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Students Take the Lead in LEED Certification of SE1 Building
October 8, 2018
As UC Merced continues to lead the way in sustainability on university campuses, a new wrinkle has been added to the process of certifying buildings. Recently, the Science and Engineering 1 (SE1) building achieved gold certification under... Read More
The Poetry of Science Sparks International Collaboration
October 4, 2018
Writing poetry can lead to increased innovation in science, according to a new article in BioScience that came about because of a Twitter connection between UC Merced and Swansea University in Wales. As part of National Poetry Month, UC... Read More
Emergence, Extinction of Massive Ancient Shark to be Explored with NSF Grant
October 1, 2018
Forty million years after dinosaurs went extinct, one of the largest predators that ever prowled Earth’s oceans emerged, feeding the imaginations of modern scientists and the nightmares of modern movie audiences. Megalodon — the name means... Read More
Andrew W. Mellon Grant Helps Campus Expand Diversity in the Humanities Faculty
October 1, 2018
A new grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help UC Merced further diversify its community of graduate students and faculty, beginning with the humanities and humanistic social sciences. “Diversity of background and perspective... Read More
UC Regents Learn of UC Merced's Community Impact
September 27, 2018
Michael Pierick’s road to presenting as part of the UC Merced delegation at this week’s UC Board of Regents meeting started in 2012, with a pit stop on the way to a basketball tryout at Sonoma State. Both of Pierick’s parents attended UCLA... Read More
Online Show Offers a New Way for Students to Engage in 'Crucial Conversations'
September 25, 2018
UC Merced is venturing into the bright lights of YouTube shows and junior Kamyar Nekoui is leading the charge. Tuesday marks the release of the first online episode of Nekoui’s project, a recorded talk show titled “Crucial Conversations... Read More
UC Merced Professors Honored for Work with First-Generation Students
September 24, 2018
UC Merced psychology Professor Anna Song and biology Professor Jennifer Manilay had a special dinner with UC President Janet Napolitano at her Oakland home recently to honor the faculty members for their work on first-generation student... Read More
Five “20 Under 40” Honorees Hail From UC Merced
September 20, 2018
The Merced Sun-Star announced its 20 Under 40 honorees in 2018 and for the second consecutive year, numerous UC Merced alumni, staff and faculty members were chosen for their efforts to make the community a great place to live, work and... Read More
UC Merced, Bay Area Council Eye Potential 'Megaregion'
September 20, 2018
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland and Merced Mayor Mike Murphy welcomed the Bay Area Council to Merced on Thursday for a robust discussion on potential future connections between Merced and the Bay Area. “Today we are focusing on the... Read More
Professor’s Novel Mercury-Mapping Project Wins State Grant
September 19, 2018
Civil and environmental engineering Professor Erin Hestir’s proposal for a unique system of mapping mercury in the waters of the San Francisco Delta has won her and her team of collaborators a $1.7 million grant from the California... Read More
Postdoc Earns Prestigious NIH Award to Study Health Disparities
September 17, 2018
Jaapna Dhillon had no idea that studying how almonds affect health would win her a huge advantage in securing a tenure-track position. But Dhillon just became UC Merced’s first postdoctoral researcher to receive a Pathway to Independence... Read More
Could UC Merced Lead the Change Toward More Inclusivity in STEM?
September 17, 2018
UC Merced is uniquely positioned to be a change agent in how the academy addresses diversity in STEM, said Professor Donna Riley, the Kamyar Haghighi Head of Purdue’s School of Engineering Education. Riley was the featured speaker at the... Read More
The Conversation: Is Carbon-free by 2045 Feasible?
September 12, 2018
Frustration and Compromise in Flocking Cells Produce New Migration Patterns
September 12, 2018
Even if some members of a goal-driven group don’t seem to work well with others — even if the whole group is extremely frustrated — the group can still compromise and find new ways to produce a successful outcome. This sounds like a... Read More
UC Climate-Change Research is One Focus of Global Summit, New Reports
September 11, 2018
California aims to lead the nation — and the globe — in climate change research, policy and action — in large part through climate-focused research conducted at University of California campuses and labs. Some of that research, including... Read More
UC Merced Rises Nearly 30 Spots in U.S. News Rankings
September 10, 2018
If the University of California, Merced, is indeed the future of the UC, that future is looking brighter than ever. In the midst of an unprecedented campus expansion, UC Merced continues to build a national reputation for research... Read More
Lecture Will Examine How to Increase Equity, Inclusion in STEM
September 5, 2018
Despite efforts to increase diversity among science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, inclusion continues to be a struggle, said Donna Riley, professor of engineering education at Purdue University. Riley, the Kamyar... Read More
$1.5M Grant Will Transform Chemistry Curriculum, Improve Access to STEM Careers
September 4, 2018
It’s a startling statistic: Nearly 30 percent of UC Merced students who start their college careers in the School of Natural Sciences (SNS) switch to majors outside the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields by their... Read More
Soccer Teams Inaugurate New Field with Two Games on Labor Day
August 31, 2018
UC Merced’s men's and women's soccer team's invite everyone out to an inaugural double-header on the newly unveiled Bobcat Field. The games are presented by the Merced Mall and begin at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3. Bring... Read More
Founding Faculty Member Leading Campus in New Role
August 27, 2018
Cognitive science Professor Teenie Matlock, the McClatchy Chair in Communications , has been appointed interim vice provost for the faculty at UC Merced. This is her first high-level administrative position, but hardly her first... Read More