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Connection Between COVID-19 and Loss of Smell Uncovered by Research Team
November 18, 2020
About 70 percent of people with COVID-19 suddenly lose their sense of smell, although fewer of them seem to realize it, according to a new “living analysis” by a research team that includes a UC Merced graduate student. Vicente Ramirez,... Read More
UC Merced, Merced College Unveil New Transfer Pipeline for Local Students
November 13, 2020
UC Merced and Merced College are teaming up to make it easier than ever for local students to matriculate through community college and earn bachelor’s degrees from the most respected public university system in the world, all without ever... Read More
Undocumented Bobcats Find Support on Campus and Through One Another
November 12, 2020
Being a university student is stressful on its own. Students who have an uncertain immigration status have an additional layer of worry. The nearly 600 UC Merced students with undocumented status are finding support not only from the... Read More
Berhe Honored with Prestigious AGU Medal and Fellowship
November 11, 2020
Soil biogeochemistry Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe has been recognized by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as one of this year’s recipients of the Joanne Simpson Medal for Mid-Career Scientists. Two or three medals are given each... Read More
Two MacArthur Foundation Chairs Awarded to Female SSHA Faculty
November 9, 2020
Two female faculty members of UC Merced’s School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) have been named the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation chairs, making four prestigious chairs in the campus’ 15-year history.... Read More
Sliding on Waves of Atoms: Lab Is First to Observe Ripples and Friction on 2D Materials
November 5, 2020
Mechanical Engineering Professor Mehmet Baykara’s latest discovery in two-dimensional (2D) materials will have implications for future space missions, as well as nanotechnology on Earth. Since the Nobel prize-winning discovery of 2D... Read More
New Precision Ag Project Would Help Farmers Measure Plant Moisture
November 2, 2020
One of the biggest challenges in managing crops, especially in large fields, is knowing how much water each section of a field needs. Determining that accurately is a cumbersome process that requires people to hand-pluck individual leaves... Read More
Researchers Seek to Understand Messy Proteins that are Critical to Cellular Function
October 27, 2020
Biophysical chemistry Professor Shahar Sukenik and the graduate students in his lab are trying to make sense out of what might seem to some to be chaos. They aim to better understand how a series of floppy, malleable proteins function — or... Read More
Grad Services Bolstered to Better Support Students Remotely
October 26, 2020
UC Merced’s Graduate Division provides many programs throughout the year to ensure students succeed academically, including faculty and peer mentoring programs, free tutoring, and social and well-being activities to help foster a sense of... Read More
Public Health Professors Study COVID-19 Impact on Rural, Latinx Health
October 22, 2020
The coronavirus has impacted everyone in different ways and three public health professors are examining specifically how rural, Latinx communities in California have been affected in a new study funded by the University of California... Read More
Virtual Summer Academy, Other Sessions, Reached Students Around the Country
October 21, 2020
Students and faculty worked with a record number of schoolchildren from Merced, the Bay Area and southern California all the way to Washington, D.C., enriching their learning and increasing their interest in science, technology,... Read More
Virtual Summer Academy, Other Sessions, Reached Students Around the Country
October 21, 2020
Students and faculty worked with a record number of schoolchildren from Merced, the Bay Area and southern California all the way to Washington, D.C., enriching their learning and increasing their interest in science, technology,... Read More
Statewide Coalition Forming to Bring COVID Awareness to At-Risk Communities
October 20, 2020
A new coalition of universities and community partners across the state — including UC Merced —aims to address the COVID-19 pandemic in communities that are disproportionally affected. A $4.1 million grant from the National Institutes of... Read More
New UC President Drake Praises Merced for Research, Diversity, Student Success
October 19, 2020
In just 15 years since its founding, UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., said UC Merced has come to embody the best of what the University of California has to offer when it comes to research excellence, social mobility and diversity.  ... Read More
Hard Shells and Electrosensory Gels: Lab Makes Surprising Discovery
October 19, 2020
Molecular biology Professor Chris Amemiya and his former graduate student Molly Phillips have made a discovery that upends traditional ideas about a structural polysaccharide called chitin that is found in some fish. Over the course of... Read More
Building the Future | A Docuseries - Fork in the Road
October 16, 2020
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Building the Future | A Docuseries - Mission To Mars
October 16, 2020
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With Fire Threatening, National Parks Turn to UC Merced for Help Preserving History
October 15, 2020
Ward Eldredge warily monitored the fire’s progress. As curator of the archives of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, he deliberated what would need to be done if the nearby Castle Fire continued its approach toward the parks’... Read More
Restoring State's Forests to Reduce Fire Risks Will Take Time, Money and Broad Commitment
October 13, 2020
School of Engineering professors Roger Bales and Martha Conklin have written a new article for The Conversation discussing the changes that need to be undertaken in land-management practices in California's mountain forests: "As California... Read More
Second Docuseries Installment Examines COVID-19’s Impact on the Food Supply Chain
October 13, 2020
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Imagine pouring farm-fresh milk down the drain or crushing perfectly good eggs that could feed families. This has been the reality for farmers during the COVID-19 epidemic. The COVID-19 epidemic has not only created a medical crisis across... Read More