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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

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.

Students Building Living Machines Out of Engineered Tissues

Students in Professor McCloskey's lab engineer and study tiny 'bio-bots' that could have huge medical implications.There are many labs at UC Merced where visitors can see students huddled over microscopes and petri dishe

Scientists Build Synthetic Cell-Sized Membranes Out of Paper

Professor Anand SubramaniamScientists have been synthesizing lipid membranes from a variety of materials, making them as lifelike as possible to learn more about how cells work and how they can be manipulated.

Congratulations to #UCM2016, UC Merced's 11th Graduating Class

The campus posted 122 updates to social media over the weekend. Here is a curated collection of those and ones shared by members of our community.