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Professor’s Paper, Among Year’s Best, Shows Dramatic Effects of Mountaintop Mining on Climate
February 11, 2013
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UC Merced School of Engineering Professor Elliott Campbell has co-authored a paper showing that mountaintop removal mining will dramatically accelerate the regional effects of global warming by turning natural carbon sinks into sources of... Read More
Professor’s Design Could Win $50,000 Grant
February 6, 2013
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A UC Merced professor is one of five finalists in an international challenge that could win him a $50,000 research grant and free access to a record-setting, ocean-going robot. Professor Michael Beman, with the School of Natural Sciences... Read More
UC Merced’s Sustainability Practices Include the Whole Campus Community
February 4, 2013
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  Sometimes, what goes on behind the scenes is as important as what happens in full view – especially when it comes to UC Merced’s pledge to uphold and develop new sustainable practices. All across the campus, sustainability is on... Read More
UC Merced Honors PG&E with Inaugural Vanguard Award
January 31, 2013
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MERCED, Calif. — UC Merced honored the Pacific Gas and Electric Company with the School of Engineering’s inaugural Vanguard Award today with a special ceremony to thank the company for all it has done for engineering students. “PG&E... Read More
Campus Hosts Play that Tells Stories of Physical, Sexual Abuse
January 30, 2013
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A powerful one-woman play that explores the troubling world of physical and sexual abuse debuts Feb. 23 as part of Arts UC Merced Presents. “Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men,” written and performed by actress/poet/playwright Dael... Read More
New Energy Manager’s Big Plans Require Small Steps
January 28, 2013
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  As UC Merced’s new energy manager, it’s Varick Erickson’s job to watch every kilowatt hour used on campus and identify ways to save them. “It’s a lot like rummaging around in the couch and looking for change,” Erickson said.... Read More
UC Merced Professor’s Lighting Device Earning Campus Its Fourth U.S. Patent
January 25, 2013
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Professor Roland Winston knows a jellyfish that can help people see more clearly. But it’s not the kind found in the ocean. It’s one that’s about to earn Winston and UC Merced a U.S. patent, and is the solution to a... Read More
Russian Student Gives U.S. a Second Chance, Finds Niche at UC Merced
January 22, 2013
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Vadim Gassiy was in eighth grade when his mother encouraged him to leave Russia for a taste of American life, culture and education. But the small town of Niceville, Fla. proved too sharp a contrast to Gassiy’s big city lifestyle in Saint... Read More
Undergraduate Applications to UC Merced Surge 14 Percent
January 18, 2013
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Editor's Note: As of mid-February, UC Merced's graduate student applications increased by 6.6 percent over last year. This press release reports a 41 percent increase, which at the time (Jan. 18) was an accurate figure. The current figure... Read More
Parents' Financial Help Linked to Lower GPAs, Higher Graduation Rates
January 15, 2013
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College students who aren't studying hard may have their parents' financial support to blame. A new study by University of California, Merced, sociology Professor Laura T. Hamilton found that students' GPAs decreased with increased... Read More
Professor Awarded National Grant for Research on Moroccan Literature
January 15, 2013
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University of California, Merced, literature Professor Cristián H. Ricci has received a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities award to write an in-depth analysis of Moroccan literature. The research project, “Moroccan... Read More
Historian Uses 'Big Data' to Study World History
January 14, 2013
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The path from ancient China to information science might seem like a long one, but Ruth Mostern is walking it. Mostern, a history professor in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, is joining a team that will use more than $... Read More
Researchers Publish in Leading Science, Technology Journal
January 7, 2013
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The small-scale, cutting-edge work of graduate student Eric Josephs and chemistry Professor Tao Ye is providing an up-close look at the behavior of biomolecules. The two UC Merced researchers hope to help engineer new and better... Read More
Video | UC Merced 2014 - A Year of Growth
December 23, 2012
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Video | Discover UC Merced: Emily C. Wilson’s Creativity Meets Research
December 18, 2012
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Ph.D. candidate Emily Wilson discovered her passion for research in the natural sciences as an undergraduate student, fueled by a collaboration with the engineering dean and her powerful creative spirit. Collaborating with a dean –... Read More
UC Merced Caps Successful Year with an Eye on the Future
December 18, 2012
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MERCED, Calif. — Though UC Merced looked back this year to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the campus’s groundbreaking, signs of what the future will hold continue to come into focus. Those signs include cutting-edge research moving... Read More
New Provost Shares Vision for Campus
December 17, 2012
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Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Tom Peterson assumed his leadership role at UC Merced on Dec. 3 and has been meeting with various campus groups to learn more about the university. Before coming to campus, Peterson led the... Read More
Professor Looks Inside Trees for Answers
December 12, 2012
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Professor Carolin Frank is concerned with the inner lives of trees. She looks inside them to see whether microbes are part of – and perhaps even critical to – life functions such as growth. “It’s a pretty new field,” Frank said. “Most... Read More
Engineering Students Solving a Wild Problem
December 10, 2012
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  Students with a variety of skills and perspectives make up a team that’s taking engineering principles into some of the area’s wildlands to further education and promote awareness about the environment. Candace Sigmond, education... Read More
Gaming Graphics Changing How Computational Science is Conducted
December 5, 2012
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Professor Christine Isborn is doing quantum chemistry at the speed of graphics. Isborn is using the same graphics computer cards (graphical processing units, or  GPUs) that make your Playstation games so realistic and movie-like to... Read More