Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of UC Merced Magazine.
Before it infects humans who breathe it in, the fungus that causes valley fever changes shapes in the environment. Once infected, some people fight it off while others die.
Using solar thermal energy to power an air conditioning unit can be difficult and expensive. But a team of researchers at the University of California, Merced, have added a game-changing advance to the process that could make it much simpler, less costly and more effective.
Plant photosynthesis was stable for hundreds of years before the industrial revolution, but grew rapidly in the 20th century,
At just 12 years old, the graduate programs at the University of California, Merced, are already among the best in the nation, according to the U.S.
Kestrels are a fixture among the birds on the