Soil Solutions

UC Merced Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe is looking at how fire and erosion affect the soil ecosystem’s ability to store carbon dioxide and keep it from going into the atmosphere.

Simulating Climate Change

The timing of when snow in the Sierra Nevada melts has serious implications for managing the state's water supply.

Repairing Hearts

Professor Kara McCloskey and her students are using stem cells to engineer cardiovascular tissues that could someday be used to repair damaged blood vessels or heart tissue.

Understanding Children

Infants show a sharp increase in understanding and using language shortly after they begin walking, according to research by Professor Eric A. Walle.

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Merced Sun-Star
April 17, 2014
When we talk about race disparities and injustice, incarceration is big issue.
Tanya Golash-Boza, Professor
Symposium on Incarceration Held at UC Merced
Merced Sun-Star
March 31, 2014
In pediatric palliative care, we deal with children who have conditions like cancer and other end-of-life conditions. That’s why I became interested in Valley fever, because of its similarities to chronic diseases.
Erin Gaab, Postdoctoral Researcher
UC Merced researchers to study kids, Valley fever

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President Napolitano Delves into UC Merced-Yosemite Partnership
July 28, 2014
Chancellor Dorothy Leland and UC President Janet Napolitano spent time in Yosemite last week with students.A two-day visit to Yosemite gave University of California President Janet Napolitano an up-close look at UC...
Provost, Professor Appointed to President’s Environmental Council
July 21, 2014
UC Merced Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Tom Peterson and founding faculty member Professor Roger Bales have been named members of UC President Janet Napolitano’s new Global Climate Leadership Council. The...
FAA Approves Data Drone Research at UC Merced
July 14, 2014
 
Professor Discovers Key Elements for Biofilm Spreading
July 7, 2014
Professor Clarissa J. Nobile pinpointed four core proteins — all members of a histone deacetylase complex — that control how the biofilm forms, and learned what happens when they’re changed. A biology professor at the...
Facilities Management Seeks Campus’s Help in Attaining Sustainable Certifications
June 30, 2014
UC Merced is one of the greenest campuses in the nation, with 100 percent of its new construction having earned LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Those certifications have been earned on the...
Campus Purchasing Land in Downtown Merced for 2020 Project
June 30, 2014
UC Merced is the highest bidder for a piece of publicly auctioned land across from the Merced Civic Center. UC Merced is the top bidder for a piece of publicly auctioned land in downtown Merced that will likely serve...
Big-Data Project Nets Professor a Big Award
June 23, 2014
Professor Florin Rusu’s passion for analyzing voluminous amounts of data has won him a prestigious early-career award from the federal Department of Energy, making him the fifth of the nine eligible faculty members in...
Book Explores Tea Party's Rise, Dynamics
June 16, 2014
There’s a tendency for researchers to only study leftist movements, but a new book co-edited by UC Merced sociology Professor Nella Van Dyke analyzes the Tea Party movement.
UC Cooperative Extension Positions to Connect Research, Community
June 11, 2014
Two UC Cooperative Extension specialists are being deployed to UC Merced to take advantage of its location at the center of California agriculture and build on ongoing research into agriculturally significant matters...
Southern California Edison Earns Engineering Vanguard Award
June 9, 2014
Southern California Edison has been selected as this year’s recipient of the UC Merced School of Engineering Vanguard Margin of Excellence Award. “Southern California Energy’s partnership with UC Merced has created...
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