Health

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Cancer Patients’ Care Requires More Than Written Instructions

Professor Nancy Burke is a medical anthropologist.The depth and breadth of post-diagnosis care for cancer patients often depends on the resources available to them.

UC Merced Professor Delivers Pellissier Lecture

Professor Clarissa NobileEveryone is invited to hear UC Merced Professor Clarissa Nobile, this year’s Pellissier Distinguished Speaker, discussing biofilms.

Study: Infants Recognize Surprise in Others Before Age 2

Professor Rose ScottInfants as young as 20 months of age expect adults to display surprise when discovering a false belief, according to a new study from UC Merced Professor Rose Scott.

New UC Grant Enables Deeper, Broader Valley Fever Research

Professors Hernday, Hoyer and Nobile (from left to right) play integral roles in a new Valley fever research project.Researchers at UC Merced are playing key roles in the new UC Valley Fever Research Initiative, studying

Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food

Everyone in the campus community can get fresh produce from the farmers market truck that comes to campus each week.UC Merced is relaunching its branch of the Blum Center for Developing Economies with a focus on food sec

Biologist Earns Prestigious Guest Professorship in Germany

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

Six UC Merced Students Awarded UC Food Initiative Fellowships

As part of the University of California Global Food Initiative, 54 students — including six from UC Merced—have been awarded fellowships to fund projects that will address issues ranging from community gardens and food pantries to urban agriculture and food waste.