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Students' Summer Plans Include Work, Grad School Preparation

June 1, 2007
UC Merced students, recent graduates and soon-to-be Bobcats are spending the summer break in typical college fashion - traveling to sunny beaches, picking up part-time jobs and trying to further their education while helping others. I wasn’t behind in my classes - in fact I’m ahead - so I decided...

Sophomore Spends His Off-Hours Learning

June 1, 2007
From the open spaces of a university campus to the confined cells of a juvenile detention center, UC Merced sophomore Martin MacLeod said he is gaining a valuable education. MacLeod works as an office assistant at Youth Service Center in San Mateo County during his breaks from studying business...

Group Works to Make Transferring Easier

May 25, 2007
If you spent your first two years in higher education at community college, worried that you lost out and won’t do as well at a four-year school, meet Jeff Yoshimi. The UC Merced professor and advisor to theTransfer Student Associationenjoys helping out with student activities in TSA because he’s...

Group Works to Make Transferring Easier

May 25, 2007
If you spent your first two years in higher education at community college, worried that you lost out and won´t do as well at a four-year school, meet Jeff Yoshimi. The UC Merced professor and advisor to the Transfer Student Association enjoys helping out with student activities in TSA because...

Grad Student Seeks Answers, Ph.D. and a Little Bit of Down Time

May 25, 2007
Don’t call Gyami Shrestha a tree hugger. Sure, she loves hiking, is a vegetarian and avoids driving when she can. But Shrestha said she’s simply an environmental scientist trying to find truth and solutions to a global problem. “I guess I’m a little bit of an idealist,” she said. Shrestha is a Ph....

UC Merced Names Regional Director of Small Business Development Network

May 23, 2007
FRESNO - University of California, Merced, recently named Lyle Wright as director of its Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Regional Network. “Since 2003, the UC Merced SBDC Regional Network has helped establish 208 business start ups, created more than 1,700 jobs and helped secure nearly...

UC Merced Commencement a Fun, Spirited Ceremony

May 22, 2007
Please visit ourmulti-media presentation. Celebrating the courage, determination and spirit of UC Merced students, the university graduated 75 students on Friday. The campus is quiet now, but the quad was packed with people applauding, snapping photos and honking air horns as friends and family...

UC Merced Summer Session Registration Far Exceeds Expectations

May 22, 2007
MERCED - UC Merced’s Summer Session 2007 promises to be lively, with more than three times last year’s enrollment. Courses are available on campus as well as at the Bakersfield and Fresno centers for those who want to fit in some classes over the summer. However, students should firm up their...

UC Merced Commencement a Fun, Spirited Ceremony

May 22, 2007
Please visit our multi-media presentation. Celebrating the courage, determination and spirit of UC Merced students, the university graduated 75 students on Friday. The campus is quiet now, but the quad was packed with people applauding, snapping photos and honking air horns as friends and...

UC Davis, UC Merced and Buck Institute Cooperate to Meet Stem Cell Oversight Requirements

May 18, 2007
SACRAMENTO - Taking a cue from the state’s stem cell agency, which has galvanized stem cell research and opened up lines of communication among researchers in California, scientists at the University of California, Merced and the Buck Institute for Age Research in Marin County have established a...

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