a set of actions to offset an anticipated $813 million reduction in support from the state general fund. The board approved the plan with a...

World Heritage Class Digitally Preserves Fort Ross

July 14, 2009
Maurizio Forte, professor of world heritage, took 27 UC Merced students on a field trip to Fort Ross this past spring to record history, make history and influence the future at the same time. Using cutting-edge scanning equipment sponsored by Faro Technologies, Forte and his students were the...

Undergrads Gain Real-World Experience at Robotics Contest

July 14, 2009
It may sound like just another contest, but for incoming seniors Derek Burch and Roger Sloan, the internationalRoboCup competitionis so much more. The duo, who helped UC Merced bring home the first-place trophy last week from theRoboCup Rescue Simulationcompetition in Graz, Austria, have gotten...

World Heritage Class Digitally Preserves Fort Ross

July 14, 2009
Maurizio Forte, professor ofworld heritage, took 27 UC Merced students on a field trip to Fort Ross this past spring to record history, make history and influence the future at the same time. Using cutting-edge scanning equipment sponsored by Faro Technologies, Forte and his students were the...

A Message from Chancellor Kang To Campus Community

July 9, 2009
MERCED, CA— A news story today (July 9) calls attention to a letter written by a small group of faculty at the UC San Diego campus that broaches several suggestions to the UC Office of the President (UCOP) and the Board of Regents regarding resource allocation during this very difficult economic...

Undergrads Research Risk Behaviors in Teens

July 9, 2009
Wanting to see what UC Merced had to offer, curiosity brought Zi Wang toBobcat Day a few years ago. Topping his list of priorities was a school withundergraduate researchopportunities, and this university fit the bill. Wang is now in his second year at UC Merced, on the fast track tograduatenext...

Writing Project Helps Merced County Teachers Improve Classroom Skills

July 6, 2009
MERCED - UC Merced’s Writing Project(UCMWP) has been teaching teachers throughout the county since 2000, long before the campus opened to students or faculty. “If UC Merced’s goal was to increase the college-going culture of the San Joaquin Valley, we knew we had to give teachers a way to study...

Commencement Boosts Valley Economy,Builds Community, Focuses Nation on Student Success

July 2, 2009
MERCED, Calif. — Despite a flurry of last-minute preparations and an unexpected increase in cost, First Lady Michelle Obama’s May 16 visit to the University of California, Merced, was a windfall for the regional economy, the university and the community as a whole, based on sales data, media...

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