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Grad Student Assesses Study Behaviors

September 11, 2009
After a full day of classes, a UC Merced freshman heads back to his room and settles in to begin studying for midterms. He contemplates which textbook he should pick up first. Once he selects the first subject, he gets to work. After reading two chapters, he wonders whether he has studied that...

UC Merced Library Celebrates Central Valley Culture

September 8, 2009
Series of art and literature exhibits highlight region’s rich heritage MERCED – TheUC Merced LibraryandSchool of Social Sciences, Humanities and Artsare “Celebrating the Central Valley” with a series of must-see special events designed to shine a spotlight on the Valley’s unique cultural ...

Library Launches iPod Touch Tours

August 28, 2009
For many students, searching for a call number and finding a book in the stacks at the UC Merced Library can seem like a daunting task. Librarians at UC Merced understand the importance of connecting with students early in their freshman year to make them aware of resources and services available...

Library Launches iPod Touch Tours

August 28, 2009
For many students, searching for a call number and finding a book in the stacks at theUC Merced Librarycan seem like a daunting task. Librarians at UC Merced understand the importance of connecting with students early in their freshman year to make them aware of resources and services available....

'Einstein for Beginners' Leads Physics Student to a Path That 'Matters'

August 28, 2009
Luis Martinez’s path to college wasn’t a straight line. In fact, higher education wasn’t originally a part of his post-high school plans. “I didn’t think about going to college,” he said. “I didn’t even think that I could.” Fast forward to 2009. This semester, Martinez started his second year as...

UC Merced Begins Milestone Year

August 24, 2009
Merced, Calif. — It’s a busy day for the University of California, Merced. Classes for fall 2009 officially begin tomorrow (Aug. 25). Officials expect about 3,200 students to be on campus this year, up 15 percent from last year. The growing population proves that even in difficult economic times,...

Research Experience Helps UC Merced Alums Land NIH Jobs

August 21, 2009
Well before they graduated last spring with bachelor’s degrees from UC Merced, Haruka Swendsen and Matthew Kellom had a career plan. The two knew they would apply tograduateschool. But first, they wanted gain more research experience. Both worked successfully with UC Merced professors in their...

Campus Abuzz with Activity as Students Move In

August 21, 2009
The UC Merced campus is a thriving college community this weekend. About 1,200 students will move in to their campus homes for the academic year. Friday was the university’s official move-in day, but students will be filing in throughout the weekend. According to Leslie Santos, director...

Campus Abuzz with Activity as Students Move In

August 21, 2009
The UC Merced campus is a thriving college community this weekend. About 1,200 students will move in to their campus homes for the academic year. Friday was the university’s official move-in day, but students will be filing in throughout the weekend. According to Leslie Santos, director of housing...

Grad Student Mixes Disciplines to Understand Proteins

August 14, 2009
Joshua Phillips considers himself acomputer scientist, but he’s quickly becoming an expert inmolecular dynamics. With any luck, hiscomputationaltechniques combined with a little intuition will lead to a better understanding of “intrinsically disordered” proteins - proteins that function without...

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