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Hard Work Pays Off, Student Pays it Forward

January 26, 2006
There is a difference between being smart and working hard, says Uday Bali. Despite his perfect SAT score, his demanding computer science and engineering major, and his many projects, Bali doesn’t consider himself a genius. “I work really hard at everything. Sometimes I need help too,” said the 20...

Cash for College Workshop Hosted Feb. 4 in Fresno

January 22, 2006
Workshop Arms Students and Parents with Information to Access Financial Aid MERCED, CA— For college-bound students, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a master key that unlocks the doors to valuable resources of financial support. To help students and their parents learn...

Riggs Ambulance Donates Late-night Service for CatTracks

January 19, 2006
MERCED, CA— In response to a demonstrated need and as a public service in the interest of student and community safety, Merced business Riggs Ambulance Service (RAS) will sponsor a new, late-night service as a part of UC Merced’s CatTracks shuttle schedule on Friday and Saturday nights from 10 p....

The War on Bugs: Fighting Antibiotic Resistance Through Scientific Research

January 19, 2006
Global health threats for the twenty-first century: AIDS, bird flu, bioterrorism … and bacteria? Yes, says Professor Miriam Barlow of the UC Merced School of Natural Sciences. “Many drug companies have stopped developing new antibiotics, and the rate at which antibiotic resistance emerges is...

Computer Developer Finds His Future at UC Merced

January 9, 2006
Benito Gonzalez says two things helped motivate him when he was a child growing up in Merced: his own temperament and his father’s example. I didn’t like doing yard work, he says with a smile. His father, who was attending Merced College himself, told his son that education would be the key to...

Student Ambassadors Enthusiastic to Help Recruit Future Classmates

January 9, 2006
One of the biggest clubs at UC Merced isn’t an athletic or academic club, but one dedicated to the promotion of the campus. Founded by psychology major Joshua Shin and UC Merced Recruitment Coordinator Mitch Ylarregui, the Ambassadors club boasts one of the largest memberships on campus - 65...

Dean Kenji Hakuta Returning to Life as a Scholar

January 6, 2006
Founding Dean Leaving Administrative Post to Refocus on Research MERCED, CA— Motivated by a desire to resume his research in the areas of educational access, language and diversity, Kenji Hakuta has announced his intention to resign as dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts...

Founding Police Chief Focuses on Keeping Campus Safe

December 22, 2005
As the founding chief of police for the UC Merced, Rita Spaur wasn't afraid to step up to the challenge of building a police department from the ground up and overseeing development and management of the new police department as well as all campus law enforcement services. How does she handle all...

UC Merced Imaging and Microscopy Facility Opens

December 16, 2005
Scientists and engineers at UC Merced celebrated the opening of the new Imaging and Microscopy facility on the afternoon of Dec. 14 with a reception in the facility in UC Merced’s Castle location. Faculty, staff and student attendees got a first-hand look at some sophisticated scientific equipment...

Renowned Berkeley Physicist Raymond Chiao to Join UC Merced Faculty

December 14, 2005
In a major recruiting triumph for the University of California, Merced, Professor Raymond Chiao of the UC Berkeley Physics Department has accepted a joint faculty appointment in the fledgling university’s schools of Natural Science and Engineering. He plans to pursue a new line of research in...

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