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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
New Project Focuses on Life in Soil in the Earth’s Critical Zone
October 6, 2020
Since 2007, UC Merced researchers have been extremely productive in the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory (CZO), delving into investigations of hydrology, climate change, geology, biology and more. But the National Science... Read More
AI is for the Birds in a New Computer Science Project
September 30, 2020
Bird species usually are counted twice a year by wildlife surveyors: once during the breeding season and again during the Christmas Bird Count . New technology, however, is increasing the accuracy of bird population studies. A team of UC... Read More
UC Merced Named Top 5 ‘Cool School’ by Sierra Club and Makes 'Green College Honor Roll'
September 29, 2020
UC Merced’s national reputation for sustainability continues to grow, with the Sierra Club naming the university No. 5 on its 2020 “Cool Schools” list and The Princeton Review placing it on its Green College Honor Roll. Sierra magazine,... Read More
Lakireddy Family Makes First Substantial Gift for Newly Completed Portion of Campus
September 28, 2020
Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy, a Merced family deeply engaged in both local and international philanthropy, have made the first significant gift in support of UC Merced’s landmark Merced 2020 Project. The generous donation from the... Read More
UC Merced Enrollment Passes 9,000 — a New High — Despite National Decline
September 25, 2020
UC Merced rose into the top 100 of the U.S. News & World Report rankings of National Universities earlier this month, and the university already has another milestone to celebrate. According to numbers released today (Sept. 24), UC... Read More
Scholarship and Community Partnerships Continue with Renewed Luce Foundation Grant
September 22, 2020
It has been two years since UC Merced received the $280,000 Henry Luce Foundation grant, but its community engaged research endeavors are far from over. This fall, UC Merced Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate students and faculty... Read More
Scholarship and Community Partnerships Continue with Renewed Luce Foundation Grant
September 22, 2020
It has been two years since UC Merced received the $280,000 Henry Luce Foundation grant, but its community engaged research endeavors are far from over. This fall, UC Merced Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate students and faculty will... Read More
UC Merced Brings NSF ‘Computer Science for All’ Program to Merced Schools
September 21, 2020
The technology world is punctuated by startups, and UC Merced is “starting up” its own program to invigorate computer science education in the San Joaquin Valley. The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000, two-year grant to... Read More
Chancellor Muñoz Honored for Leadership on Workers’ Rights and Humanitarian Issues
September 18, 2020
UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz was a first-generation college student who became a lifelong advocate for education and the social mobility it provides to students from underrepresented backgrounds. Next month, he will be honored... Read More
Public Conference Presents COVID-19 From Different Angles
September 16, 2020
Everyone will have opportunities to learn about collaborative research at the intersections of COVID-19 and topics related to the environment, health and equity through a series of online conference sessions this fall. Department of Civil... Read More
ACTIVATE Bringing Telehealth Services to Vulnerable Merced County Residents
September 16, 2020
Researchers at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute at the University of California have launched a new public-private pilot initiative to bring telehealth services to... Read More
Past Wildfires Offer Future Roadmap for Forest Management’s Effects on Water
September 15, 2020
Forest restoration is often associated with mitigating wildfire risk and improving ecosystem health throughout the Sierra Nevada. But restoration also dramatically affects water use within forests and the amount of runoff that flows... Read More
UC Merced Moves Into Top 100 National Universities Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
September 14, 2020
UC Merced has broken into the top 100 of U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the top national universities, placing 97th overall and 40th among public institutions. The university, which just celebrated the 15th anniversary of its... Read More
Physics Projects Designed to Expand Quantum Knowledge
September 10, 2020
Physics Professor Lin Tian looks to tiny quantum objects to answer very big questions. Her research group is pursuing quantum computing and technology project that are helping to expand her department’s concentration of quantum research... Read More
Professor Tracey Osborne Taking on Complex, Grand Challenges in Climate and Social Justice
September 9, 2020
The world is a complex place, and humanity faces major challenges. Climate change mitigation might be the most difficult, in large part because of the interdependency of living things and their ecosystems. How do people transform economic... Read More
$100K Donation by HP Makes Summer Bridge a ‘Remote’ Possibility
September 4, 2020
Many universities across the country have transitioned to remote instruction, which can present a new set of challenges to students who might not have access to the right equipment to complete their coursework. Some students at UC Merced... Read More
Global Fire Outlook Not Good News, but Mitigation is Possible, Analysis Shows
September 3, 2020
Wildfire is a natural process necessary to many ecosystems. But wildfires are getting worse and more damaging, and it is our fault, according to new research. A paper by two UC Merced researchers and their colleagues, published in a new... Read More
Alum Develops Device to Measure and Manipulate Invisible Force
September 2, 2020
As scientists build smaller and smaller machines, they need to understand the invisible forces that make those machines work. Thanks to research and the initiative of then-UC Merced graduate student Jake Pate, some of those forces can now... Read More
Founding UC Merced Faculty Member Appointed to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
September 2, 2020
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery has announced that UC Merced Art History Professor ShiPu Wang has joined the museum’s Board of Commissioners for a four-year term. His appointment was approved by the Smithsonian Institution Board... Read More