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Professor Seeks to Understand Chemical Reactions

September 16, 2011
Professor Jason Hein was lured to UC Merced because of the opportunity to pursue his research, even if it crosses into other branches of chemistry, physics, biology and engineering. “Being a jack of all trades is quite an asset at a new campus,” Hein said. “It’s an advantage, not a disadvantage.”...

UC Investigates Long-Term Funding Strategies

September 16, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents, in a far-ranging discussion about how to best create the long-term financial stability that the university needs to preserve quality, agreed to explore a variety of options for raising new revenue and elevating public awareness about...

UC Merced’s Economic Contribution to Valley Nears $650 Million

September 14, 2011
The University of California, Merced, has contributed approximately $650 million to the San Joaquin Valley economy since the campus began initial operations in July 2000, the university reported today. Statewide, the value of UC Merced’s cumulative economic contribution has amounted to $1.225...

Campus Gears Up to Host First Varsity Sporting Events

September 13, 2011
  The University of California, Merced, will celebrate the first varsity sporting events on campus next week, with the women’s volleyball team playing its home opener on Sept. 22 and an Athletics Kickoff Tailgate event prior to their game on Sept. 24. The Golden Bobcats are in their first season of...

Students Spend Summer Researching Alongside Professors

September 9, 2011
As a child, Sarah Sanders was fascinated by how some of her bilingual classmates needed to translate conversations for their parents. Called language brokering, the practice often resulted in her classmates being pulled into an adult world at an early age. After enrolling at UC Merced and being...

Reflections from Chancellor Leland on Sept. 11

September 9, 2011
Dear Campus Community Members, As the 10th anniversary of the September 11 tragedy approaches, I hope you will join me in taking time to reflect on both the lives lost on that fateful day and where we stand as a global community a decade later. In a university setting where the free exchange of...

Yale's World-Renowned Singing Group to Perform on Campus

September 8, 2011
The Whiffenpoofs, Yale University’s world-famous a cappella singing group, will make history when it performs this fall at the University of California, Merced. It will be the group’s first visit to the San Joaquin Valley, and their first performance at any UC campus. “This is an exciting event for...

UCSF, UC Merced to Study Effectiveness of Anti-Tobacco Programs

September 7, 2011
Researchers with the University of California, San Francisco, and UC Merced will examine the effectiveness of state and local antismoking programs across the United States in an effort to make sure health authorities are able to use their increasingly limited resources to support and defend the...

Impact: Engineers Building Sustainable Solutions

September 6, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thl53DGexFk UC Merced graduate student Brandi McKuin recently returned from a trip to India, where she spent time studying the energy needs of rural villages that have been told by their government that they’ll never get electricity. Her work was part of a larger...

Student Bridges Generation Gap, Finds Acceptance and Fulfillment

September 2, 2011
David Brantley isn’t a typical UC Merced student. He’s older by a few decades. He’s already built a career as a professional photographer. And he’s the patriarch of three generations of Brantleys on campus. Brantley’s son, also named David, is a fellow UC Merced student. And his 3-month-old...

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