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New Precision Ag Project Would Help Farmers Measure Plant Moisture
November 2, 2020
One of the biggest challenges in managing crops, especially in large fields, is knowing how much water each section of a field needs. Determining that accurately is a cumbersome process that requires people to hand-pluck individual leaves... Read More
Researchers Seek to Understand Messy Proteins that are Critical to Cellular Function
October 27, 2020
Biophysical chemistry Professor Shahar Sukenik and the graduate students in his lab are trying to make sense out of what might seem to some to be chaos. They aim to better understand how a series of floppy, malleable proteins function — or... Read More
Grad Services Bolstered to Better Support Students Remotely
October 26, 2020
UC Merced’s Graduate Division provides many programs throughout the year to ensure students succeed academically, including faculty and peer mentoring programs, free tutoring, and social and well-being activities to help foster a sense of... Read More
Public Health Professors Study COVID-19 Impact on Rural, Latinx Health
October 22, 2020
The coronavirus has impacted everyone in different ways and three public health professors are examining specifically how rural, Latinx communities in California have been affected in a new study funded by the University of California... Read More
Virtual Summer Academy, Other Sessions, Reached Students Around the Country
October 21, 2020
Students and faculty worked with a record number of schoolchildren from Merced, the Bay Area and southern California all the way to Washington, D.C., enriching their learning and increasing their interest in science, technology,... Read More
Virtual Summer Academy, Other Sessions, Reached Students Around the Country
October 21, 2020
Students and faculty worked with a record number of schoolchildren from Merced, the Bay Area and southern California all the way to Washington, D.C., enriching their learning and increasing their interest in science, technology,... Read More
Statewide Coalition Forming to Bring COVID Awareness to At-Risk Communities
October 20, 2020
A new coalition of universities and community partners across the state — including UC Merced —aims to address the COVID-19 pandemic in communities that are disproportionally affected. A $4.1 million grant from the National Institutes of... Read More
Hard Shells and Electrosensory Gels: Lab Makes Surprising Discovery
October 19, 2020
Molecular biology Professor Chris Amemiya and his former graduate student Molly Phillips have made a discovery that upends traditional ideas about a structural polysaccharide called chitin that is found in some fish. Over the course of... Read More
New UC President Drake Praises Merced for Research, Diversity, Student Success
October 19, 2020
In just 15 years since its founding, UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., said UC Merced has come to embody the best of what the University of California has to offer when it comes to research excellence, social mobility and diversity.  ... Read More
Building the Future | A Docuseries - Fork in the Road
October 16, 2020
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Building the Future | A Docuseries - Mission To Mars
October 16, 2020
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With Fire Threatening, National Parks Turn to UC Merced for Help Preserving History
October 15, 2020
Ward Eldredge warily monitored the fire’s progress. As curator of the archives of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, he deliberated what would need to be done if the nearby Castle Fire continued its approach toward the parks’... Read More
Second Docuseries Installment Examines COVID-19’s Impact on the Food Supply Chain
October 13, 2020
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Imagine pouring farm-fresh milk down the drain or crushing perfectly good eggs that could feed families. This has been the reality for farmers during the COVID-19 epidemic. The COVID-19 epidemic has not only created a medical crisis across... Read More
Restoring State's Forests to Reduce Fire Risks Will Take Time, Money and Broad Commitment
October 13, 2020
School of Engineering professors Roger Bales and Martha Conklin have written a new article for The Conversation discussing the changes that need to be undertaken in land-management practices in California's mountain forests: "As California... Read More
New Project Focuses on Life in Soil in the Earth’s Critical Zone
October 6, 2020
Since 2007, UC Merced researchers have been extremely productive in the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory (CZO), delving into investigations of hydrology, climate change, geology, biology and more. But the National Science... Read More
AI is for the Birds in a New Computer Science Project
September 30, 2020
Bird species usually are counted twice a year by wildlife surveyors: once during the breeding season and again during the Christmas Bird Count . New technology, however, is increasing the accuracy of bird population studies. A team of UC... Read More
UC Merced Named Top 5 ‘Cool School’ by Sierra Club and Makes 'Green College Honor Roll'
September 29, 2020
UC Merced’s national reputation for sustainability continues to grow, with the Sierra Club naming the university No. 5 on its 2020 “Cool Schools” list and The Princeton Review placing it on its Green College Honor Roll. Sierra magazine,... Read More
Lakireddy Family Makes First Substantial Gift for Newly Completed Portion of Campus
September 28, 2020
Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy, a Merced family deeply engaged in both local and international philanthropy, have made the first significant gift in support of UC Merced’s landmark Merced 2020 Project. The generous donation from the... Read More
UC Merced Enrollment Passes 9,000 — a New High — Despite National Decline
September 25, 2020
UC Merced rose into the top 100 of the U.S. News & World Report rankings of National Universities earlier this month, and the university already has another milestone to celebrate. According to numbers released today (Sept. 24), UC... Read More
Scholarship and Community Partnerships Continue with Renewed Luce Foundation Grant
September 22, 2020
It has been two years since UC Merced received the $280,000 Henry Luce Foundation grant, but its community engaged research endeavors are far from over. This fall, UC Merced Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate students and faculty will... Read More