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Class of 2008: Paying it Forward

May 23, 2008
If you had to sum upSonia Salazar’sadvice to her fellow graduates, it would be simple: Pay it Forward. “We need to take what we’ve learned here at UC Merced and take it with us wherever we go,” she said during a recent interview. “We are UC Merced’s legacy.” Salazar, who has earned herbachelor’s...

UC Merced Selected for National Workgroup on CommunityEngaged Scholarship

May 19, 2008
The University of California, Merced, was founded with the commitment to apply its globally focused research to help meet urgent regional needs related to education, poverty, medical care shortages, population growth and air pollution. The campus’ teaching, research and public service...

Freshman May Become First UC Merced Ph.D

May 16, 2008
Ricardo Cisneros is on campus only on Thursdays this semester, for the capstone course in his Atmospheric Aerosols and Public Health fellowship awarded through UC Davis. The rest of the time, he’s focused on completing his dissertation. Cisneros is poised to become the first person to receive a...

UC Merced Alumni Group Doubling in Size After 2008 Commencement

May 16, 2008
About 100 students at the University of California, Merced, will participate in the campus’ third annualcommencement exerciseat 10 a.m. May 23. That means the number of UC Mercedalumniwill more than double after this year’s class graduates. More than half of the students participating in...

UC Merced Alumni Group Doubling in Size After 2008 Commencement

May 16, 2008
About 100 students at the University of California, Merced, will participate in the campus’ third annual commencement exercise at 10 a.m. May 23. That means the number of UC Merced alumni will more than double after this year’s class graduates. More than half of the students participating in...

Video - UC Merced Approved for Continued Med School Planning

May 16, 2008
The University of California Regents this week approved continued planningfor aUC Merced School of Medicineslated to open in 2013. The school is planned using an innovative, yet proven distributed model, leveraging existing resources and helping future doctors experience diverse, real-world...

Westly Foundation Gift Supports UC Merced Students, Alumni

May 15, 2008
Donation will help train students to be future donors MERCED - The University of California, Merced, has received a $50,000 gift from the Westly Foundation that will help increase access to a college education for financially needy students and establish a class gift-matching program. The...

UC Regents’ Committees Authorize UC Merced to Continue Planning for Medical School

May 14, 2008
MERCED, CA - The University of California Regents’ Committee on Educational Policy and Committee on Health Services today (May 14) unanimously authorized UC Merced to proceed with the next phase of planning for a School of Medicine. As a result of the regents’ endorsement, UC Merced will begin...

More than 1,000 Freshmen Choose UC Merced

May 12, 2008
Student Statements of Intent to Register for Fall 2008 Classes Increase by 46% Compared with Fall 2007 MERCED - More than 1,000 freshmen have declared their intent to register for classes at the University of California, Merced, this fall, an increase of 46 percent compared with the previous year...

Video - Stem Cell Instrumentation Foundry Grant fromCIRM

May 9, 2008
UC Merced has received $4.36 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicinefor a Stem Cell Instrumentation foundry. The facility will offer customizable lab-on-a-chip devices for stem cell researchers. It is planned to be up and running in the next two years. The primary...

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