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Researcher Studies Impact of Colleges on Communities

January 30, 2009
Attracted by the unique opportunity to witness the emergence of a new university in the Central Valley, Joel Beutel came to UC Merced to work on his Ph.D. and continue hisresearchinto the historical relationships between colleges and local communities, and to indulge his strong interest in...

Research Takes UC Merced Team to Antarctica

January 30, 2009
UC Merced’sWolfgang Roggehas been to the bottom of the Earth and back in the name of science. Rogge, an associate professor in theSchool of Engineeringand air pollution specialist, recently returned from Antarctica where he and UC Merceddoctoralstudent Sylvain Masclin spent more than two months....

UC Merced Students Light the Way with Senior Challenge Idea

January 23, 2009
When UC Merced students Heather Poiry and Anne Mahacek heard that campus administrators were looking for students to submit proposals for a Senior Challenge project, the duo stepped up to the plate to pitch a bright idea. Poiry and Mahacek, both mechanical engineering majors and seniors, proposed...

Student Applications Remain Steady for Fall 2009

January 23, 2009
MERCED, CA— The University of California, Merced said today (Jan. 23) applications from first-time students to the newest UC campus once again surpassed the 10,000 mark in fall 2009, despite the state’s deepening economic difficulties and the UC system’s recent decision to enroll 2,300 fewer...

UC Merced Students Light the Way with Senior Challenge Idea

January 23, 2009
When UC Merced students Heather Poiry and Anne Mahacek heard that campus administrators were looking for students to submit proposals for a Senior Challenge project, the duo stepped up to the plate to pitch a bright idea. Poiry and Mahacek, bothmechanical engineeringmajors andseniors, proposed to...

UC Proposal Calls for Providing Minimum Gift Aid for Lower-Income Students

January 22, 2009
To make the University of California’s financial aid programs more transparent for families and encourage more low-income students to apply, President Mark G. Yudof will bring to the next meeting of the Board of Regents a proposal that establishes a minimum level of gift assistance for financially...

Education, Entertainment on Tap for Spring

January 16, 2009
Spring has already sprung at UC Merced. The semester begins Jan. 20, and already, campus is abuzz with a bustling schedule. Lecture Series Brings Great Thinkers to Campus The Mind, Technology and Society Lecture Series has announced its spring schedule. Made possible by a generous gift from the...

Education, Entertainment on Tap for Spring

January 16, 2009
Spring has already sprung at UC Merced. The semester begins Jan. 20, and already, campus is abuzz with a bustling schedule. Lecture Series Brings Great Thinkers to CampusThe Mind, Technology and Society Lecture Series has announced its spring schedule. Made possible by a generous gift from the...

UC Professor Sweats the Small Stuff Studying Microbes

January 12, 2009
Carolin Frankrecalled one of her earliest exposures to the world of science. She was about 10 years old and lived in a rural area of Sweden. While she enjoyed reading comics and Pippi Longstocking books, there were other topics she found just as interesting, namely genetics and DNA. “My dad is a...

ASUCM President Proud to be a Bobcat

January 9, 2009
UC MercedseniorYaasha Sabbadidn’t plan to come to UC Merced, but thebiological sciencesmajor has made his mark since he first walked on campus as a freshman in 2005. When I first visited UC Merced, I had already committed to attending San Francisco State and had put down a deposit on an apartment...

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