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Student-Run Startup Planting Solar Roots in Valley

December 10, 2010
Three UC Merced alumni — two from Southern California and one from Ohio — are working toward starting a business and making a difference right here in the San Joaquin Valley. Heather Poiry, Kevin Balkoski and Kevin Rico have started a new company called SunTherm Energy, with the goal of providing...

Lucero Named Director of Government Relations

December 10, 2010
Campus announces public policy professional with past campus experience will fill the leadership role beginning Jan. 3 Corinne Lucero, who advocated at the federal level on behalf of the University of California, Merced, has been appointed the campus' director of government relations. Lucero...

Campus to Study Faculty Recruitment Techniques for Diversity

December 3, 2010
A group of UC Merced's researchers will focus their expertise on the campus in an effort to determine what can be done to ensure the university has a diverse faculty as it continues to grow. Funded by the National Science Foundation's ADVANCE grant, researchers from all three schools will collect...

Cognitive Scientist Earns Sigma Xi's Young Investigator Award

December 1, 2010
University of California, Merced, cognitive science Professor Teenie Matlock has been given Sigma Xi’s 2011 Young Investigator Award for excellence in research. Sigma Xi is an international research organization founded in 1886 to honor excellence in scientific investigation and to encourage a...

Undergraduate Finds Experience Rewarding on Many Levels

November 30, 2010
Edirin Egbikuadje has been juggling soccer balls for as long as he can remember. Now, the senior mechanical engineering major is juggling a lot more — engaging classes, hands-on research and much more. “My experience has been amazing,” Egbikuadje said. “I really like the community here. Small...

Systemwide Effort to Raise $1 Billion to Assist Students

November 29, 2010
If Ricardo Camargo wasn’t studying human biology at UC Merced, he’d be laboring alongside his brothers in the San Joaquin Valley vineyards. Setting his goals on something more than farm work, Camargo knew he wanted to go to college. But if it weren’t for the scholarships he has received, he would...

Study Shows Grammar Impacts Voter Support for Candidates

November 24, 2010
Politicians spend millions of dollars each year formulating effective campaign messages, but they may not always focus on the right details. A recent study conducted by a UC Merced professor suggests they may want to pay closer attention to the fine-grained details of those messages. UC...

Rotary Scholar: UC Merced Prepared Me to Study Abroad for Master's

November 18, 2010
Yang Li picked UC Merced because he believed the campus offered him the best opportunities to grow. He worried at first about the rural setting and the newness of the institution, but the people at UC Merced quickly overcame his misgivings. Li’s parents - strong advocates for his education -...

Undergraduate Finds UC Merced Experience Rewarding on ManyLevels

November 12, 2010
Edirin Egbikuadje has been juggling soccer balls for as long as he can remember. Now, the senior mechanical engineering major is juggling a lot more — engaging classes, hands-on research and rewarding work on campus. “My experience has been amazing,” Egbikuadje said. “I really like the community...

Preventing Violence One Action at a Time

November 9, 2010
When it comes to preventing violence, it is the simple actions that matter the most. Checking up on a friend who has become withdrawn. Walking a friend home to ensure they make it there safely. Intervening when another party-goer is being harassed. UC Merced’sViolence Prevention Program(VPP) is...

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