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Science Must Dig Deeper to Understand Climate Change’s Full Impact, Study Shows
05/17/2021
Scientists often study the relationship of global warming and topsoil because soil is an important mediator of climate change. A newly released study indicates it’s critical to consider subsoil in climate-change research, too. A new paper in the prestigious journal Nature Communications by...
Faculty Members Earn Peer Honors for Teaching, Research and Mentorship
05/14/2021
Faculty members at UC Merced are recognized throughout the year for excellence in a variety of ways, including by their colleagues in the Academic Senate. This year’s Academic Senate awards honor faculty from across the three schools for their outstanding teaching, research, impacts on their...
UC Merced Professors on TV to Inspire Girls to Consider STEM Careers
05/13/2021
UC Merced takes pride in encouraging the younger generation to learn more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers by counting on some of the top educators in the fields. To help expand the knowledge and encourage young girls to think about careers within STEM,...
Engineering Ag Tech Solutions Just One Element of Annual Innovate to Grow Expo
05/12/2021
You can’t avoid seeing grazing cattle in California’s Central Valley, where UC Merced has its own pastured cows on campus. Now imagine if those cows were kept secluded without the use of a fence, or at least not one visible to the eye. This is just one of the experimental projects teams of...
UC Merced Student Wins UC Wide Competition
05/11/2021
University of California Health Leader to Give Commencement Keynote
05/11/2021
In Dr. Carrie L. Byington, the novel coronavirus met a formidable foe. As an expert in infectious disease, Byington has been uniquely suited to use her role as executive vice president and head of University of California Health (UCH) to battle the virus that triggered a global pandemic. On April...
Class of 2021 Takes Part in In-person Activities Followed by Virtual Commencement
05/10/2021
The pandemic has changed many aspects of life, but UC Merced Bobcats demonstrated their ability to overcome life's unexpected curveballs during an academic year unlike any other. To ensure each student’s accomplishments are celebrated, UC Merced will host its second virtual spring commencement...
UC Merced Ph.D. Student Wins UC Grad Slam Competition
05/07/2021
Applied Mathematics graduate student Shayna Bennett won first place at the University of California’s Grad Slam finals today (May 7). Bennett presented her dissertation research, “A New Tool to Fight Invasive Species,” in just three minutes and won $7,000 and the systemwide trophy — known as the...
From the Wastewater Drain, Solid Pandemic Data
05/07/2021
Young Hispanic, Black People Have Lowest Rate of Vaccination
05/06/2021

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