Health and Science
February 22, 2012
Professor Boaz IlanUC Merced applied math Professor Boaz Ilan is a major contributor to a national research team exploring a novel way to use fractal geometry to improve the production of electricity in solar...
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February 9, 2012
Mufadhal Al-Kuhlani, a graduate student with the Quantitative and Systems Biology group, is set to graduate this year. Mufadhal Al-Kuhlani came to UC Merced to help reduce the threat of harmful diseases through...
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February 7, 2012
Professor Ashlie MartiniProfessor Ashlie Martini was looking for the chance to make a difference when she took a post at UC Merced.
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January 30, 2012
About 180 people attended a conference at UC Merced that connected researchers with community members working to improve the lives of the San Joaquin Valley's young people.
The December conference, "Building Healthy...
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January 27, 2012
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January 24, 2012
University of California's online instruction program is a systemwide effort that aims to explore and develop the use of online education in UC's undergraduate curriculum. UC Merced is the first campus...
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January 23, 2012
UC Merced engineering Professor Ming-Hsuan Yang receives National Science Foundation's CAREER Award to improve visual tracking abilities in machines. Engineering Professor Ming-Hsuan Yang of the University of...
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January 19, 2012
A team of UC Merced professors and students discovered that changing the shape of a solar concentrator significantly increases its efficiency, bringing its use closer to reality. A team of researchers at the...
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December 16, 2011
Roger Tseng, now in his second year of the Quantitative and Systems Biology graduate program, the circadian rhythms of cyanobacteria, which are believed to be one of the Earth’s oldest organisms.Roger Tseng was an...
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December 14, 2011
From improving the performance and efficiency of solar cells to using solar technology to speed up fruit drying, a wide array of topics were covered by distinguished scientists at the UC Solar Research Symposium at UC...
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December 1, 2011
Jesus Luna, a graduate student in the Biological Engineering and Small-scale Technologies (BEST) program, initially transferred to UC Merced in 2006 and earned a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences in 2008.Growing...
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November 25, 2011
As a first-generation college student, Genna Mullins found that UC Merced offered the highest amount of financial aid packages. As UC Merced grows, more and more top students are landing on campus, evidenced by an...
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November 23, 2011
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November 21, 2011
UC Merced physics major Alessandro Castelli uses lasers to hold and stretch cells and other tiny objects.
Working alongside Professor Jay Sharping,...
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November 10, 2011
Ian Donahue, a senior materials science and engineering major, has taken advantage of UC Merced’s small classes and early research opportunities.Coming from a private high school in Sacramento, Ian Donahue knows...
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November 4, 2011
Erin, Justin and Dylan Ray are enjoying the benefits UC Merced has to offer — from smaller class sizes to research opportunities. Siblings Erin, Justin and Dylan Ray don’t agree on everything. But they do...
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November 1, 2011
At UC Merced, preparing students for success goes well beyond the classroom. The ability to conduct hands-on research is extended to students from...
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October 28, 2011
UC Merced Professor Patricia LiWang has designed an HIV inhibitor that can protect people against nearly every strain of the deadly virus. In a significant step toward reducing the threat of HIV, UC Merced Professor...
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October 6, 2011
A group of students working with Professor Benoit Dayrat learned first-hand this summer about the field research opportunities available to...
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September 29, 2011
UC Merced research team demonstrates non-tracking solar concentrator technology that uses heat from the sun to power air conditioning unit. Using solar thermal energy to power an air conditioning unit can be...
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