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Three UC Merced researchers are connecting eye-tracking hardware with a robotic exoskeletal arm to fur

In just its 12th academic year, the University of California, Merced, has been named one of the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

The news magazine’s 2017 Best Colleges rankings, released today, rate UC Merced No. 78 among public schools and No. 152 overall in the “National Universities” category, which evaluates major institutions with national reach, advanced degree programs and deep commitments to research.

UC Merced Professor Gerardo Diaz is developing solar-powered water heating technology that c

A team of UC Merced engineering students — plus one from a nearby state university

Ke-Myrion Anderson had never set foot on college campus before he spent a week at UC Merced in July.

When UC San Francisco Professor Elizabeth Dzeng

Faculty members from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Mechanical Engineering

Professor Jessica Blois is the newest recipient of the International Biogeography Society’s MacArthur & Wilson Award recognizing early career work and contributions to biogeography.

Blois, a paleoecologist with the School of Natural Sciences, is the only recipient of this year’s award, which the International Biogeography Society (IBS) gives biennially to faculty members who have completed their Ph.D.s within the past 12 years.

One of the most stunning sights in Yosemite National Park has nothing to do with granite. It’s the night sky, Milky Way and all.

But light pollution within the park can diminish that experience for visitors as well as change the circadian rhythms of flora and fauna.

Undergraduate humanities students at the University of California, Merced, will gain valuable research opportunities and support