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Indigenous Activist Winona LaDuke Wins Spendlove Prize

August 29, 2017
Winona LaDuke has dedicated her life to social change, working nationally and internationally on issues of justice, equity and the environment alongside indigenous communities. That’s why a UC Merced committee has selected LaDuke as the 11th recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove...

Earth Scientist Targets Sexual Harassment With NSF Grant

August 29, 2017
Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe is a biogeochemist who studies the impact of climate change on Sierra Nevada soils. She’s also active in efforts to recruit and retain women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Those efforts were recently bolstered by funding from the National...

New York Times: Courting First-Generation Students at U.C.

August 29, 2017

Washington Monthly Ranks UC Merced Top-10 in the U.S.

August 28, 2017
UC Merced ranks among the top 10 universities in the nation for the success of its first-generation and underrepresented students, according to Washington Monthly’s 2017 College Rankings. The university received high marks in areas related to social mobility, placing No. 3 in the nation for...

Massive Sensor Network Helps Scientists Monitor Mountain Water Resources

August 28, 2017
Scientists from the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, UC Merced, UC Berkeley and the USDA Agricultural Research Service have designed the first ever wireless sensor network (WSN) capable of accurately monitoring the hydrology of large mountain river basins. The new system is detailed in two papers...

Synthetic Nanotubes Beat Nature at Water Purification

August 25, 2017
A new study published in the journal Science may have major implications for the future of water purification. Professor Aleksandr Noy and his research team at Lawrence Livermore National Lab found that carbon nanotube porins (CNTPs) — hollow cylinders made of pure carbon that resemble...

The Verge: These microscopic tubes may one day help turn seawater to drinking water

August 25, 2017
Prof. Aleksandr Noy and his team have created tiny carbon nanotubes that can filter water more efficiently than the human body.

Staff, Faculty Convocations Celebrate Successes, Highlight New Priorities

August 24, 2017
Chancellor Dorothy Leland, members of her executive team and other campus leaders kicked off UC Merced’s 2017-18 academic year by lauding faculty and staff members, recapping successes of the past year and looking ahead to the coming year. Leland, along with Provost and Executive Vice...

New Academic Year Brings New Faces, Opportunities

August 23, 2017
More than 2,200 students — many entering their first year at UC Merced — arrived last weekend in cars, trucks and minivans packed to the gills with living essentials from clothing and toiletries to laptops and microwaves. Move-in weekend is always a bustling time on campus as parents,...

ABC 30: Growth happening at UC Merced as fall semester gets underway

August 23, 2017
Vice Chancellor Charles Nies enthusiastically welcomes students back to campus on the first day of classes.

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