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Natural Sciences Dean Elected to AAAS Council

December 17, 2015
School of Natural Sciences Dean Juan Meza has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) council, representing the Section on Mathematics. The association is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people,...

Discover Jessica Rivas | Connections That Matter

December 16, 2015
Jessica Rivas fell in love with some of the things that make UC Merced unique. The campus partners with Yosemite National Park, a place for amazing experiences. But, UC Merced is also a campus that cares. We want you here.

Humans Have Disrupted Ecosystems for 6,000 Years, Research Shows

December 16, 2015
The basic structure of Earth’s ecosystems lasted for 300 million years but changed about 6,000 years ago, and humans are the most likely reason. A team of about 25 researchers from around the globe, including UC Merced Professor Jessica Blois, outline that discovery in a paper published today in...

UC Merced Rallies to Finish Second in Cool Campus Challenge

December 15, 2015
After 10 weeks of competition — including a wild flurry of activity at the end — UC Merced placed second in the University of California’s first-ever Cool Campus Challenge. With the University of California’s ambitious goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2025 just 10 years away, the Cool Campus...

UC Merced, County Unite to Conserve Land, Enhance Recreation

December 15, 2015
The University of California, Merced, is working with the County of Merced on plans for a new recreation area between campus and Lake Yosemite and protection for wetlands adjacent to campus. The Merced County Board of Supervisors at its meeting today agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...

UC Merced Shares in Three of Four UC Catalyst Grants

December 11, 2015
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced this week the 2016 recipients of the President’s Research Catalyst Awards, and professors from UC Merced are contributors to three of the four projects. Professors Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Michael Dawson, Teamrat Ghezzehei and Jason Sexton...

Researchers Model Near Future of Coastal Redwoods’ Habitat

December 9, 2015
Many species of trees and plants have begun migrating as the climate changes, but some, like California’s giant coastal redwoods, can’t just pick up and move. The proximity of the ocean, which has unique effects on temperature and climate, makes it challenging to predict what the redwoods’ habitat...

Professor Wins Major Award for ‘Time Machine’ Project

December 8, 2015
UC Merced Professor Miriam Barlow was honored with a major award last month for her role in developing a method to restore the efficacy of antibiotics and help doctors deal with resistant bacteria. Barlow, a biologist, worked with American University mathematician Kristina Crona on the “Time...

Campus to Expand Fraternities and Sororities in 2016

December 8, 2015
Strong interest combined with campus growth has triggered the Office of Student Life and the Fraternity and Sorority Council to add several social fraternity and sorority organizations in the coming years, including four new chapters in the spring. Two sororities, Phi Mu and Omega Phi Beta, and...

Student-Professor Team Publishes Book on Literary Pioneer

December 7, 2015
UC Merced alumna Beth Hernandez-Jason and Professor Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez have teamed up to create a compilation of essays devoted to the works of author John Rechy. “The Textual Outlaw: Reading John Rechy in the 21st Century” is the first ever compilation of critical essays to be devoted...

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