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Leading Voice of the Armenian Genocide to Receive Spendlove Prize

March 19, 2012
Peter Balakian, an award-winning author and a leading voice of Armenian Genocide recognition, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance. The University of California, Merced, will award the prize to Balakian during an...

Citi Gift a Boost for Parent Support

March 15, 2012
The University of California, Merced, has announced a $33,000 donation from Citi to support its Center for Educational Partnership’s Parent Empowerment Program — $10,000 will fund the continued support of high schools in Madera and $23,000 will be used to start a new program in Stanislaus County at...

Researcher Aims to Use Social Multimedia for Enhanced Mapping

March 14, 2012
Mapping what is where on the earth’s surface is currently done primarily through overhead aerial and satellite images. This is useful in many ways but is limited in terms of portraying things like land-use classifications or public sentiment about a given location or landmark. Professor Shawn...

Surgeon General's Report: Cigarette Ads Cause Youth to Start Smoking

March 8, 2012
Cigarette advertising and promotion cause youth to start smoking and facilitate progression to regular use, according a U.S. Surgeon General’s Report released today. UC Merced Professor Anna V. Song collaborated with other researchers from around the world to contribute to the fifth chapter of the...

Campus Partners in Program for Public Lands and Cultural Heritage

March 6, 2012
UC Merced is one of six universities that are part of a certificate program to develop forward-thinking leaders who will manage public lands through 21st-century challenges. The Leadership for Public Lands and Cultural Heritage Certificate comprises six graduate-level courses and is accepting...

Mayan Creation Myth the Focus of Upcoming Events

February 29, 2012
The Popol Vuh, the ancient Mayan creation myth, has permeated several classes at UC Merced this year, offering undergraduate students several ways to learn more about Mayan culture. The focus on the book will peak this week with an art show and symposium. The Popol Vuh began as an oral history for...

Impact: Ecologist Simulates Climate Change with Infrared Heaters

February 28, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06VNtISfSycClimate change is leading to higher temperatures around the world, forcing plants, trees and animals to adapt to new conditions or relocate, often to higher elevations. But the process is gradual, and the effects of climate warming can usually only be...

Graduate Student’s Research Examines Cognitive Benefits of Bilingualism

February 24, 2012
Born in Nebraska to a Persian mother and a father whose military duty took the family to Europe for much of her childhood, Kandice Soraya Grote grew up speaking English, German and Farsi. Upon returning to the United States, her parents worried she would have trouble speaking and understanding...

Professor Awarded Collaborative Grant in Solar Energy Conversion

February 22, 2012
  UC Merced applied math Professor Boaz Ilan is a major contributor to a national research team exploring a novel way to use fractal geometry to improve the production of electricity in solar panels. Ilan is working with researchers from the University of Denver, the University of Oregon and UC...

Library Digitizes Civil War Diaries from Valley Family

February 15, 2012
Diaries belonging to a Civil War soldier who witnessed the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln have been digitized and published by UC Merced’s Kolligian Library. Henry O. Nightingale was an abolitionist and Union soldier. His diary contains a firsthand account of Lincoln’s assassination at...

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