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Ancient Biological Clockwork Revealed Using ‘Secret Sauce’

Professor Andy LiWang shows his 3-D-printed model of the proteins that drive cyanobacterial circadian clocks.In finding a way to see assemblies of the proteins that direct cyanobacterial circadian rhythms, or biological clocks,

New Initiative Advances Agriculture Technology Education

Professor SunAs agriculture and food production achieve greater high-tech heights and resources such as water become more scarce, the country will increasingly depend on innovative solutions from its brightest minds.

New UC Solar Project Produces Both Heat and Power

Professor Roland Winston (standing) and postdoctoral researcher Lun Jiang work on a solar collector system.One of California’s greatest energy challenges is finding innovative ways to lower natural gas consumption to help reduce

Pulitzer Winner, HP Executive to Speak at Commencement Ceremonies

Lesley Slaton BrownPulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Héctor Tobar and HP Inc. Chief Diversity Officer Lesley Slaton Brown are the keynote speakers for the University of California, Merced’s 12th commencement exercises, May 13 and 14.

Annual Research Week Celebrates UC Merced’s Innovation and Advances

It’s time for the annual celebration of one of the main missions of UC Merced, along with education and public service — research.

From March 6-10, people on and off campus can get an up-close look at how UC Merced research fosters the development of students and faculty and extends growth from within the local neighborhood to the global academic community.

Precision Targeting Provides New Insights Into Therapy-Resistant Cancers

Professor Fabian FilippThe National Cancer Institute’s “cancer moonshot” tasks researchers with, among advancing other new biotechnologies, delving into immunotherapy and epigenomic analysis.

Researcher Illuminates the Olfactory Life of Crabs

If you want to know what the ocean really smells like, you’ll have to ask a crab.

Yes, crabs have a sense of smell.

New Book Focuses on Teaching Writing to Minorities

Iris RuizTeaching writing is both a science and art. As the field of education moves more toward inclusiveness and embracing diversity, however, the art and science of writing — and how to teach it — becomes more challenging.

Cancer Patients’ Care Requires More Than Written Instructions

Professor Nancy Burke is a medical anthropologist.The depth and breadth of post-diagnosis care for cancer patients often depends on the resources available to them.