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Thousands to converge on campus for Bobcat Day and more

April 14, 2008
UC Merced students, faculty and staff are almost growling with excitement this week, as the campus community prepares for its biggest event of the year:Bobcat Day. The annual campus open house will take place Saturday, April 19, in conjunction with the third annualFairy Shrimp FestivalandThird...

Econ Major to spend Summer at Princeton

April 11, 2008
For many undergraduates, summer vacation means sleeping late, reconnecting with friends from high school and lazy afternoons by the pool. But seven weeks of statistics, economics and policy analysis? That’s what UC Merced junior Amanda Camelo has in store for herself this summer, and she couldn’t...

Boys of Spring Make a Big Hit on Campus

April 11, 2008
It’s said that in spring, a young man’s fancies turn to love. But thanks to two enterprising UC Merced juniors, the guys have something else to keep them busy this spring:Golden Bobcats baseball. With some formidable rookie talent on the 2008 roster, the Bobcats are looking to improve upon last...

Boys of Spring Make a Big Hit on Campus

April 11, 2008
It’s said that in spring, a young man’s fancies turn to love. But thanks to two enterprising UC Merced juniors, the guys have something else to keep them busy this spring: Golden Bobcats baseball. With some formidable rookie talent on the 2008 roster, the Bobcats are looking to improve upon last...

Talk With Your Hands: UC Merced Will Host Gesture Symposium

April 10, 2008
MERCED - How do we gesture, and why? What is the role of gesture in everyday communication? How did gestures evolve in human language - before speech, or after? What areas of the brain are activated with gesture? Internationally renowned experts will discuss these and related questions at the...

Bobcat Day and More on April 19

April 9, 2008
MERCED - On Saturday, April 19, the University of California, Merced, will host Bobcat Day, an annual campus open house, in conjunction with the third annual Fairy Shrimp Festival and the “Third Ever UC Merced Family Art Show.” Students, prospective students and the general public are invited to...

Partnership Allows Public to Support Students While Also Taking in a Show at Gallo Arts Center

April 9, 2008
MERCED — A partnership between the University of California, Merced, and the Gallo Center for the Arts allows members of the community to support cultural and artistic experiences for students. The university will take a chartered bus of students and community members to see performances at the new...

Junior Ensures 'Happy Tails' for Shelter Animals

April 4, 2008
Anyone who thinks all cats are aloof never met Rocko, a 3-year-old Siamese mix that UC Merced junior Javad John Fatollahi adopted as a stray. When Fatollahi would come home after class, Rocko nuzzled and purred. The cat would scamper along behind Fatollahi when he went to the mailbox, just like a ...

Searching for Apnea Answers in Elephant Seal Pups

April 4, 2008
About 18 months into herPh.D.program at UC Merced, Julie Phillips has learned one thing for sure: Elephant seals are more entertaining than the Eastern fence lizards she worked with for her master’s thesis. “They’re pretty fat, and they just lie there and look at you,” she said. “It’s almost like...

Junior Ensures 'Happy Tails' for Shelter Animals

April 4, 2008
Anyone who thinks all cats are aloof never met Rocko, a 3-year-old Siamese mix that UC Merced junior Javad John Fatollahi adopted as a stray. When Fatollahi would come home after class, Rocko nuzzled and purred. The cat would scamper along behind Fatollahi when he went to the mailbox, just like a...

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