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Biochemist Seeks Ways to Combat Hepatitis C

August 27, 2010
Understanding how the hepatitis C virus leads to liver cancer is crucial in seeking cures for the disease, which affects millions of people across the world. UC Merced biochemistry Professor Jinah Choi is studying the virus and its behavior in hopes of developing a solution to this challenging...

UC Merced Begins Sixth Academic Year with High Hopes

August 24, 2010
University of California, Merced, freshman Hannah Mandelbaum could have gone to college just about anywhere. An honor student from Redondo Beach with an interest in world history, she applied to 10 universities and was accepted at nine. But she chose UC Merced after stepping onto campus for the...

IT Provides One-Stop Resource for Students

August 23, 2010
Savvy, efficient service combines with student opportunity and interdepartmental cooperation instudent information technologysupport services at UC Merced. Todd Van Zandt, who manages student technology support for the campus, has been helping people get the most out of computers since he was a...

Professor's Book Advances Understanding of Great Depression

August 20, 2010
UC MercedliteratureProfessorJan Goggans’research into the iconic photographs shot by Dorothea Lange culminated this summer when the University of California Press published her book about the Great Depression’s impact on the state. ”California on the Breadlines: Dorothea Lange, Paul Taylor and...

Biologist Awarded Grant to Advance Obesity Research

August 19, 2010
MERCED — University of California, Merced, biology Professor Rudy Ortizhas been given the National Institutes of Health’s Independent Scientist Career Development Award, the first person on campus to earn this distinction. The $414,720 grant, spread throughout four years, will allow Ortiz to spend...

New Timeline Announced for Parking Changes

August 11, 2010
UC Merced’s Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has announced the timeline for the implementation of changes to the campus’ parking system. Information on parking permit options for faculty, staff and eligible graduate students is available on theTAPS website. These permits will be...

Back-to-School Supply Drive Launched

August 10, 2010
UC Merced teams up with nonprofit to benefit local students Quick Facts UC Merced and Rock Da Block have launched a school supply campaign ending Aug. 31. Backpacks filled with school supplies will be handed out to Merced County children in preschool through 12 thgrade. Donations can be dropped...

Sociologist Seeking Answers on Anti-Government Militias

August 6, 2010
UC MercedsociologistNella Van Dykeis trying to understand what factors compel people to form anti-government militias. The last major anti-government movement came in the 1990s and led to the Oklahoma City bombing. Van Dyke coauthored a paper, published in 2002, showing that a decline in...

Police Officer Feels at Home on Two Wheels

July 23, 2010
As one of two bicycle officers serving in theUC Merced Police Department, Officer George Gongora tends to stand out. He likes it that way — it helps him do a better job serving the campus community. “On the bike, I’m accessible to everybody,” Gongora said. “We don’t have that barrier of the car or...

Record Number of Bobcats Headed to UC Merced This Fall

July 14, 2010
Campus sees 35 percent jump in Statements of Intent to Register for Fall 2010 Quick Facts 35 percent increase in Statements of Intent to Register New undergraduate student target: 1,450 Total projected fall 2010 enrollment: 3,985 UC Merced has now exceeded its enrollment target for four...

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