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NSF Grant Funds Human Gesturing Research at UC Merced

October 8, 2009
MERCED - Human beings are complex creatures. That simple fact makes recreating human voice and action difficult in the virtual world. As realistic as computer graphics and animation can be, there is always an unnatural nuance or two that prevent viewers or users from fully believing in what they ...

UC Merced Earns “B+” on 2010 College Sustainability Report Card

October 8, 2009
MERCED, CA — October 8, 2009 — The University of California, Merced, is making the grade when it comes to campus-wide sustainability efforts. The Sustainable Endowments Institute announced this week results of its annual College Sustainability Report Card and UC Merced earned a “B+.” “The College...

UC Merced Professor Receives $1.3 Million National Science Foundation Grant

October 6, 2009
MERCED, Calif. — For years, University of California, Merced, professor David Kelley’s research has focused on finding a less expensive method to harness and use solar energy. While the sun has been used to power small devices such as calculators or landscape lighting, using solar energy on a large...

UC Merced Enters 5th Academic Year with 26% Growth in Students Over Last Year

October 5, 2009

Regents Scholars Make the Grade at UC Merced

October 5, 2009
When UC Merced began classes in August, more than 1,000 new students entered campus. Each student has a story to tell; each is unique in his or her own way. But this year, there are 15 students who stand out from the rest. Those students are the recipients of UC Merced’s Regents Scholarships, the...

Regents Scholars Make the Grade at UC Merced

October 5, 2009
When UC Merced began classes in August, more than 1,000 new students entered campus. Each student has a story to tell; each is unique in his or her own way. But this year, there are 15 students who stand out from the rest. Those students are the recipients of UC Merced’s Regents Scholarships, the...

UC Merced Receives State's Top Environmental Leadership Award

October 1, 2009
MERCED, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that the University of California, Merced, has won California’s highest and most prestigious environmental honor — the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA). UC Merced was one of 15 recipients honored at a reception...

UC Merced Receives $1.3M Award to Create Center for the Study of Health Disparities

September 28, 2009
The University of California, Merced has secured funding to create a center that would research health disparities in ethnic underserved populations and train students interested in health-related careers, officials announced today, Sept. 28. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has...

Walkout by Faculty, Unions and Others Slated for Thursday

September 23, 2009
MERCED, CA — September 23, 2009 —Some members of the University of California faculty have called for a systemwide walkout by UC instructors on Thursday, Sept. 24, to protest the budget cuts, layoffs, furloughs and increased fees that have been implemented in response to the state’s dramatic cuts...

UC Merced to Observe Stem Cell Awareness Day on Wednesday, Sept. 23

September 23, 2009
MERCED, CA — The University of California, Merced, will join the rest of the world in observing Stem Cell Awareness Day on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Research institutions, patient groups and educators from across the globe have planned activities to mark the day. The goal of Stem Cell Awareness Day is...

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