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Una Chow
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  • Class Gifts: The Old and the New (Features)

    The Class of 2012 has raised approximately $13,000. This sum includes approximately $8,000 raised by the class and a matching gift of $5,000 from the Westly Foundation.

    After completing a survey with options for a Class Gift, the majority of students from the Class of 2012 selected to have their class gift be to fix the WiFi.

    By: Una Chow
  • UC Merced Feels the Sequester (News)

    The sequestration cut, which took effect on March 1, includes a cancelled $85 billion in automatic spending. Its purpose is to help ease the U.S. out of its at least $16 trillion debt. The cuts are expected to unfold over the next seven months.

    By: Una Chow
  • New Grant to Allow Access to Nanotech/Biology Hub (Campus)

    A new collaboration allowing UC Merced to join a national nanotechnology-biology hub is made thanks to a five-year grant. This new collaboration will provide new opportunities and resources for students and faculty at UC Merced. Additionally, it also demonstrates UCM’s growing prestige across the US.

    By: Una Chow
  • Mining's Harm to Ecosystem Detailed in Honored Paper (News)

    Professor Elliott Campbell’s co-authored paper about the effects of mountaintop mining on global warming was selected by Environmental Research Letters (ERL) as one of the best papers of 2012.

    By: Una Chow
  • Jellyfish: The New Light Device (News)

    UC Merced Professor Roland Winston is leadingthe way to a new era for optical systems with his new light device invention, nicknamed the “Jellyfish.”

    By: Una Chow
  • Rising Research Expenses Reflect Campus Accomplishments (News)

    As an infant research institution, UC Merced is paving the way for a better understanding of the world. As the hallmark and one of the missions of UCM, research has played a major role in the school’s development. 

    By: Una Chow
  • Lakireddy Family Continues Support for UCM (Community)

    Although businesses have been closing down in Merced, opportunities for students, such as the Dr. and Mrs. Vikram Lakireddy Innovation and Design Clinic (IDC), are still here to stay. The purpose of the clinic is to give UC Merced undergraduates the chance to come up with innovative solutions to real problems faced by local businesses. Local cardiologist, Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, hasdonated $150,000 to the Dr. and Mrs. Vikram Lakireddy IDC Endowment Fund. 

    By: Una Chow
  • $1.4 Million Grant to Given to Support Biodiversity Research (Campus)

    A team comprised of researchers from the University of California, Merced has received a 1.37 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support biodiversity research. The team’s mission is to analyze environmental changes in marine lakes in Palau and determine how such changes will affect the lakes’ ecosystems. 

    By: Una Chow
  • UC Regents Sue Facebook, Wal-Mart, and Disney (Community)

    Lawsuits are being filed against Facebook Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and Walt Disney Co for alleged copyright infringement.

    By: Una Chow
  • Driverless Vehicles in California? (Community)

    A futuristic world with hands free automobiles isn’t as farfetched as you might think.  California is currently in the process of approving Senate Bill 1298, which if passed, would “require the Department of Motor Vehicles and California Highway Patrol to set safety and performance standards for self-driving vehicles” and allow autonomous cars to be tested on public roads.

    By: Una Chow