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UC Merced Faculty Land Three UC-HBCU Grants, Most in System
August 10, 2021
The University of California Office of the President awarded three out of only seven UC-Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Initiative grants to UC Merced faculty members. The initiative has fostered faculty partnerships... Read More
Recent Ph.D. Grads Receive NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship
August 2, 2021
Quantitative Systems Biology Graduate Program alumni Kinsey Brock and Robert Boria were awarded Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Boria and Brock — both former members of... Read More
New AI Institute Expands UC Merced’s Smart, Sustainable Agriculture Effort
July 29, 2021
With a new $20 million federal grant, UC Merced becomes part of a multi-institutional research collaborative to develop artificial intelligence — or AI — solutions to tackle some of agriculture’s biggest challenges related to water... Read More
Computer Science and Engineering Professor, Students Improve Database Query Results with NSF Grant
July 28, 2021
Every time you surf the web, check your credit card balance, or even sign up for a class at UC Merced, you’re using a relational database. Relational databases are basically the back end of operating software, aggregating information and... Read More
Incoming Grad Students Awarded Inaugural Inclusive Excellence Fellowship
July 26, 2021
As part of its commitment to inclusive excellence in graduate research and education, UC Merced has awarded its new Chancellor’s Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence to four incoming Ph.D. students from the School of Social Sciences,... Read More
Students Conduct Ag Tech Research on Campus for USDA Internships
July 21, 2021
While many are preparing to head off to college after an unprecedented year, a handful of students are already on UC Merced’s campus and working away in research labs. They’re part of the inaugural FACTS Bridge Program, a way for first-... Read More
Engineering Professor Awarded NASA Grant to Study Impacts of Wildfires on California’s Coastline
July 20, 2021
California is known for its beautiful coastline, where the Pacific Ocean meets sandy beaches and rugged cliffs. While many scientists have studied the land or the ocean independently, less is known about the nexus of the two. Now with the... Read More
¡Vamos!: First Cohort to Begin New Bilingual Authorized Teacher Prep Program
July 19, 2021
Nearly 1.2 million students in California are not native English speakers, many coming from Spanish-speaking households. Transitioning to an English-speaking classroom can be difficult for these students, but UC Merced’s Teacher... Read More
Q&A: Alumnus Sang Hoang Founds Nonprofit to Fight Asian Hate and Injustice
July 14, 2021
Sang Hoang ('20) says he has had enough. The University of California, Merced alumnus is tired of seeing countless attacks on Asian Americans, which have only increased amid the coronavirus pandemic. To help bring light to these crimes,... Read More
Cows are Udderly Useful for Healthy Vegetation Management on Nature Reserve
July 13, 2021
Today is National Cow Appreciation Day, a “holiday” invented by a fast-food chain that sells a lot of "chikn." But it’s still a good opportunity to celebrate our neighbors to the northeast — even if being surrounded by cows wasn’t... Read More
Campus Wastewater Testing Offers COVID-19 Early Warning System, Establishes Protocols for the Future
July 8, 2021
COVID-19 upended life as we know it, especially among the science community. While some scientists rushed to develop a vaccine, others sought a better understanding of the virus, hoping to predict where the next outbreak might be in order... Read More
Strauss Foundation Winner, Recent Grad Works to Improve Wheelchair Accessibility
June 29, 2021
In July, Joseph Bello will present his findings for the prestigious Donald A. Strauss Foundation scholarship to United Spinal, the longstanding nonprofit dedicated to overcoming the stigma of disability and increasing inclusivity for... Read More
UC Merced Moves Up Eight Spots on International Young University Rankings
June 23, 2021
UC Merced continues to demonstrate academic success, as it was announced today (June 23) that the university ascended to No. 57 on the international 2021 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, moving up eight places from last... Read More
From Earth to Space and Back Again: Solar Samples Show Surprising Results
June 17, 2021
When physics graduate student William Delmas made samples of solar energy harvesting perovskite films two years ago, he had no idea that this summer, he’d be analyzing those same samples after they made a round trip to the International... Read More
Engineering Professor Awarded $1 Million NSF Award to Study Protein Folding
June 16, 2021
Proteins operate like biological machines, regulating nearly every major function and organ in our bodies through a still-mysterious shape-shifting process. Bioengineering graduate group chair Professor Victor Muñoz has a new $1,082,356... Read More
UC Merced Receives Largest Philanthropic Gift in Campus History
June 15, 2021
Philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott and her husband, Dan Jewett, have made the most significant gift to the University of California, Merced, in the university’s 16-year history. Scott announced the $20 million gift in a blog post... Read More
Staff Members’ Daughter Raises $1,000 to Plant New Trees
June 10, 2021
A core tenet of UC Merced’s mission is public service, something staffers Tom and Esmeralda Martinez know all about thanks to their daughter. On June 5, Merced natives the Martinezes and their 7-year-old daughter, Adison, worked alongside... Read More
Rotary District Scholar to Conduct Sanitation Research in Haiti
June 9, 2021
With COVID-19 protections lifting, many people are eager to travel again. Among them is graduate student Elena Bischak, who is planning multiple trips to Haiti in the coming months to study improving sanitation and human waste processing... Read More
UC Merced Professor Studies How Best to Speed COVID-19 Recovery at Home
June 3, 2021
A UC Merced professor is collaborating with faculty from UCLA and the University of Illinois in a study that aims to find how people might best deal with COVID-19 at home. Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook, a professor of health psychology and the... Read More
Professor Hestir Turns NASA Technology Toward Earth’s Biodiversity
June 1, 2021
Half a world away from California’s Central Valley is a place with similar climate but an unparalleled diversity of plants, marine animals and ecosystems. From deserts to shrubland to montane forests, the diversity of life in South Africa’... Read More