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Bobcats Beat Simpson to Improve to 2-0 in Cal Pac Play

October 9, 2021

Three-Headed Attack Powers UC Merced to 4-1 Victory Over Simpson

October 8, 2021

2021 State of the University Address Highlights UC Merced’s Accomplishments

October 8, 2021
Delivering his first in-person State of the University campus address, Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz outlined the progress UC Merced has achieved across many fields and laid out initial plans for investing a historic $20 million gift to the university. “The state of UC Merced is indeed...

Scientists Assemble a Biological Clock in a Test Tube to Study How It Works

October 7, 2021
Daily cycles in virtually every aspect of our physiology are driven by biological clocks (also called circadian clocks) in our cells. The cyclical interactions of clock proteins keep the biological rhythms of life in tune with the daily cycle of night and day, and this happens not only in humans...

UC Merced Leads Innovative Effort to Secure Water for Agriculture and Ecosystems

October 6, 2021
UC Merced’s largest research grant in its 16-year history aims to improve agricultural and environmental water resilience. The new $10 million collaborative focuses on water banking, trading and improvements in data-driven management practices to arrive at a climate-resilient future in water-...

Brain Study 'Turns Off the Brake' to Understand How Sympathy Can Be Increased

October 5, 2021
A new study by faculty members and students in UC Merced's Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences takes a closer look at the sympathy people have for one another. The researchers who conducted the transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) study found that "turning...

Bobcats Handle Westcliff University in Four Sets

October 4, 2021

Women's Volleyball Unable to Top Saint Katherine

October 4, 2021

Campus Talent Search Program Funded for the Next Five Years

October 4, 2021
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded UC Merced’s Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP) five grants totaling more than $6.9 million for its Talent Search program. The program aims to increase the number of youths from disadvantaged backgrounds to continue their post-secondary...

Biosafety Officer Helps Steer UC Merced Through Pandemic

October 4, 2021
Aparupa Sengupta, Ph.D., was talking to her staff when her phone rang. It was the police chief. Could she join him today for a working lunch? On that warm, cloudless February day in 2020, the thunder of a growing health crisis was ominous but distant. Two days later, a man in Seattle would be...

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