Biological Sciences

Last fall, the

Erik Olstad started down the path to becoming a veterinarian by accident.

Professor Michael Beman, with the School of Natural Sciences, became the 13th faculty member to win a Nat

If you want to understand how plant populations will respond as the climate changes, just examine the plants in different locations.

Professor Carolin Frank’s research into the nitrogen-fixing properties of bacteria inside the needles of some high-elevation pine trees is the topic of a new paper in the journal New Phytologist.

Professor Victor Muñoz’s novel approach to advancing biomedical research has earned him the campus’s first prestigious Keck Award, including $1 million over the next five years.

Biodiversity Professor Michael Dawson has been named UC Merced’s inaugural Faculty Climate Action Champion by the UC Office of the President (UCOP).

Computational biologist David Ardell has been awarded the 2016 Julius Kuehn Professorship by the academic senate of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany.

A team of scientists led by UC Merced Professor Aaron D.