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Hewlett Foundation Lends Support for Mission to Strengthen Transfer Connection

February 6, 2006
MERCED, CA— For Fall 2005, UC Merced had set the goal of enrolling 300 transfer students. The official third-week census, however, revealed the campus had fallen short of that objective with just 132 transfer students registered for the opening semester. While disappointing, this statistic is not...

A Free, Fast Way to Help You Stay in College Applying for Financial Aid

February 1, 2006
Financing a college education is one of the most difficult challenges for students. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships helps students and parents navigate the financial aid process in order to receive the highest award available to them. In order to qualify for aid for next school year,...

Michelle Chouinard Investigates Early Learning Through Adult-Child Communications

February 1, 2006
Children ask a lot of questions. In fact, according to Professor Michelle Chouinard’s previous graduate research, children ask an average of three questions every two minutes. Now, as a first-time professor at UC Merced, her focus is to find out what role children’s questions play in their...

Why I'd Still Choose UC Merced

January 26, 2006
Several students on campus were asked: Why should next year’s class choose UC Merced? There are so many opportunities and new activities to be a part of at UC Merced. You also get a lot of one-on-one attention from the professors, T.A’s and tutors. There is not another UC where you will find a...

Why I'd Still Choose UC Merced

January 26, 2006
Several students on campus were asked: Why should next year´s class choose UC Merced? “There are so many opportunities and new activities to be a part of at UC Merced. You also get a lot of one-on-one attention from the professors, T.A´s and tutors. There is not another UC where you will find...

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...

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