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Artist-in-Residence Brings Theories of Flight to Classroom, Community
January 19, 2017
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Spanish artist Olga Diego blends the concepts of art and engineering into the magic of flight. This semester, Diego is bringing her creativity and expertise to UC Merced as the campus’s newest artist-in-residence and lecturer. Diego... Read More
Campus Provides ‘Inclusive Excellence’ Dialogue, Activities
January 19, 2017
Social Justice Initiatives and the Office of Campus Climate will host “Talking Circles,” a space to create dialogue about inclusive opportunities at UC Merced, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 20. The space is open to the campus... Read More
Genetic Changes Made Native Americans Susceptible to Smallpox, Study Shows
January 18, 2017
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A new study identifies genetic changes in Native Americans that came about when Europeans settled in the Pacific Northwest and might have played a major role in why so many natives died of infectious disease. In a new paper in Nature... Read More
Campus Gets $2.2 Million From State to Expand Entrepreneurial Reach
January 17, 2017
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UC Merced’s share of $22 million in state funds through Assembly Bill 2664 will help the campus fulfill some of its primary goals: transforming the region economically and providing people with greater opportunity. Each of the 10 UC... Read More
Cognitive Scientist Earns Early Career Impact Award
January 13, 2017
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UC Merced Professor Rick Dale is a recipient of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS) Early Career Impact Award from the Society for Computers in Psychology. Dale, a cognitive scientist in the... Read More
Merced 2020 Project Earns Thomson Reuters Award
January 12, 2017
The Merced 2020 Project — UC Merced’s unprecedented, $1.3 billion campus expansion plan — has been named the “Americas P3 Deal of the Year” in Thomson Reuters’ Project Finance International (PFI) Awards... Read More
Students Building Living Machines Out of Engineered Tissues
January 11, 2017
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There are many labs at UC Merced where visitors can see students huddled over microscopes and petri dishes, using tweezers to extract and examine different items. But no one at UC Merced has ever seen the likes of what’s going on in... Read More
History Professor to Give Talk in Turlock on the Graphic Novel
January 11, 2017
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UC Merced history Professor Mario Sifuentez will present a lecture, “Histories and the Graphic Novel,” at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. Sifuentez will discuss how the medium of the graphic... Read More
Study: Early High-Altitude Settlers Were Hunter-Gatherers, Not Farmers
January 5, 2017
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A new paper by UC Merced Professor Mark Aldenderfer begins to settle a longstanding debate over when people began permanently occupying higher elevations of the Tibetan Plateau, and shows communities did not have to be based around... Read More
Scientists Build Synthetic Cell-Sized Membranes Out of Paper
January 4, 2017
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Scientists have been synthesizing lipid membranes from a variety of materials, making them as lifelike as possible to learn more about how cells work and how they can be manipulated. UC Merced Professor Anand Subramaniam and his students... Read More
Professor’s Himalayan Archaeological Finds Documented on ‘NOVA’
January 3, 2017
Join UC Merced Professor Mark Aldenderfer as he and his colleagues explore the world’s highest cave tombs, revealing new details about the lives of the people who settled the Himalaya, in the season premiere of “NOVA” on... Read More
Economic Impact of Campus Rises to $2.6 Billion
December 21, 2016
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Even before its unprecedented expansion through the Merced 2020 Project, the University of California, Merced, has directly contributed more than $1.4 billion to the San Joaquin Valley economy to date, and more than $2.6 billion to the... Read More
Researchers to Discuss Strong Family Relationships in Symposium
December 20, 2016
UC Merced will host its fourth annual Symposium on the Child and Family from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 28, offering a day of talks by researchers on the theme of “Strong Families: Fostering Healthy Parent-Child Relationships and Child... Read More
Campus Community Steps Up to Make a Difference
December 20, 2016
CASA representatives receive gifts donated by UC Merced campus members for children of Merced County.
  From canned food to toys, UC Merced campus members enthusiastically contributed to a host of philanthropic activities this holiday season, all of which benefit the greater Merced community.   These efforts further the campus... Read More
In-State Demand for UC Merced Admission Hits a Record High
December 19, 2016
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The University of California, Merced, received more than 18,000 applications from California high school seniors seeking admission for Fall 2017 — a 10.1 percent increase from the previous year, or the largest percent increase in the... Read More
Matching Funds Inspire Hundreds to Donate on Day of Giving
December 16, 2016
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Giving Tuesday UC Merced, the campus’s annual campaign to raise money for scholarships and fellowships, generated more than $700,000 in about 24 hours. Close to 750 individuals — including students, staff, faculty, alumni and... Read More
Study: Warming Could Slow Upslope Migration of Trees
December 15, 2016
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By Dan Krotz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Scientists expect subalpine trees to advance upslope as global temperatures increase, following their climate up the mountains. But new research published Dec. 15 in the journal... Read More
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
December 14, 2016
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A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology that could change the way crops are maintained worldwide, saving millions of... Read More
Yara North America Supports UC Merced Students, Ag Research
December 12, 2016
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A contribution from Yara North America will provide the University of California, Merced, with the potential to take agricultural research to a new level of innovation and improve crop yields, particularly in almonds. Yara, known for its... Read More
Researchers Enlist Hospital in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
December 9, 2016
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There are 1.7 million multidrug-resistant, hospital-acquired infections that extend hospital stays, increase medical expenses and decrease quality of life. The United States alone reports at least 120,000 deaths annually from resistant... Read More