Students who arrive at UC Merced planning on specific careers often discover along the way that their interests — and strengths — are broader than they first imagined.
A new initiative called Education Tracks, or EdTracks, is designed to give students a flexible, low‑risk way to...
Lorena Anderson
Many universities offer the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, but they don’t have what UC Merced has to offer.
“Yosemite really draws people in,” said Professor Stephen Hart, one...
Sustainability being a campus hallmark, it’s no surprise the UC Merced campus takes Earth Day very seriously, even though the events planned are fun.
Each April 22, people around the country mark...
As everyone knows, space is limited on the UC Merced campus.
But with a little money and a lot of persistence, Engineers for a Sustainable World has found a way to carve out a little room for a...
Professor Suzanne Sindi found her calling in seventh grade, while reading “Jurassic Park.”
“I liked the idea that math is a tool for understanding the whole world,” she said.
Her School of Natural...
One group of engineering students is focusing on tiny ways to make big strides in education.
A 10-member Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) team is developing a piece of...
People don’t often think of deformation as a good thing.
But when it comes to biofilaments – such as strands of DNA – it’s not only good, it’s necessary for the biofilament to complete its functions...
A collaboration between a dean and a professor and a grant from the National Science Foundation have made UC Merced part of a national nanotechnology-biology hub that will expand both knowledge and...
The theory that temperature limits how far up in the mountains trees can grow looks like it’s true, but not in the way researchers had expected.
Working with Professor Lara Kueppers, UC Merced...
Researchers at the university in your backyard are delving into issues of great importance to the San Joaquin Valley, the state, the nation and the world.
You can learn more about their work at the...
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