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New Collaboration Aims to Help Students Understand the Hows and Whys of Calculus

August 24, 2021
More than a few students have probably asked themselves why they have to take calculus — the course is notoriously difficult for some. “People haven’t been taught math the way it should be,” Department of Applied Mathematics Professor Mayya Tokman said. “Math...

Incoming Grad Students Get a Jump Start

August 19, 2021
While the campus remained quieter than usual this summer, a group of new graduate students began their UC Merced journey earlier than the rest of their cohort. On July 6, 19 incoming grad students began the six-week Competitive Edge Summer Bridge program to get a head start in acclimating to...

UC Merced Battles with #9 Westmont, Falls in Straight Sets

August 18, 2021

Bobcats Drop Game Three of the Summer Slam To The Master's University

August 18, 2021

Bobcats Fall To Hope International University

August 18, 2021

Antibiotic Resistance Found in Insecticides Commonly Used in California

August 18, 2021
The over the counter, “safe,” organic-compliant insecticides people purchase at home-improvement stores could be causing a problem that goes far beyond the vegetable garden or farm field — antibiotic resistance. A new study from evolutionary geneticist Professor Mark Sistrom...

Women's Volleyball Falls in Season Opener to #15 Corban

August 17, 2021

New Children’s Museum in Merced Offers Fun Learning Experiences

August 17, 2021
This summer, children around the San Joaquin Valley got the opportunity to have some fun while learning. Realizing the shortage of informal learning opportunities for children in Merced County, UC Merced professors Mayya Tokman and Angelo Kyrilov, and former Merced County District 2 Supervisor...

Edwards Eager to Expand Father of Evolution’s Work

August 16, 2021
It has been 186 years since Charles Darwin collected the samples of the Galapagos Islands species that led to his explanation of how the diversity of life on Earth has evolved and forever changed the way we understand the world. During his five-week stay on the islands, Darwin collected dozens...

Falandays Wins Marr Prize for Phenomenon of Meaning Research

August 12, 2021
Cognitive and Information Sciences Ph.D. student Ben Falandays was recently awarded the Marr Prize for Best Student Paper at the Cognitive Science Society’s annual conference. The Cognitive Science Society is an international research association with thousands of members worldwide. The...

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