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Learning to Learn, Learning to Adapt: Seminars Help Forge Academic Paths

November 13, 2006
Every transition provides a new challenge, says Jorge Castro. He should know; he’s been through plenty. In his native Honduras at age 11, Castro survived 1998’s devastating Hurricane Mitch, which was said to have destroyed 50 years of progress in that country. I realized life could end in seconds...

Stella Yu Keeps the Music Turned Up

November 13, 2006
In between the daily grind of work and school, UC Merced student Stella Yu still finds time to do what she loves best - play the violin on the concert stage. “When I’m up there, I feel like for one moment in my life, everyone is looking at me thinking, ‘she’s so elegant’ ” said Yu, 19, trying to...

Score! UC Merced Opens New Recreation Center, Launches Sports and Yosemite Leadership Programs

November 13, 2006
MERCED - Students at the state’s newest UC campus today will unveil the new Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center as the university also officially kicks off its sports program and begins its Yosemite Leadership Program by opening the Wilderness Desk inside the center. The Competitive...

Symposium to Help Improve Outcomes for Chronic Disease Patients

November 3, 2006
UC Merced and Golden Valley Heath Centers are partnering in hosting a symposium at UC Merced on improving outcomes for chronic disease. The symposium will be held Saturday, Nov. 4, in the Lakireddy Auditorium on the UC Merced campus. Doctors, educators and other health professionals from around the...

UC Merced Police Department's Mentoring Program Making a Difference

November 3, 2006
Having grown up poor on the south side of Merced, Nick Navarette knows the risks young children face. He has already made some of the choices they’ll have to make. He became a father at 16, and said without mentors and role models, it would have been easy to get involved in destructive activities...

Ballot Measure Specialist Teaching Student Voters About Political Process

November 3, 2006
Students in Stephen Nicholson’s political science classes will never know which way he votes. He encourages debate among students, but never offers his own opinions, no matter how many times they ask. “I teach the process,” Nicholson said. “I don”t think it’s my job to persuade the students.” It’s...

Staffer Sheryl Wyan Getting an Education on the Job

October 30, 2006
For the first eight years of Sheryl Lichtig Wyan’s job, most of UC Merced was on paper. Now that the campus is up and running, her position involves a different kind of paperwork - the kind that brings international students and scholars to be part of UC Merced. Wyan spent nine years as a senior...

Abundant Learning Resources for You at UC Merced

October 30, 2006
If the question is student success, the Student and Advising and Learning Center (SALC) has the answer - an answer that fits each student individually. From tutoring in various subjects and preparing for finals, to study skills and time management seminars, the center offers a broad selection of...

Video – Valley Students Set Sights on College

October 26, 2006
KFSN ABC 30 Fresno TV featured a story about UC Merced’s GEAR UP program at El Monte Jr. High School in Orosi where 300 eighth-grade students participate in a program that provides academic support with stellar results. The news clip aired on October 18, 2006. To view the video clip, click here...

UC Merced Professor Takes China to Heart

October 23, 2006
China seems to be in Ruth Mostern’s blood. Since her 10th-grade National History Day project, the founding UC Merced faculty member continues to study one of the world’s oldest civilizations, from its language, politics and culture to an ancient but advanced water management system. One of her...

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