Historical Night

Before a raucous crowd in its inaugural home game, UC Merced’s women’s volleyball team earned the school’s first victory in any sport.

Warding Off HIV

In a significant step toward reducing the threat of HIV, Professor Patricia LiWang has designed a chemical inhibitor against infection of the virus.

Sparing the Air?

Professor Anna Song and a team of researchers found that despite restrictions, cigarette advertising still causes youth to start smoking and become regular users.

Tiny Tractor Beams

Professor Jay Sharping has developed a way to hold cells using two small lasers.

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Merced Sun-Star
December 7, 2011
You would want to create gaps (in Sierra forests) of certain sizes, but not too big so that winter and early spring sun does not melt the snow.
Roger Bales, Professor
Researchers Look At Increasing Runoff By Thinning Forest
New York Times
December 6, 2011
They are different, but bird wings and plane wings both depend on the same aerodynamic principles to get lift. It’s the same with this project. You can use essential design elements from biology.
Chris Kello, Professor
Creating Artificial Intelligence Based on the Real Thing
Merced Sun-Star
October 29, 2011
Our goal is to prevent HIV infection to begin with.
Patricia LiWang, Professor
UC Merced professor develops HIV inhibitor
KFSN ABC 30
October 26, 2011
Establishing a water conscious culture in our students is a great way to get sustainability out in the world.
Martin Figueroa, Student
UC Merced students clash in "Water Battle 2011"
Stockton Record
October 22, 2011
As remarkable as its first six years have been, its best days are yet to come. And that is good news for the Valley, for the state, and for that matter, the world.
Mark G. Yudof, UC President
UC Merced chief says future holds growth
KFSN ABC 30
October 20, 2011
You can go anywhere else on this planet, the whole planet, you'll not find another one of these.
Roland Winston, Professor
UC Merced is revolutionizing solar power industry
Merced Sun-Star
October 19, 2011
These are the issues that our community is facing. We are actually a group that's trying to make a difference in our community.
Johnny Moua, Student
Hmong get ally in fight to prevent Hepatitis B
Fresno Bee
October 3, 2011
We believe this type of wireless sensor network could ultimately revolutionize the way we understand our most important sources of water, both in California and elsewhere.
Roger Bales, Professor
UC Merced gets $2m to track Sierra snowpack
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Graduate Student Focuses Research on Infectious Disease
February 9, 2012
Mufadhal Al-Kuhlani, a graduate student with the Quantitative and Systems Biology group, is set to graduate this year. Mufadhal Al-Kuhlani came to UC Merced to help reduce the threat of harmful diseases through...
National Geographic Film Chronicles Highland Research
February 7, 2012
Dean Mark Aldenderfer will return to the Upper Mustang regional of Nepal this summer to continue his research.Mark Aldenderfer, dean of UC Merced's School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, will be featured in an...
Engineering Professor Looks to Make an Impact
February 7, 2012
Professor Ashlie MartiniProfessor Ashlie Martini was looking for the chance to make a difference when she took a post at UC Merced.
UC Research Resource Center to Serve San Joaquin Valley
February 6, 2012
New center aims to improve the lives of the San Joaquin Valley's most underserved residents by empowering them to engage in research that supports their community’s issues. An innovative community-university...
Major Construction Under Way at UC Merced
February 3, 2012
Four projects will increase campus' physical space by 25 percent, adding nearly 270,000 gross square feet. Planned Science and Engineering Building 2 (rendering)UC Merced is entering a significant new phase of...
Community-Engaged Research Serves San Joaquin Valley
January 30, 2012
About 180 people attended a conference at UC Merced that connected researchers with community members working to improve the lives of the San Joaquin Valley's young people. The December conference, "Building Healthy...
Graduate Student Finds New Career in Military Research
January 27, 2012
Campus' Math Course Launches UC Online Program
January 24, 2012
University of California's online instruction program is a systemwide effort that aims to explore and develop the use of online education in UC's undergraduate curriculum. UC Merced is the first campus to...
Computer Scientist Earns Prestigious Early-Career Research Award
January 23, 2012
UC Merced engineering Professor Ming-Hsuan Yang receives National Science Foundation's CAREER Award to improve visual tracking abilities in machines. Engineering Professor Ming-Hsuan Yang of the University of...
Campus Receives National Award for Educational Programming
January 20, 2012
UC Merced honored for utilizing new, effective and innovative systems to evaluate and demonstrate student outcomes. The University of California, Merced, has been awarded the 2012 Council for Higher Education...
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