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Emotional Flexibility of Infant Sounds Proves Critical to Language Development
April 11, 2013
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The squeals, vowel-like sounds and growls made by infants are critical to the development of human language, according a recent paper coauthored by a cognitive scientist at the University of California, Merced. The paper, published... Read More
Book Reveals Sobering Consequences of the Party Pathway
April 9, 2013
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 Many large state universities fail in their mission to create social mobility, instead perpetuating inequality by catering to privileged students rather than focusing on student success, according to a new book coauthored by a... Read More
Engineering a Garden Takes a Campus Community
April 8, 2013
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As everyone knows, space is limited on the UC Merced campus. But with a little money and a lot of persistence, Engineers for a Sustainable World has found a way to carve out a little room for a community garden. The idea has been a dream... Read More
Applied Math Professors Expanding Knowledge About Biology
April 3, 2013
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Professor Suzanne Sindi found her calling in seventh grade, while reading “Jurassic Park.” “I liked the idea that math is a tool for understanding the whole world,” she said. Her School of Natural Sciences colleague Professor Karin... Read More
Bobcat Art Show Highlights Campus Talent
April 1, 2013
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UC Merced artists are sharing their best work this semester in the eighth annual Bobcat Art Show. The exhibit runs from April 1 to May 2 and entries can be seen at the Leo and Dottie Kolligian Library and the UC Merced Art Gallery in the... Read More
Service Learning Team Working to Increase Kids’ Enthusiasm for Science
March 25, 2013
One group of engineering students is focusing on tiny ways to make big strides in education. A 10-member Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) team is developing a piece of curriculum that is good enough to become... Read More
Service Learning Team Working to Increase Kids’ Enthusiasm for Science
March 25, 2013
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One group of engineering students is focusing on tiny ways to make big strides in education. A 10-member Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) team is developing a piece of curriculum that is good enough to become part... Read More
Campus Hosts Two Commencement Ceremonies to Accommodate Growth
March 22, 2013
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Retired astronaut and engineer Jose Hernandez and acclaimed author and organic farmer David Mas Masumoto will deliver keynote addresses at the University of California, Merced’s eighth commencement exercises May 18 and 19. With more than... Read More
Professor and Students Study Deformations to Increase Health
March 20, 2013
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People don’t often think of deformation as a good thing. But when it comes to biofilaments – such as strands of DNA – it’s not only good, it’s necessary for the biofilament to complete its functions. When biofilaments twist, twine, bend... Read More
Professor Secures Funding from Major Biotech Company to Advance Diabetes Research
March 18, 2013
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UC Merced biology Professor Rudy Ortiz is furthering his innovative research into diabetes with support from a major pharmaceutical company. Ortiz' work, developing new applications for medicines used to treat the effects of insulin... Read More
Pioneering Economics Graduate Student at Tech Think Tank
March 13, 2013
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For alumnus Justin Hicks, graduate school at UC Merced was a trailblazing experience. Like many UC Merced students, Hicks was pioneering a path as he worked towards his Ph.D. in economics from 2007 to 2012. “At the time, Justin was our... Read More
Natural Sciences Dean, Professor Link UC Merced to Knowledge Hub
March 11, 2013
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A collaboration between a dean and a professor and a grant from the National Science Foundation have made UC Merced part of a national nanotechnology-biology hub that will expand both knowledge and opportunities for students in Merced.... Read More
Campus Community Service Officers Get Jobs and Much More
March 6, 2013
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A couple years ago, Alejandra Vazquez signed up to be a community service officer on the UC Merced campus. She thought she was just taking an interesting job, but for her and others, the experience has turned out to be so much more.... Read More
Postdoctoral Researcher’s Work in International Ecology Journal
March 4, 2013
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The theory that temperature limits how far up in the mountains trees can grow looks like it’s true, but not in the way researchers had expected. Working with Professor Lara Kueppers, UC Merced postdoctoral researcher Andrew Moyes’... Read More
Psychological Sciences Grad Group Provides Diverse Research Opportunities
February 27, 2013
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  Graduate students Kristynn Sullivan and Chris Fradkin took distinctly different routes to UC Merced. Sullivan left northern Virginia for the University of California’s newest campus after completing a bachelor’s degree in... Read More
Acclaimed Authors to Speak at Symposium, Conference
February 25, 2013
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A pioneering American novelist and a former California Poet Laureate will be the keynote speakers at two April events being organized by graduate students and faculty in World Cultures. John Rechy has written 15 books, including 1963's "... Read More
Research Week Highlights Cutting-Edge Work
February 20, 2013
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Researchers at the university in your backyard are delving into issues of great importance to the San Joaquin Valley, the state, the nation and the world. You can learn more about their work at the eighth annual UC Merced Research Week,... Read More
MESA Lab’s Unmanned Planes Could Be Game Changers for Many
February 19, 2013
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Peek in the windows at the Mechatronics, Embedded Systems and Automation (MESA) Lab sometime. You’ll probably see students flying small remote-controlled vehicles at all hours of the day and night. Sometimes the students are having so... Read More
Graduate Student Bringing UC Merced to Western Pacific
February 13, 2013
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Graduate student Sharon Patris likes spending time at a lake in the middle of the forest on an uninhabited island in the western Pacific. The marine lake named Ongiem’l Tketau and informally known as Jellyfish Lake, is home to the golden... Read More
UC Merced Women's Volleyball: Where Greatness Begins
February 12, 2013
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