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What Do Professors Do in the Summer?

June 22, 2007
If the phrase professors in summer makes you think of bearded scholars getting sunburned as they venture out of dank libraries for the first time in months, it’s time to revise your view. Professors at UC Merced work as hard in the summer as during the academic year - but they’re definitely not...

Transfer Student Shows her Lifelong Love for Learning

June 22, 2007
Helen Dahman is taking the summer off classes. Although, if it were up to her, the grandmother of two would live on campus year-round - including holidays. Dahman, 66, is one of the many UC Mercedtransferstudents studying World Cultures and History. She’s proving that it’s never too late to finish...

UC Merced Library Debuts Virtual Showcase for Japanese Art

June 22, 2007
A unique collaboration between the University of California, Merced Library and The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture gives the entire world access to more than a millennium of Japanese art via the Internet. On Friday, June 22, the UC Merced Library will unveil the online collection,...

What Do Professors Do in the Summer? First in a two-part series

June 22, 2007
If the phrase “professors in summer” makes you think of bearded scholars getting sunburned as they venture out of dank libraries for the first time in months, it’s time to revise your view. Professors at UC Merced work as hard in the summer as during the academic year – but they’re definitely not...

UC-wide Committee Awards Grants to Two UC Merced Stem Cell Projects

June 19, 2007
MERCED - University of California, Merced faculty members in the School of Natural Sciences have won two important grants from the UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee for the 2007-08 fiscal year. Dean Maria Pallavicini and her team will receive $40,000 to study how stem cells in the breast...

Grad Division Growing by Leaps and Bounds

June 15, 2007
From new students and programs to a new office location and staff member, the UC Merced Graduate Division is continuing to expand and enhance its offerings. Graduate students are a tremendous benefit to our campus, said Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Callale Cierra. They bring...

Bioengineering Professor Moving Fast, Accomplishing Plenty

June 15, 2007
It takes a fast mover to accomplish everything Michelle Khine gets done in a day, and you’ll hear it in the pace of her speech when you talk with her. Like many faculty members at UC Merced, she’s serving on review panels and committees, teaching courses and training and mentoring students who...

Grad Division Growing by Leaps and Bounds

June 15, 2007
From new students and programs to a new office location and staff member, the UC Merced Graduate Division is continuing to expand and enhance its offerings. “Graduate students are a tremendous benefit to our campus,” said Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Callale Cierra. “They...

Preliminary Numbers Point to Increase in UC Merced Enrollment for Fall 2007

June 12, 2007
MERCED — Student demand for admission to the University of California’s newest campus in Merced has risen dramatically compared with 2006, UC Merced officials said today. Based on preliminary data gathered May 31 and released by the UC system, UC Merced has received 836 Statements of Intent to...

Student Clubs Keep Busy With Summer Fun, Volunteer Work

June 8, 2007
The academic year may be well over, but there’s plenty going on at UC Merced, especially with student clubs and organizations. Many of these groups have exciting activities planned for the summer of 2007. Several groups are participating in orientation sessions throughout the summer to help...

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