Research

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Why the Battle Against Cancer Needs Awesome Video Games
January 23, 2025
Cancer is vicious. In 2025, it is expected to cause more than 618,000 U.S. deaths — nearly twice the combined populations of Merced and Modesto. Each year, almost half of this nation, young and old, is touched by the disease through... Read More
Innovate to Grow Highlights Engineering, Software Capstone Projects
December 12, 2024
Innovate to Grow, or I2G as it’s known on campus, is a twice-a-year showcase for UC Merced engineering and computer science students demonstrating projects they have been developing. Students compete on teams that are judged by experts... Read More
High School Student Part of AI Art Project at UC Merced
December 9, 2024
Here's a nifty use for AI: Turning photographs and other images into Cubist art. A team of UC Merced researchers developed a project to do just that, using artificial intelligence to transform images into the style of art created by Pablo... Read More
Grant Funds Research into Fungal Structures
December 4, 2024
Mushrooms are pretty amazing. They are light and porous yet have a high strength-to-weight ratio. They are absorbent. They can serve as filters. Manufacturing a material that mimics mushrooms and other fungal structures could provide... Read More
A Major Step Forward for UC Merced's Agricultural Experiment Station
November 25, 2024
The first four faculty members named to UC Merced's Agricultural Experiment Station look to make a big impact on farming in the San Joaquin Valley and beyond. Mechanical engineering Professor Reza Ehsani, civil and environmental... Read More
Medical Education at UC Merced Grows; Adds New Students, Faculty
November 21, 2024
Medical education at UC Merced is expanding at a rapid pace as part of the campus’ long-term goal to address the shortage of physicians and health care professionals in the Central Valley. This fall, the university welcomed the second... Read More
Ending Health Disparities Starts with Good Data, National Authority Says
November 14, 2024
  Solid and sharable research data must go hand in hand with collaboration and caring to tackle the health gaps that trouble minoritized and underserved populations in the San Joaquin Valley and elsewhere. That was the main message from a... Read More
New Method of Mapping Proteins Offers Undergraduate Students New Opportunities
November 7, 2024
Research on cell development has led not only to a more efficient way to map proteins in living cells but also tapped into the research capabilities of UC Merced undergraduate students and brought about a new learning opportunity that... Read More
Research Center Aimed at New Ways to Make Natural Rubber
October 23, 2024
Natural rubber is used in a wide range of products used throughout the globe. Lab-produced rubber works for many applications but is insufficient for vital items like airplane tires and specialty medical products. Natural rubber also is a... Read More
NSF Grant Opens Opportunities for Students in Materials Research
October 21, 2024
A group of faculty members at UC Merced has been awarded a $1 million seed grant from the National Science Foundation to form a research collaborative to expand participation and access to materials, research-focused facilities, education... Read More