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Sensors Could Provide Warning of Future Large-scale Environmental Problems

October 10, 2008
Imagine how our approach to a large-scale environmental problem like global climate change might be different today if a network of sensors had been in place for the last 50 years, providing coordinating data sets that clearly showed what was happening to the climate as we went along. That’s the...

Sensors Could Provide Warning of Future Large-scale Environmental Problems

October 10, 2008
Imagine how our approach to a large-scale environmental problem like global climate change might be different today if anetwork of sensorshad been in place for the last 50 years, providing coordinating data sets that clearly showed what was happening to the climate as we went along. That’s the...

Cutting-Edge Energy Program Keeps Alums Here for Grad School

October 7, 2008
Kevin Balkoski and Uday Bali were awarded the UC Merced Dan David Renewable Energy Fellowship on Sept. 26 in support and recognition of their contributions and ongoing research in the field. The two are grad students who chose to return to UC Merced after receiving bachelor’s degrees in...

Cutting-Edge Energy Program Keeps Alums Here for Grad School

October 7, 2008
Kevin Balkoski and Uday Bali were awarded the UC MercedDan David Renewable Energy Fellowshipon Sept. 26 in support and recognition of their contributions and ongoingresearchin the field. The two aregrad studentswho chose to return to UC Merced after receiving bachelor’s degrees inenvironmental...

Interdisciplinary Culture Attracts Anthropology Professor to UC Merced

October 7, 2008
UC Merced prides itself on being a collaborative learning environment for students, and a collaborative working environment for staffers and researchers. That aura of collaboration - and the thrill of spearheading a brand-new major – is what drewanthropologyprofessorLinda-Anne Rebhun from New...

UC Application Period Now Open

October 2, 2008
The University of California’s online application for next fall’s undergraduate admission and scholarships is now open. Although the official filing period runs from Saturday, Nov. 1, through Sunday, Nov. 30, students interested in freshman and transfer admission to UC for the fall 2009 term can...

UC Merced Exceeds Enrollment Projections, Topping 2,700 Students

October 1, 2008
MERCED - For the second consecutive year, student enrollment at the University of California, Merced, has risen 45 percent compared with the prior year, university officials announced today, Oct. 1. There are 2,718 students enrolled this fall, up from 1,871 in the fall of 2007 and 875 in the...

Facebook Fans Can Now Find UC Merced's Official Page

September 30, 2008
It’s rare to find a college student who’s not connected with friends on Facebook. The University of California, Merced, now provides an official presence on the popular social networking site including links, photos, videos, and the chance to talk freely with others interested in the goings-on at...

New Equipment Will Help Examine Robot-human Interactions, Complex Robot Tasks

September 29, 2008
MERCED - Real roboticsisn’t like an old sci-fi movie where robots are out to take humans’ jobs and run the world. Instead, say the scientists who will use newly funded robotics equipment at the University of California, Merced, the humanoid robots that will be developed in the next 20 years will...

Toyota Donation to Support Environmental Leadership at Yosemite National Park and UC Merced

September 29, 2008
$600,000 and five Prius donated by Toyota to Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park, Calif. - Toyota is providing more than $600,000 and five hybrid vehicles to Yosemite National Park to support a number of environmental education programs at Yosemite and the University of California,...

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