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Report: Central Valley Makes Modest Environmental Improvements

July 18, 2012
California’s Central Valley environment is getting healthier, but not fast enough. Its air quality is still among the worst in the nation, according to a report released today.  The Sierra Nevada Research Institute at the University of California, Merced, and The Great Valley Center jointly...

Researchers Spend Summer Working on Projects Near and Far

July 16, 2012
From the caves of Belize to laboratories in Japan, UC Merced faculty members and students are abroad conducting research this summer across the globe. Though the semester ended in mid-May, the campus’ focus on creating and sharing new knowledge continues year-round. Summer offers faculty members a...

'Dynamic Duo' Wins Systemwide Award for Sustainability Efforts

July 13, 2012
Making an entire campus sustainable takes a lot of planning, education and work. But those efforts are what earned two of UC Merced’s sustainability leaders systemwide recognition. Former Director of Energy and Sustainability John Elliott and Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for...

Transfer Student Triumphs Over Foster Care Odds

July 9, 2012
Portia Mira considers herself lucky. Although the UC Merced senior was taken from her parents and spent five years in foster care, she said she and her sister are much better off than most. “Most foster kids don’t graduate from high school,” said Mira, a biological sciences major. “We are fortunate...

Cognitive Scientist Awarded McClatchy Chair in Communications

July 3, 2012
Cognitive science Professor Teenie Matlock has been named the McClatchy Chair in Communications at the University of California, Merced. Matlock’s appointment marks the first time the UC’s newest campus has filled the McClatchy Chair. The McClatchy Company donated funds to create the endowed chair...

First Year of Medical Education Celebrated as Campus Grows Health Research Programs

July 2, 2012
The inaugural group of students in the UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education said their first year was challenging, but filled with reminders of why they want to serve their communities. During the past academic year, the students — also known as the “Valley 5” — worked...

Scholarship Supports Student Magician’s Visit to Help Chinese Earthquake Orphans

June 20, 2012
When a deadly earthquake shook the Sichuan province of his native China in May 2008, John Li watched from Los Angeles and immediately made a connection. He knew his passion for performing magic could offer relief and hope to suffering people, especially orphaned children.   It took a few years, but...

Harvard Program Grooms Future Latino Leaders

June 13, 2012
Five University of California, Merced, undergraduate students have been selected to attend the Latino Leadership Initiative (LLI) Program at Harvard University Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, now in its third year. The program, which was developed to address the rapid growth of the...

Professor Studies Alcohol's Neurological Effects

June 11, 2012
Professor Fred Wolf’s research brings new meaning to the term barfly. In an effort to better understand the neurological effects of alcohol abuse, Wolf gives fruit flies alcohol and studies how their brains change. “Alcohol taps into some of the most primitive circuitry of the brain, giving us a...

Doctoral Student Researches Area History, Pursues New Career

June 6, 2012
An academic focus on the Central Valley region’s historically African-American communities brought Michael Eissinger to UC Merced. He decided the UC’s newest campus was the best place to pursue his doctorate in world cultures. The university was geographically convenient for...

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