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Political Science Student Relishes Summer in Yosemite

August 22, 2008
Marie Armstrong, a UC Merced senior from Elk Grove, spent her teenage summers working in the Sacramento Zoo’s summer camp programs, helping kids experience the zoo. So when she learned about the chance to help visitors experienceYosemite National Parkin UC Merced’sYosemite Leadership Program,she...

UC a ‘shining star’ for college campuses in sustainability

August 21, 2008
UC a ‘shining star’ for college campuses in sustainability Sierra magazine has placed the University of California’s 10 campuses “in a league of their own” in the Sierra Club publication’s second annual green college guide, which hit newsstands today (Aug. 21). The ranking, along with others by...

$2.2 Million CIRM Award for Bioengineer to Create Heart Cells

August 18, 2008
MERCED - Bioengineering professor Kara E. McCloskeyof the University of California, Merced, was included in the recent announcement of approved New Faculty Awards from theCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine. McCloskey will receive $2.2 million from CIRM, funding her efforts to induce...

Senior Earth Systems Science Major Immersed in Water Research

August 15, 2008
UC Merced senior Dannique Aalbu grew up in Sacramento learning principles of sustainability and conservation from her entomologist father. The broad range of disciplines represented in herearth systems science majordrew her in after she transferredto UC Merced from community college. Now, she’s...

Charitable Gifts, Private Grants to UC Merced Increase Sharply in 2007-08 Fiscal Year

August 13, 2008
MERCED - Despite a marked downturn in statewide economic fortunes, charitable gifts and private grants to the University of California, Merced during the 2007-08 fiscal year increased by more than 70 percent, to nearly $10.6 million, the university said today (Aug. 13). Approximately 950...

Yosemite Summer Students in Public Symposium Aug. 15

August 7, 2008
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, and Yosemite National Park have hosted nineteen students from UC Merced and other institutions around the United States intwo programs in the park this summer. As the students finish their summer experience, they will share the knowledge they have...

Students Publish Review in Top Scientific Journal

August 1, 2008
Corey Cain said he and his fellow grad students were “bouncing off the walls” when they learned their book review of two systems biology texts was going to be published in “Science.” The journal represents the pinnacle of achievement for many researchers, and the group of graduate students had...

Students Publish Review in Top Scientific Journal

August 1, 2008
Corey Cainsaid he and his fellow grad students were bouncing off the walls when they learned theirbook review of two systems biology textswas going to be published in Science. The journal represents the pinnacle of achievement for many researchers, and the group of graduate students had...

UC Merced Launches Athletics Initiative

July 29, 2008
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, is taking the first steps toward creating a formal intercollegiate athletics program and expects to have a plan of action in place next year. The Chancellor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics will convene on campus Wednesday, July...

Center Focuses on Getting More Valley Students to College

July 25, 2008
State funding for university outreach programs was already receding from its all-time high in 1998 when UC Merced established its Center for Educational Partnerships in 2002. The university knew it would need outside help to accomplish its goal: to forge partnerships with schools from throughout...

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