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UC Merced Students See a "Greener" Side of Chemistry

November 30, 2009
Students in professor Matthew Meyer’s Chemistry 101 lab class are seeing “green.” Undergraduate students taking Meyer’s advanced synthetic laboratory course have conducted lab experiments using materials that are less toxic and more environmentally friendly than what has traditionally been used....

Senior has the 'Write Stuff' for Local Paper

November 30, 2009
Brittany Best is aseniorwho has truly enjoyed her college career at UC Merced. Now, she has found a way to share her affection and loyalty for the university with the wider Merced community by writing a regular column for theMerced Sun-Starthat highlights student life on campus. Best has tackled a...

UC Merced Students See a "Greener" Side of Chemistry

November 30, 2009
Students in professorMatthew Meyer’sChemistry 101 lab class are seeing green. Undergraduatestudents taking Meyer’s advanced synthetic laboratory course have conducted lab experiments using materials that are less toxic and more environmentally friendly than what has traditionally been used....

Options Exist to Make UC Affordable

November 27, 2009
When it comes planning for life after high school, students have a lot of choices to make. Whether to they can afford college shouldn’t be one of them. “Concern over expenses is the worst possible reason not to attend a UC,” said Kevin Browne, assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management. “...

Options Exist to Make UC Affordable

November 27, 2009
When it comes planning for life after high school, students have a lot of choices to make. Whether to they can afford college shouldn’t be one of them. Concern over expenses is the worst possible reason not to attend a UC, said Kevin Browne, assistant vice chancellor forenrollment management. If a...

Student Filmmaker Shares Passion with Peers

November 23, 2009
David Chengis the young film producer who created the“We Believe”video that helped wooMichelle Obamato campus forCommencementin May. Cheng was also the founder and president of LightStudio, a multimedia production club at UC Merced and in 12 countries across the globe. In his spare time, he...

UC Application Process as Easy as 1, 2, 3

November 23, 2009
Applying for college is an exciting time for high school students as they consider the next steps in their educational journey.  Keeping all available options open is a simple process.  The key to the university application process is to be prepared. There are a lot of details to consider, but...

UC Application Process as Easy as 1, 2, 3

November 23, 2009
Applying for college is an exciting time for high school students as they consider the next steps in their educational journey. Keeping all available options open is a simple process. The key to the university application process is to be prepared. There are a lot of details to consider, but there...

UC Regents Approve Designation of Sierra Nevada Research Institute's Yosemite Field Station as Part of the UC Natural Reserve System

November 19, 2009
MERCED, CA — The University of California Board of Regents approved today (Nov. 19) a request to include the University of California, Merced’s Yosemite Field Station as part of the UC Natural Reserve System (NRS). The station, which is part of UC Merced’s Sierra Nevada Research Institute (SNRI),...

Student Learns, Helps Others Through EPICS Program

November 19, 2009
Five years ago, Volkan Ceylan was new to California and didn’t speak a word of English. But science and math came easily to him. Today, Ceylan speaks English fluently and is a sophomore at UC Merced majoring inmechanical engineering. He’s also a leader of one of theEngineering Projects in...

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