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Merced County's Special Olympians Get Boost from UC Merced Staffer

January 4, 2005
Growing up in nearby Gustine, UC Merced payroll assistant Carla Krogh had friends with a disabled son. Professionals assisting him felt it would help his coordination if he could experience the repeated right-left motion of crawling, a developmental stage he had missed. Taking turns with other...

Dedication Leads to Running Success for Science Professor

December 15, 2004
In 1991, Professor Anne Myers Kelley qualified for the Olympic trials in the marathon, the high point of her running career. But by the time of the trials, Kelley was injured. I had the dubious distinction of being the first to drop out of the Trials marathon, she remembers. But it was worth it for...

High School Student Helps UC Merced Professor Investigate Hippo "Sweat"

December 15, 2004
Creative research is like assembling a complex puzzle, according to Christopher Viney, a professor in UC Merced's School of Engineering. Multiple pieces must be brought into place: ideas, people, equipment and funding. Unlike many other researchers, though, Viney draws personnel from local high...

Current Issue of Nature Features Microbial Diversity Study by Professor Jessica Lee Green

December 8, 2004
MERCED — The latest issue of Nature magazine features an article by Jessica Lee Green, a new professor in the School of Natural Sciences at UC Merced. Not only did the magazine publish Green's work, her paper was chosen as a featured item in the publication's press release highlighting the contents...

Chancellor Tomlinson-Keasey and Campus Featured on UCTV

December 6, 2004
The current edition of “State of Minds,” the award-winning UCTV magazine program, features offers a sneak preview of the UC Merced campus and an interview with Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey. Click hereto view the program.

Working for the Magic: Lessons from the Theater

December 6, 2004
On closing night, the cast of Crimes of the Heart watched in dismay as black clouds thickened and raindrops soaked their stage, an outdoor patio behind Merced's Mansion House restaurant. Cancellation seemed like a frustrating ending to intense rehearsals and a successful run too frustrating to...

UC Merced Biologist Seeks Answers About Miscarriage and Infection

December 1, 2004
MERCED — As many as one-third of all human pregnancies are said to end in miscarriage, and it's possible that 50 percent of those miscarriages occur because of inflammation due to infection. David Ojcius, a professor in the School of Natural Sciences at UC Merced, is planning a project to study the...

Fresno Exhibit Puts Spotlight on Costume Designs of Professor Dunya Ramcova

December 1, 2004
FRESNO, CA — “Uncommon Threads,” the final Community Art Reach exhibit of 2004, is opening this Thursday, Dec. 2, with a special reception at the UC Merced Center in Fresno. Scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., the event is free and open to the public. The exhibit will feature the costume designs of...

UC Merced on KQED Radio's The California Report

November 29, 2004
To listen to the segment about UC Merced, scroll down to the story, which aired on Monday, November 29, 2004.  www.californiareport.org/domains/californiareport/

Center to Enable Research, Training Opportunities in Computational Biology

November 23, 2004
Most people picture a biologist cataloging wildlife or observing cells under a microscope. They might not imagine someone analyzing a computerized model of how an aspect of life works. Mike Colvin at UC Merced says that's all about to change. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Advanced...

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