Skip to content

News

Professor Creates Machine Learning Algorithms to Address Diverse Problems

February 19, 2008
EngineeringprofessorMiguel Carreira-Perpiñánconcedes his work is a little tricky to explain to someone who isn’t all about mathematics and computers. He works to build models that can automatically extract useful information from extremely complex data. “Machine learning is at the intersection...

Intern Fair Helps Students Find Work

February 19, 2008
UC Merced’s annual internship fair was a hit last week - both with students and with prospective employers. Kelly Patterson, assistant director ofcareer services, said that about 250 students registered for the fair, giving them access to internships offered by almost 40 companies. Among the...

UC Alumna Creates Endowment To Benefit UC Merced Students

February 14, 2008
$100,000 gift will expand student scholarships MERCED, CA— As a UC alumna and former Los Banos High School teacher, Beverlee Sieghold Antoine knows the importance of a quality education first-hand. Antoine has chosen to leave a legacy at the University of California, Merced with a donation of $...

Family Comes First for Grad Student

February 12, 2008
Whenengineeringgraduatestudent Chris Butler isn’t wrestling with his studies or his duties as a research assistant at UC Merced, he is often wrestling – quite literally – with his two young sons, Jacob, 4, and Jackson, 2. “They are true boys, who love to wrestle and play all day and night,” said...

Tasty Treats Part of Dining Expansion

February 12, 2008
Whether your are looking to have a hearty meal and relax at the end of a long day or just need to grab a quick cup of coffee before the day even begins, UC Merced’s dining center has just the recipe and atmosphere to satisfy. And now it has just a little bit more. “We are offering more services,...

Physicist Garners Prestigious CAREER Award for Work on Chaos and Fractals

February 12, 2008
MERCED, CA— Mention chaos and fractals, and most people think of colorful fractal art calendars or James Gleick’s 1988 bestselling book, “Chaos.” The scientific questions touched on by these cultural phenomena are far from exhausted, and one professor at the University of California, Merced, has...

Tasty Treats Part of Dining Expansion

February 12, 2008
Whether your are looking to have a hearty meal and relax at the end of a long day or just need to grab a quick cup of coffee before the day even begins, UC Merced’s dining center has just the recipe and atmosphere to satisfy. And now it has just a little bit more. We are offering more services,...

Teach-in Educates Campus, Community on Climate Change

February 5, 2008
Students, faculty, staff and the local community gathered in UC Merced’s Bobcat Lair onJan. 31to learn from each other about just about every aspect of global climate change - from sea ice to protest songs. Eleven professors, includingChancellor Steve Kang,Dean Jeff Wrightof theSchool of...

Development Officer 'Comes Home' to UC Merced

February 5, 2008
When she was a young girl, development officer Terisa Rose remembers her great grandfather, a visionary, talking about a new UC campus in the Central Valley. When UC Merced became a reality, Rose knew she was destined to be a part of it. Raised in Dos Palos, Rose has lived in the San...

Teach-in Educates Campus, Community on Climate Change

February 5, 2008
Students, faculty, staff and the local community gathered in UC Merced’s Bobcat Lair on Jan. 31 to learn from each other about just about every aspect of global climate change – from sea ice to protest songs. Eleven professors, including Chancellor Steve Kang, Dean Jeff Wright of the School of...

Pages