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Cheer Team Takes Second Place at National Competition
April 11, 2017
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UC Merced’s Cheer Team traveled to Anaheim last month to compete alongside 11 other teams in the 2017 USA Collegiate Championships, placing second in the Four-Year Large Coed division.        ... Read More
Hannah Brown Named Second Women's Soccer Coach
April 10, 2017
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With nine seniors graduating, the UC Merced’s women’s soccer will take to the field with many new faces in the fall, including Hannah Brown at the helm. Brown was recently named the team’s second head coach, after Megan... Read More
UC Merced, National Park Service to Present Shakespeare in Yosemite
April 10, 2017
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In partnership with the National Park Service and the University of Warwick (U.K.), the University of California, Merced, will produce “Shakespeare in Yosemite,” featuring local and student actors performing excerpts from... Read More
NASA Astronaut to Share Space Flight and Science Experience with Campus
April 6, 2017
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Astronaut Tammy Jernigan, who completed five missions aboard U.S. space shuttles, will speak to students, faculty and staff in a special presentation during the annual open house for the Merced nAnomaterials Center for Energy and Sensing (... Read More
Alchemy Turns Thought into Art
April 5, 2017
Join renowned artist Dwight Wigley and create your own piece of a community art project. As part of the annual Merced Art Hop, everyone is invited to paint tiles that will be placed into a structure designed by Wigley to create a... Read More
Meza Elected to AAAS Executive Committee
April 5, 2017
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School of Natural Sciences Dean Juan Meza was recently elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Committee on Council Affairs. His selection became official during this year’s annual AAAS... Read More
Research Shows Global Photosynthesis on the Rise
April 4, 2017
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Plant photosynthesis was stable for hundreds of years before the industrial revolution, but grew rapidly in the 20th century, according to new research published today in Nature. “Virtually all life on our planet depends on... Read More
Researcher Tracking Teens Who Attempted Suicide
April 3, 2017
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More than 120,000 young people ages 10 to 18 attempt suicide each year, and about 4,500 of those attempts are fatal. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among children ages 10-14 and the second among people 15 to 34 years old. More... Read More
Campus Members Take a Stand Against Sexual Violence
April 3, 2017
Students and others can participate in the Clothesline Project by writing personal messages relating to sexual assault and prevention on T-shirts.
April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) on campus and across the nation. A series of events hosted by UC Merced’s Campus Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) Office. give campus community members opportunities to... Read More
Event Celebrates Generosity of Donors
March 30, 2017
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Campus friends and supporters were recognized for their charitable spirit at UC Merced’s third annual Celebration of Philanthropic Leaders event, held on campus March 25. During a reception on the fourth floor of the east wing of... Read More
Multicampus Grant Provides for Advances in Learning Interventions
March 29, 2017
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UC Merced Professor Jeffrey Gilger is an integral part of a new intercampus effort to understand and reduce education-related risks in California’s young English-language learners. Funding for the three-year project comes from the... Read More
Study: Dust Helps Regulate Sierra Nevada Ecosystems
March 28, 2017
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“Collecting dust” isn’t usually considered a good thing. But dust from as near as the Central Valley and as far away as the Gobi Desert in Asia provides more nutrients — especially critical phosphorus — than... Read More
Paleorecord Critical to Future Conservation Efforts, Scientists Say
March 27, 2017
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The rapid pace of global change has large impacts on nature, and on the work conservation biologists will have before them, too. From here on out, experts say, the fossil record is going to be critical to guide nature into the future. A... Read More
New Classroom Building Earns Campus’ 17th LEED Certification
March 23, 2017
UC Merced has earned LEED platinum certification for Classroom and Office Building 2.
Ten years after receiving its first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), UC Merced has earned platinum certification for Classroom and Office Building 2 (COB2).... Read More
UC Merced Celebrates Pride Week
March 22, 2017
Pride Week 2017 is April 3-9.
Lambda Alliance, in collaboration with other campus units, offices and departments, will host UC Merced’s annual Pride Week program celebrating LGBTQ+ identity and culture. From April 3-9, students and staff and faculty members are... Read More
Renewable Power Project Could Help Cut Food Processing Costs, Feed People and Animals
March 21, 2017
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Researchers at UC Solar have developed and tested an innovative solar thermal-powered process for turning the pomace, or byproduct, of vegetable and fruit processing into reusable products, potentially lowering food-processing plant costs... Read More
Startups Poised to Make Strides for Local Economy
March 17, 2017
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Two startup companies run by UC Merced alumni have taken big steps toward the kind of success many entrepreneurs can only hope for. St. Vincent’s Solutions, which makes a humidifying respirator for premature babies, and Sweep Energy... Read More
Ancient Biological Clockwork Revealed Using ‘Secret Sauce’
March 16, 2017
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In finding a way to see assemblies of the proteins that direct cyanobacterial circadian rhythms, or biological clocks, UC Merced biochemistry Professor Andy LiWang and his colleagues have done what no one else has been able to, despite... Read More
Alumni Bring Unique Experience to Bobcats’ Coaching Ranks
March 15, 2017
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Some of UC Merced’s most celebrated sports stars of the recent past are now helping to lead the newest generation of student-athletes at their alma mater. For these former players, coaching is a chance to remain connected to a... Read More
Graduate Programs on the Rise, U.S. News Rankings Show
March 14, 2017
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At just 12 years old, the graduate programs at the University of California, Merced, are already among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Graduate Schools rankings. UC Merced’s... Read More