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Soil Scientist's Work Keeps Her Grounded

July 31, 2009
WhenAsmeret Asefaw Berhestarted college, her initial goal was to become a medical doctor. But over time, she diverted her attention toresearch, focusing on the applied aspects of natural science. She left medicine behind and chose another career that is a bit more “grounded.” She is a soil ...

Internship Program Combines Service and Learning

July 31, 2009
Students in UC Merced’s Yosemite Leadership Program (YLP) are experiencing a summer internship like no other. They’ve led national park visitors on tours of giant sequoia trees, gone on search and rescue missions to assist distressed hikers and helped manage invasive weeds that pose a threat to...

UC Merced/UC Berkeley Extension announce fall 2009 courses in Fresno

July 30, 2009
FRESNO, CA - UC Merced and UC Berkeley Extension today (July 30) announced the fall 2009 schedule of classes to be offered in Fresno. Fall offerings at UC Merced’s Fresno Center will include professional courses, such as drug treatment counseling for women, psychology of weight reduction, career...

UC Merced Extends Spring Deadline to Meet Student Demand

July 27, 2009
Applications for Spring 2010 Admissions Due August 17 MERCED - The University of California, Merced, announced today (July 27) that it has pushed back the undergraduate deadline to apply for Spring 2010 to Aug. 17 in order to meet continuing demand. The extension will give prospective students...

Research Funds Help Scientists, Students and Society

July 24, 2009
UC Merced has a lot to crow about this summer. Despite the shaky state of the economy, the UC system’s newest campus received its highest amount of research funding – $22.8 million – during fiscal year 2008-09. Research funding is usually a mix of grants and gifts from federal, state and private...

Research Funds Help Scientists, Students and Society

July 24, 2009
UC Merced has a lot to crow about this summer. Despite the shaky state of the economy, the UC system’s newest campusreceived its highest amount of research funding– $22.8 million - during fiscal year 2008-09. Researchfunding is usually a mix of grants and gifts from federal, state and private...

Alumnus Opens Local Tutoring Center

July 24, 2009
Uday Bali has been among the campus’ biggest fans since transferring here as an undergraduate in 2005 when the university opened. He’s served asstudent body president, graduated in 2008 with highest honors and a bachelor’s degree inenvironmental engineering, and has returned here forgraduate...

UC Merced Research Awards Top $22M

July 22, 2009
MERCED – The University of California, Merced, continued its progression as the newest American research university of the 21st century as school officials announced that the campus received $22.8 million in grants and awards this past fiscal year, the highest amount since the university opened. A...

UC Researchers Awarded $2.3M to Study Vocabulary Assessment Tool

July 21, 2009
MERCED — Teaching language is a tough job, but proving student comprehension is even tougher. A team of researchers from University of California campuses in Merced and Santa Cruz hope to change that when it comes to vocabulary. They believe they have created a new approach to assessing vocabulary...

UC Regents Approve Fiscal Plan, Furloughs

July 16, 2009
The University of California Board of Regents today (July 16) endorsed a plan proposed by UC President Mark G. Yudof to enact systemwide furloughs as one of a set of actions to offset an anticipated $813 million reduction in support from the state general fund. The board approved the plan with a...

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