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Water Polo and Outdoor Track Add to Growing Roster of Sports at UC Merced
June 21, 2022
UC Merced is adding men’s and women’s water polo and men’s and women’s outdoor track as varsity intercollegiate sports beginning in the 2022-23 academic year. This announcement gives UC Merced Athletics 12 sponsored varsity sports: six men... Read More
Dr. Ranu and Preeti Mishra Honored for Gift with Named Suite in Conference Center
June 21, 2022
Dr. Ranu Mishra, a Merced prosthodontist and a member of the UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees, and his wife, Preeti Mishra, have made a significant donation to UC Merced that will help solidify the campus’s ability to host regional... Read More
Student Innovator to Join Bobcat Family
June 17, 2022
UC Merced is highlighting incoming first-year students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. When deciding on a university, Emanuel Armando Angel, known as Manny, knew he wanted to commit to an... Read More
In Retiring, Winston Looks Forward to His Busy, Bright Future
June 13, 2022
Distinguished Professor Roland Winston was among the first eight faculty members at UC Merced in 2003, two years before the campus opened. When he retires July 1, at age 86, he will be the first of those eight to leave — but his work on... Read More
Student Team Winners Named at this Spring’s Innovate to Grow Event
June 9, 2022
The biannual School of Engineering showcase event, Innovate to Grow (I2G), continued in-person and virtually this spring. The event highlighted innovative engineering design projects that were developed by undergraduates in partnership... Read More
DOD Fellowship Helps Grad Student Advance Machine Learning Research
June 9, 2022
Ph.D. student Sarah Downs was awarded the prestigious Department of Defense (DOD) Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship. The Department of Defense is committed to developing a highly skilled STEM... Read More
Symposium to Open Doors on Education Research in the Valley
June 7, 2022
For the first time, UC Merced has partnered with local higher education institutions for a two-day symposium dedicated to education research findings from the Central Valley. The Central Valley Region Interdisciplinary Symposium on... Read More
Mucus Molecules can Thwart Fungal Infection, Researchers Discover
June 6, 2022
An international team of researchers, including Professor Clarissa Nobile from UC Merced, has discovered which component in mucus prevents a fungus most humans carry from turning destructive. This research lays the foundation for a new... Read More
‘Molecular LEGO’ Study Analyzes Building Blocks of Partially Disordered Protein
June 6, 2022
Bioengineering Professor Victor Muñoz and his lab have created a new way to solve some of the mysteries among an increasingly important class of proteins that don’t appear to have any specific structures but serve very important... Read More
Highlighting a Dynamic, Diverse and Accomplished Cohort of New Bobcats
June 3, 2022
UC Merced is highlighting incoming first-year students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Edwin Casillas chose UC Merced for many reasons, he said. He likes the “little city” feel of the campus. He... Read More
Campus Awarded Edible Food Recovery Grant
June 1, 2022
UC Merced’s Office of Sustainability’s Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program, in partnership with United Way of Merced, Community Initiatives 4 Collective Impact and the 18th St. People’s Garden, has been awarded a $250,... Read More
Bioengineers Work on New Technology to Look Deep Inside Living Tissue and Tumors
May 31, 2022
Bioengineering Professor Changqing Li is building a high-resolution CT imaging scanner that will allow scientists to study and understand how oxygen plays a role in cancer therapy and stem cells growing in deep tissue such as bone marrow... Read More
Alumna Becomes First Latina in Fresno County to Pass Immigration Law Legal Specialist Exam
May 25, 2022
As a first-generation Latina, Linda Barreto says she understands the importance of perseverance and determination to prevail in life. It’s a mindset that has led her to become the youngest and first Latina in Fresno County to pass the... Read More
Baby Formula Shortages and COVID-19 Led to Risky Feeding Practices, Study Suggests
May 23, 2022
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of parents struggling to find baby formula have resorted to dangerous feeding practices for their infants, which could negatively impact the health of their young children, according to a new... Read More
Lab Aims to Understand Transporter Protein that Protects Cells from Damage
May 19, 2022
Professor Maria-Elena Zoghbi and her lab are taking a closer look at a human transporter protein that acts as a cellular protector by relocating a molecule that has important antioxidant properties in the cells, preventing oxidative... Read More
Bioengineer Invited to Join NIH Review Board
May 19, 2022
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have invited bioengineering Professor Eva De Alba Bastarrechea to serve as a member of the Macromolecular Structure and Function C Study Section within the Macromolecular Biophysics and Biological... Read More
UC Merced Honors Graduates with Historic In-person Commencement
May 17, 2022
A wave of blue and gold covered the recreation fields at UC Merced as more than 2,400 students walked the stage during the first in-person spring commencement in three years. The three-day ceremony weekend started by welcoming back 1,000... Read More
Student Commencement Speakers to Share a Message of Unity and Perseverance
May 11, 2022
In front of more than 1,400 fellow Bobcats, Cathryn Flores and Maya Morris, the student commencement speakers for the Class of 2022 will share their words of congratulations and encouragement with their fellow graduates. Flores will speak... Read More
Senate Confirms Berhe as Federal Office of Science Director
May 10, 2022
The U.S. Senate today confirmed UC Merced Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to be the new director of the Office of Science in the federal Department of Energy. The Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the lead federal agency... Read More
Two Undergraduate Stars Earn Unique Summer Opportunities
May 9, 2022
Two undergraduate students who will receive their bachelor’s degrees later this month have been selected for a unique opportunity to attend a meeting of some of the greatest minds in the world. Professor Aurora Pribram-Jones, with the... Read More