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UC Merced Offers Guidance to Los Angeles Students in New Partnership
February 10, 2022
UC Merced is committing to provide Los Angeles high school students the tools and guidance to attend college. The university is embarking on a partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the federally funded... Read More
Solar-paneled Canals Getting a Test Run in San Joaquin Valley
February 8, 2022
A research project conducted by a UC Merced graduate student is becoming a reality as the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) approved piloting the first-in-the-nation construction of solar panels over water canals. The project is based on... Read More
ARCS Foundation, Inc. Awards Partnership Status to UC Merced
February 7, 2022
The Northern California Chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation has named UC Merced its newest partner university. ARCS, a national organization established and operated entirely by women, is committed... Read More
B Cell Study Indicates Promising Direction for Anti-parasitic Vaccines
February 1, 2022
Creating vaccines to train the immune system against parasites is particularly challenging. They are also highly specialized masters of immune evasion. Some parasites can secrete proteins that bind to immune cell molecules, manipulating... Read More
NSF Award Goes to Research into Brain Formation and What Leads to Developmental Disorders
January 26, 2022
Professor Xuecai Ge, a developmental neurobiologist, has received a CAREER award for research to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms that direct brain formation, and how errors in cell signaling lead to developmental disorders. Ge... Read More
Mechanical Engineer Receives Prestigious CAREER Award
January 20, 2022
Mechanical engineering Professor Sachin Goyal has received a CAREER award for his research into how the arrangements of atoms and interatomic bonds affect the  deformability of biological filaments such as those that control gene... Read More
Climate Change Affecting Tree Migration, Seedlings and Seed Production, Research Shows
January 19, 2022
If tree growth and seed production can’t compensate for the impacts of climate change, California’s trees will face difficulty filling in gaps left by wildfire and reaching areas that are becoming climatically suitable, studies now show. ... Read More
New Climate-focused Agriculture Program Aims to Train Students, Professionals and Farmers
January 18, 2022
California is the largest and the most diverse agricultural economy in the nation with revenue exceeding $50 billion — larger than the combined agricultural economies of the other 10 western states.   But the state and its residents,... Read More
Campus Receives Grant to Provide Financial Support to Students in Service to Communities
January 18, 2022
As part of the 2021-22 Governor’s California Comeback Plan, UC Merced students will get the opportunity to serve their community while receiving financial support for college through the new program #CaliforniaForAll College Fellowship.... Read More
Campus Receives Grant to Provide Financial Support to Students in Service to Communities
January 18, 2022
As part of the 2021-22 Governor’s California Comeback Plan, UC Merced students will get the opportunity to serve their community while receiving financial support for college through the new program #CaliforniaForAll College... Read More
UC Merced Team Wins CITRIS’s Inaugural Student Aviation Competition
January 14, 2022
A team from UC Merced comprising eight undergraduate and graduate students has won the inaugural CITRIS Aviation Prize. For engineering the winning proposal, they will receive a $2,000 cash award, as well as a $25,000 budget to support a... Read More
Faculty Report IDs Top Climate Challenges Facing Valley
January 11, 2022
California’s Central Valley is on the front lines of climate change. The Fourth Regional Climate Change Assessment, by a team of UC Merced and affiliated researchers, illustrates the biggest problems — and possible solutions — facing... Read More
UC Merced Extends Remote Teaching by One Extra Week
January 7, 2022
UC Merced will delay the start of in-person instruction in light of the highly contagious omicron coronavirus variant sweeping the nation, but otherwise is moving forward with plans for on-site courses and carefully coordinated campus... Read More
UC Merced Prepares for Spring Semester, Girds for Omicron
January 4, 2022
UC Merced will briefly delay the start of in-person instruction in light of the highly contagious omicron coronavirus variant sweeping the nation, but otherwise is moving forward with plans for on-site courses and carefully coordinated... Read More
Omega Delta Phi Creates Scholarship to Honor Advisor
December 22, 2021
As part of a heartfelt tribute to their beloved advisor, mentor and “surrogate mom,” a group of university alumni and Omega Delta Phi fraternity members have established the Carla Krogh Legacy Endowed Scholarship, which will support UC... Read More
Gopinathan Chosen for Leadership Role in American Physical Society
December 21, 2021
Professor Ajay Gopinathan has been elected the next vice-chair of the Division of Biological Physics (DBIO) of the American Physical Society (APS), the world's largest organization of physicists. He will serve as vice-chair in March 2023,... Read More
Ph.D. Student Goes from Former Inmate to Teaching Prisoners
December 16, 2021
In his early 20s, Cory Mccullough battled addiction and stole to support his habits. The Dos Palos native spent several stints in prison as early as 2011 for commercial burglary. Education was the last thing on his mind. Now, the former... Read More
Survey: Fresno Voters Concerned with Pandemic, Spending Priorities, Basic Needs
December 15, 2021
A representative sample survey of Fresno voters, now in its second year, is giving area policymakers insight into the opinions and concerns of the people they represent. The UC Merced Community and Labor Center partnered with the Fresno... Read More
Fall Commencement Speaker Pursues Goal to Transform Education
December 15, 2021
Na’ilah Suad Nasir has adjusted to Chicago winters as much as a native Californian can. She owns a snow shovel and knows how to use it. She purchased a big, warm coat. “They say there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing,”... Read More
New NSF Grant to support Asian American and Pacific Islander students in Geoscience
December 13, 2021
A team of eight scientists from around the country is organizing a new project to foster belonging and participation among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students in the geosciences, supported by the National Science Foundation... Read More