Research

UC Merced Aerial Picture
Location Draws Salinas Senior to UC Merced
June 24, 2022
Victor Oregon will attend UC Merced to study mechanical engineering this fall. A key factor in his decision to attend UC Merced was its proximity to his family and to Yosemite National Park. “I chose Merced for the financial aid that I am... Read More
In Retiring, Winston Looks Forward to His Busy, Bright Future
June 13, 2022
Distinguished Professor Roland Winston was among the first eight faculty members at UC Merced in 2003, two years before the campus opened. When he retires July 1, at age 86, he will be the first of those eight to leave — but his work on... Read More
DOD Fellowship Helps Grad Student Advance Machine Learning Research
June 9, 2022
Ph.D. student Sarah Downs was awarded the prestigious Department of Defense (DOD) Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship. The Department of Defense is committed to developing a highly skilled STEM... Read More
Student Team Winners Named at this Spring’s Innovate to Grow Event
June 9, 2022
The biannual School of Engineering showcase event, Innovate to Grow (I2G), continued in-person and virtually this spring. The event highlighted innovative engineering design projects that were developed by undergraduates in partnership... Read More
‘Molecular LEGO’ Study Analyzes Building Blocks of Partially Disordered Protein
June 6, 2022
Bioengineering Professor Victor Muñoz and his lab have created a new way to solve some of the mysteries among an increasingly important class of proteins that don’t appear to have any specific structures but serve very important... Read More
Mucus Molecules can Thwart Fungal Infection, Researchers Discover
June 6, 2022
An international team of researchers, including Professor Clarissa Nobile from UC Merced, has discovered which component in mucus prevents a fungus most humans carry from turning destructive. This research lays the foundation for a new... Read More
Highlighting a Dynamic, Diverse and Accomplished Cohort of New Bobcats
June 3, 2022
UC Merced is highlighting incoming first-year students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Edwin Casillas chose UC Merced for many reasons, he said. He likes the “little city” feel of the campus. He... Read More
Bioengineers Work on New Technology to Look Deep Inside Living Tissue and Tumors
May 31, 2022
Bioengineering Professor Changqing Li is building a high-resolution CT imaging scanner that will allow scientists to study and understand how oxygen plays a role in cancer therapy and stem cells growing in deep tissue such as bone marrow... Read More
Baby Formula Shortages and COVID-19 Led to Risky Feeding Practices, Study Suggests
May 23, 2022
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of parents struggling to find baby formula have resorted to dangerous feeding practices for their infants, which could negatively impact the health of their young children, according to a new... Read More
Lab Aims to Understand Transporter Protein that Protects Cells from Damage
May 19, 2022
Professor Maria-Elena Zoghbi and her lab are taking a closer look at a human transporter protein that acts as a cellular protector by relocating a molecule that has important antioxidant properties in the cells, preventing oxidative... Read More