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UC Merced Makes 'Cents' for Freshman

September 28, 2007
During Karime Blanco’s senior year, college seemed out of reach. The Berkeley native was accepted to just about every university she applied to, but found herself the victim of sticker shock. Then she received her award letter from UC Merced, and her situation brightened. “They gave me the most...

UC Merced hosts peace exhibition honoring Gandhi, King, Ikeda

September 27, 2007
MERCED - The “Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace” exhibit will be on display at the University of California, Merced, from Saturday, Sept. 29 through Saturday, Oct. 13. A public tribute ceremony will take place from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the university’s Kolligian Library...

Fall Enrollment Jumps Sharply

September 26, 2007
University Officials Cite Major Increases in Academic Offerings Facilities, Extracurricular Activities for Surge in Student Interest Highly qualified, diverse student population again a hallmark of campus MERCED, CA— As the third academic year begins at the University of California, Merced,...

UC Merced Set to Improve Valley Health and Connect LocalCommunities Through eHealth

September 26, 2007
The University of California, Merced is set to address two pressing issues that affect the overall quality of life in the San Joaquin Valley thanks to three grants totaling nearly $1 million. With the help of a $500,000 contribution from AT&T; $200,000 from the California Emerging Technology...

Student Mentor Finds There’s No Place Like Home

September 21, 2007
Claudia Zepeda is giving back to the community she grew up in the best way she knows how - mentoring students about what it takes to get accepted into college. Zepeda, a junior psychology major and the first in her family to attend college, grew up in the small town of San Joaquin in Fresno County...

Intercultural Programs Celebrate Diversity, Promote Equality

September 21, 2007
Intercultural programs are a given on any campus during Black History Month in February and Herstory Month in March, but under the direction of Jason Juarez, coordinator forintercultural programsin theOffice of Student Lifeat UC Merced, celebrating cultural diversity is just one goal. To him,...

NSF Funds High-tech Visualization and Motion Capture Equipment

September 20, 2007
MERCED - A year from now, if you’re watching a person in a motion-capture exoskeleton interacting with a giant high-resolution screen, you could be watching the special features on the latest CGI-effects action movie - or you could be watching a research demonstration in the Cognitive Sensorium...

UC Merced Celebrates Constitution Day

September 14, 2007
Each year, to celebrate that day the 55 men of the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia and signed America’s most important living document, the University of California observes Constitution Day. Sept. 17 is that anniversary, and UC Merced joins with sister campuses and...

Health Psychologist Working on Medical Education Program

September 14, 2007
The resilience and strength he saw in chronically ill children led Jan Wallander to the then-new study of health psychology. “I was touched by how such young beings could manage such difficulties so well,” he said. “Why is it that some children do it so well, while others have a really hard time...

Yosemite Research Pays Off Next Year for 8 Top Undergrads

September 10, 2007
MERCED - Undergraduate students need research opportunities, and the Sierra Nevada need researchers to explore and document their wonders and challenges. In a new program funded by the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program and sponsored in...

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