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Book Rental Gives Students Instant Savings

August 13, 2012
  Like many students, UC Merced sophomore Demonte Hughes is gearing up for the fall semester. At the top of his list is securing the textbooks required for his courses, which he says is a good portion of his budget — between $300 and $400 a semester. “Students are all low on money in general, so it...

Human Rights Fellow to Explore Midwifery Decisions

August 6, 2012
Catalina Hernandez, UC Merced’s first Human Rights Center fellow, is spending this summer exploring how women decide to seek help from a midwife for childbirth instead of an obstetrician. A proponent of midwifery, Hernandez said allowing women to choose their maternity care is a human-rights issue...

More Homes in Danger from Fire in Coming Decades, Research Shows

July 31, 2012
The risk of losing your home to a wildfire could double within the next 40 years, according to modeling done by UC Merced Professor Anthony Westerling. In a paper prepared for the California Energy Commission and released today, Westerling and coauthor Ben Bryant examine the effects of climate...

UC Merced Plasma Lab Turning Leftovers into Cleaner Energy

July 30, 2012
There’s a reason the UC Merced plasma lab is isolated behind a locking fence near the entrance to campus. There’s some serious heat being produced down there. Engineering professors Gerardo Diaz, Wolfgang Rogge and Yihsu Chen and a group of students are spending their summer in the lab, generating...

UC Merced San Joaquin Valley-PRIME Announces Second Class of Students

July 23, 2012
Six students, all with ties to the San Joaquin Valley, have been admitted to the UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (PRIME). The students have begun their first year of medical school with a two-day orientation at UC Merced and the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and...

Korean Students Get UC Solar Experience

July 23, 2012
They traveled nearly 20 hours by plane and bus across 5,700 miles to spend three weeks in the Central Valley sun. Fifteen engineering students from Dankook University in Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea, have come to UC Merced to get hands-on experience in the research conducted at the UC Advanced...

Report: Central Valley Makes Modest Environmental Improvements

July 18, 2012
California’s Central Valley environment is getting healthier, but not fast enough. Its air quality is still among the worst in the nation, according to a report released today.  The Sierra Nevada Research Institute at the University of California, Merced, and The Great Valley Center jointly...

Researchers Spend Summer Working on Projects Near and Far

July 16, 2012
From the caves of Belize to laboratories in Japan, UC Merced faculty members and students are abroad conducting research this summer across the globe. Though the semester ended in mid-May, the campus’ focus on creating and sharing new knowledge continues year-round. Summer offers faculty members a...

'Dynamic Duo' Wins Systemwide Award for Sustainability Efforts

July 13, 2012
Making an entire campus sustainable takes a lot of planning, education and work. But those efforts are what earned two of UC Merced’s sustainability leaders systemwide recognition. Former Director of Energy and Sustainability John Elliott and Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for...

Transfer Student Triumphs Over Foster Care Odds

July 9, 2012
Portia Mira considers herself lucky. Although the UC Merced senior was taken from her parents and spent five years in foster care, she said she and her sister are much better off than most. “Most foster kids don’t graduate from high school,” said Mira, a biological sciences major. “We are fortunate...

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