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Student Team Makes the Cut in Global ‘Hyperloop’ Competition
January 5, 2016
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A small team of undergraduate students from UC Merced is gaining major exposure in a global competition to design portions of what could be the next big innovation in transportation. Elon Musk, the billionaire inventor and co-founder of... Read More
Day of Giving Nets More Than $310K for Scholarships
December 23, 2015
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UC Merced employees and alumni were loud and proud supporters of the #GiveTueUCM campaign, part of the international day of charity known as Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1. Including matching funds, the university raised more than $310,000 for... Read More
Psychologist: Show Troubled Kids Peter Parker, Not Spider-Man
December 21, 2015
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Before Spider-Man became Spider-Man, he was Peter Parker, an orphan living with relatives of modest means, and a bullying victim forced to cope with the murder of his uncle. Not many kids in those circumstances will develop superpowers... Read More
MACES Event Highlights Energy, Sensing Research
December 18, 2015
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More than 70 people learned about the research and education opportunities offered by UC Merced’s new Merced nAnomaterials Center of Energy and Sensing (MACES) during an open house Dec. 4. MACES, established earlier this year with a... Read More
Natural Sciences Dean Elected to AAAS Council
December 17, 2015
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School of Natural Sciences Dean Juan Meza has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) council, representing the Section on Mathematics. The association is an international nonprofit... Read More
Humans Have Disrupted Ecosystems for 6,000 Years, Research Shows
December 16, 2015
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The basic structure of Earth’s ecosystems lasted for 300 million years but changed about 6,000 years ago, and humans are the most likely reason. A team of about 25 researchers from around the globe, including UC Merced Professor... Read More
Discover Jessica Rivas | Connections That Matter
December 16, 2015
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Jessica Rivas fell in love with some of the things that make UC Merced unique. The campus partners with Yosemite National Park, a place for amazing experiences. But, UC Merced is also a campus that cares. We want you here.
UC Merced, County Unite to Conserve Land, Enhance Recreation
December 15, 2015
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The University of California, Merced, is working with the County of Merced on plans for a new recreation area between campus and Lake Yosemite and protection for wetlands adjacent to campus. The Merced County Board of Supervisors at its... Read More
UC Merced Rallies to Finish Second in Cool Campus Challenge
December 15, 2015
After 10 weeks of competition — including a wild flurry of activity at the end — UC Merced placed second in the University of California’s first-ever Cool Campus Challenge. With the University of California’s... Read More
UC Merced Shares in Three of Four UC Catalyst Grants
December 11, 2015
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University of California President Janet Napolitano announced this week the 2016 recipients of the President’s Research Catalyst Awards, and professors from UC Merced are contributors to three of the four projects. Professors... Read More
Researchers Model Near Future of Coastal Redwoods’ Habitat
December 9, 2015
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Many species of trees and plants have begun migrating as the climate changes, but some, like California’s giant coastal redwoods, can’t just pick up and move. The proximity of the ocean, which has unique effects on temperature... Read More
Professor Wins Major Award for ‘Time Machine’ Project
December 8, 2015
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UC Merced Professor Miriam Barlow was honored with a major award last month for her role in developing a method to restore the efficacy of antibiotics and help doctors deal with resistant bacteria. Barlow, a biologist, worked with... Read More
Campus to Expand Fraternities and Sororities in 2016
December 8, 2015
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Strong interest combined with campus growth has triggered the Office of Student Life and the Fraternity and Sorority Council to add several social fraternity and sorority organizations in the coming years, including four new chapters in... Read More
Student-Professor Team Publishes Book on Literary Pioneer
December 7, 2015
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UC Merced alumna Beth Hernandez-Jason and Professor Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez have teamed up to create a compilation of essays devoted to the works of author John Rechy. “The Textual Outlaw: Reading John Rechy in the 21st Century... Read More
Staff Members Make Campus Safety a Top Priority
December 3, 2015
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During most weekdays, you’ll find Student Employment Coordinator Phyllis Enea in the Center for Professional and Career Advancement, assisting students and training managers throughout the hiring process. In the event of an... Read More
‘My Merced’ Captures Campus’ Spirit in Song
December 2, 2015
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From the moment they step foot on the UC Merced campus, people often say they feel a sense of pride and belonging. Award-winning composer Jimmy Dunne has attempted to capture the essence of that feeling in ‘My Merced,’ the... Read More
Hmong Anniversary Celebration Kicks Off at UC Merced
November 30, 2015
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, and with it, the beginning of the Hmong, Lao and other Southeast Asian migration from Laos and Thailand to the United States. To commemorate the anniversary and celebrate... Read More
Trailblazing Senior Sets Sights on Future Goals
November 25, 2015
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In high school, Domonique Jones knew she wanted to go to college. She also knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Raised by her single mother in Hercules, Jones was the first in her family to consider and ultimately attend college,... Read More
Professor Joins Executive Board of American Physical Society
November 24, 2015
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Professor Linda Hirst, with the School of Natural Sciences, has been elected to the executive council of GSOFT, the new Topical Group on Soft Matter in the American Physical Society (APS), the world's largest organization of physicists... Read More
Professor Takes a Bird’s-Eye View of Collective Movements
November 23, 2015
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All of life is motion — whether it is molecules shuttling around within our cells or flocks of birds in the sky. Physics Professor Ajay Gopinathan, with the School of Natural Sciences, and the researchers in his lab are... Read More