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Study: Fishing Industry a Bigger Polluter than Previously Known

Graduate student Brandi McKuin's latest work indicates fish isn't the sustainable food source once believed.Many studies have shown that raising cattle and pigs for food is hard on the environment, and fish ha

New Study Shows Early Human Impacts on Biodiversity

Professor Marilyn Fogel works with a student in her recently opened stable isotope lab.Even without all the industrial and technological growth that has accelerated c

Undergraduate Students Excel at Research Symposium

Five UC Merced students earned recognition and gained valuable experience at a recent UC systemwide undergraduate research symposium.

Growing Research Week Offers Events and Activities for All

The annual Research Week celebration of research kicks off Monday.The annual Research Week tabling event has more than doubled in size from last year, and that’s just one of the new and growing eve

Biomedical Researcher Earns Respected Keck Award

Professor Victor MuñozProfessor 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.

Group Offers Encouragement, Support to Women in STEM

Professor Sayantani Ghosh is one of the founders of WSTEM at UC Merced.A new organization at UC Merced is working to close the gender gap by engaging, supporting and mentoring women in fields traditionally do