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National Rankings Point to Growing Recognition for UC Merced
October 30, 2015
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UC Merced is rapidly rising among the nation’s top universities, as evidenced by the campus’s growing number of appearances on national and statewide “best schools” lists. As the campus celebrates its 10th... Read More
Washington Post | More segregated cities spend less on parks, roads and sewers
October 29, 2015
Professor Jessica Trounstine shows that cities that are more racially segregated are also more politically polarized, which makes it harder to raise taxes to fund important public services.
New Grants Aid Chemist’s Research, Support Student Learning
October 29, 2015
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Almost $2 million in grants will go a long way toward helping Professor Christine Isborn and colleagues at other universities learn more about the molecular processes involved in capturing solar energy, energy storage and... Read More
Spanish, Arts Students Contribute to Cultural Exhibit and Celebration
October 28, 2015
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The value of having a University of California campus in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley is that its students, staff and faculty can affect the community as much as the community affects them. Take Richard Gomez, for example. He... Read More
Professor to Direct UC Education Abroad in Chile, Argentina
October 28, 2015
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Professor Cristián Ricci won’t find himself in the classroom sharing his love of Spanish and Moroccan literature with UC Merced students this fall. That’s because he’ll be busy in his new role as director of the UC... Read More
UC Merced Experts Part of New UC Climate Report
October 27, 2015
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The University of California aims to lead the way to a sustainable future in the face of global warming, and UC Merced professors have contributed to a report that offers practical steps to help get there. “Bending the Curve: 10... Read More
Fellowship Funds Undergrad’s Research on Biofilms
October 27, 2015
UC Merced undergraduate students can find opportunities to conduct research in a lab as early as their freshman year — what’s less common is getting that research funded.   Fourth-year biology major Adam Fishburn caught... Read More
Love of Music Continues to Drive Alum’s Career in Social Media
October 26, 2015
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Shavone Charles is combining her love of music and technology to blaze a new trail in social media. Charles graduated from UC Merced in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Literature and Cultures, completing internships with BET... Read More
Three Students Awarded Global Food Initiative Fellowships
October 23, 2015
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The University of California has selected its second class of Global Food Initiative (GFI) fellows — including three students from UC Merced — who will work on projects ranging from food access to policy to waste. The 44... Read More
Campus on Track to Meet State’s Water Conservation Demands
October 22, 2015
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Four months into the reporting period for Gov. Jerry Brown’s water-reduction mandate, and UC Merced has so far exceeded the goal. Now it needs the campus community's help. The campus, which constructed all of its buildings to... Read More
Professor Helps Identify New Giant Galapagos Tortoise Species
October 21, 2015
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Professor Danielle Edwards is part of a team of researchers that made a huge discovery recently about two groups of giant Galapagos tortoises — they are actually two different species. The team’s paper, entitled “... Read More
Arts Meets Social Justice With Recycled Figures
October 20, 2015
Students in Richard Gomez’s Arts 171: Art for Social Change course have had a special role in the Yosemite Facelift, an annual project that focuses volunteers on cleaning up Yosemite National Park in late September after its busy... Read More
UC Merced Water Research Earns Share of $50 Million Grant
October 20, 2015
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The University of California, Merced, just became part of a massive, five-year, multi-million-dollar international research consortium that tackles water-related aspects of energy production and use. The campus will receive $1.5 million... Read More
Super-Calculations Could Provide Clearer View of the Future
October 19, 2015
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Applied mathematics Professor Noemi Petra develops algorithms and uses complicated computations to examine some of the world’s biggest problems — the ones that can’t be seen. They are called inverse problems —... Read More
Engineering Student Making an Impact on Agriculture
October 16, 2015
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Rebecca Quinte is a mechanical engineer who is learning to apply her skills and knowledge in unexpected ways, and that could end up benefitting farmers in the Central Valley and beyond. The UC Merced undergraduate student is working with... Read More
Professor’s Invention Helps Scientists Win Nobel Prize
October 16, 2015
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Professor Roland Winston has been tracking the Sudbury Neutrino Experiment since it began in the 1980s, because he invented the light collectors the scientists built to detect solar neutrinos. “I just wanted to make sure they worked... Read More
White House Recognizes UC Merced for Supporting Latino Community
October 15, 2015
UC Merced is one of nearly 150 public and private sector organizations who answered the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics’ 25th anniversary call to action. The campus has committed more than $750,000... Read More
UC Merced Manufacturing Startups at New Venture Lab
October 15, 2015
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UC Merced’s latest foray into the community, the Venture Lab, officially opens today, but program members started work there weeks ago. “The Venture Lab is about channeling university innovation into the creation of new... Read More
UC Merced Celebrates Food Day
October 15, 2015
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On Food Day, Oct. 24, the nation will celebrate healthy, affordable and sustainably produced food. Food Day was created by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest to help bring the nation closer to a food system with real... Read More
Study: Skewed Academic Expectations Linked to Sexual Risk
October 14, 2015
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Scholars and educators alike believe raising expectations leads to higher achievement and self esteem among adolescents. But new research from the University of California, Merced, shows that when a young woman’s achievement level... Read More