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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),...

Military Service Paves Way for Student Successes

November 19, 2009
University life is never easy, but it can be even tougher when you don’t seem to fit the mold of the average college student. For students like Jennifer Short and Jason Niemetz, however, the experience of life at UC Merced is worth what it took to get here. Both Short and Niemetz are military...

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...

Military Service Paves Way for Student Successes

November 19, 2009
University life is never easy, but it can be even tougher when you don’t seem to fit the mold of the average college student. For students like Jennifer Short and Jason Niemetz, however, the experience of life at UC Merced is worth what it took to get here. Both Short and Niemetz are military...

UC Merced Students Take To "The Hill"

November 16, 2009
When seven ambitious UC Merced students signed up to participate in this semester’sUCDC program, they were eager to study and live in the nation’s capital, but they didn’t realize it would be the opportunity of a lifetime. The UC-sponsored program provides students the chance to observe public...

Housing President Promotes Campus Living

November 16, 2009
Junior Lucia Perez brings plenty of experience and a whole lot of passion to her role as theResident Housing Government (RHG)president at UC Merced. As a freshman, she was one of three students representing Kings Hall in RHG. She spent her time constructively, getting to know the other residents,...

UC Merced Students Take To The Hill

November 16, 2009
When seven ambitious UC Merced students signed up to participate in this semester’s UCDC program, they were eager to study and live in the nation’s capital, but they didn’t realize it would be the opportunity of a lifetime. The UC-sponsored program provides students the chance to observe public...

International Education Week Opens a World of Possibilities

November 13, 2009
According to senior José Palma, studying abroad is one of the best experiences any student can have while attending UC Merced. Although he could have finished his degrees inanthropologyandpsychologylast summer, Palma opted to take advantage of studying abroad this semester. I wanted to learn more...

UCSC Psychology Professor Awarded UC Merced’s Spendlove Prize

November 13, 2009
Public Invited to Evening Lecture Focusing on Connection MERCED - Faye J. Crosby, a social psychologist and expert on affirmative action, is the recipient of this year’s Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance. The University of California, Merced, will...

Junior Embraces Research Opportunities at UC Merced

November 13, 2009
UC Merced promises to offer students the opportunity to conductresearchearly in their academic careers. Junior Yuriana Aguilar is proof that the campus - and its faculty - makes good on its word. Thebiological sciencesmajor from Fresno has been working inMonica Medina’slab since her sophomore year...

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