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Writing Program Prepares Students for More than Just Term Papers

July 25, 2006
UC Merced’s writing program has a misleading name. The program isn’t just about writing, said Director Robert Ochsner. Sure, students will learn to be better writers. They’ll learn how to properly construct essays, term papers, and exposition and argument papers. But they’ll also learn how to read...

Professor Takes Historical, Social Approach to Words and the Natural World

July 25, 2006
“I’ve always been interested in what makes people write,” explains UC Merced literature professor Jan Goggans. “What’s going on in the writers personal lives, and what are their outside influences.” Goggans classes are part literature, part history lesson - no “trying to find five metaphors in...

23 New Professors Join UC Merced for Fall Semester

July 18, 2006
MERCED, CA -The University of California, Merced, announces the addition of 23 new faculty members who began work at the newest UC campus on or before July 1, adding their expertise to the teaching and research potential at UC Merced for the 2006-07 academic year. “We have recruited exceptional...

New Professor Says Bone Marrow Stem Cells May Complement HIV/AIDS Treatments

July 17, 2006
When Marcos García-Ojeda was a post-doctoral researcher at the Pasteur Institute in France, a friend told him that UC Merced was looking for stem cell biologists. García-Ojeda’s work investigating how bone marrow stem cells become T cells and other blood cells turned out to be a perfect fit. “We...

Summer Students Build Computational Biology Skills

July 17, 2006
For seven students in a summer computational biology program at UC Merced, six short weeks spent in a summer course might lead to huge opportunities in the future. The program is structured to maximize hands-on learning, and the group even visited the National Center for Computing Applications at...

New Leaders Welcomed at UC Merced

July 14, 2006
MERCED, CA - A new academic and fiscal year means a new start among some of the top leadership positions at the University of California, Merced. “We are pleased to welcome several new faces to our administrative team for 2006-2007,” said Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey. “Together, they...

Gym Expansion Campaign Declared Huge Success

June 30, 2006
MERCED - The University of California, Merced, announces the completion of one of the largest fundraising campaigns ever undertaken in the Merced area. The campaign has now surpassed its $1.365 million goal for expanding the Joseph Edward Gallo Gymnasium in the Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation and...

UC Merced Business Center Director Helps Entrepreneurs' Dreams Come True

June 30, 2006
Chris Rosander has helped launch astronauts into space and told presidents what to do with their budget. But helping local folks realize their dreams gives him the most satisfaction. “I’ve had an exciting career,” he said. “But none of it compares to what we do here; we help people day after day...

Alumni Association Starts Strong With 100% Participation

June 30, 2006
Only one University of California campus can boast 100% participation in its alumni organization. All three of UC Merced’s first graduates have committed to participate in the UC Merced Alumni Association. They say that they are already looking forward to their five-year reunion in 2011 and other...

Video - UC Merced Aims for Medical Education Program

June 29, 2006
KFSN ABC 30 Fresno TV station interviewed Dean of Natural Sciences Maria Pallavicini and others for lead evening news story about the proposal submitted by UC Merced to the UC Office of the President to establish a medical education program leading to a School of Medicine in the San Joaquin Valley...

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