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Highlighting a Dynamic, Diverse and Accomplished Cohort of New Bobcats

June 3, 2022
UC Merced is highlighting incoming first-year students for fall 2022 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. Edwin Casillas chose UC Merced for many reasons, he said. He likes the “little city” feel of the campus. He is drawn to the “friendly student...

Campus Awarded Edible Food Recovery Grant

June 1, 2022
UC Merced’s Office of Sustainability’s Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program, in partnership with United Way of Merced, Community Initiatives 4 Collective Impact and the 18th St. People’s Garden, has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the...

Bioengineers Work on New Technology to Look Deep Inside Living Tissue and Tumors

May 31, 2022
Bioengineering Professor Changqing Li is building a high-resolution CT imaging scanner that will allow scientists to study and understand how oxygen plays a role in cancer therapy and stem cells growing in deep tissue such as bone marrow, and possibly develop new advances to culture stem cells...

Chavez & Herrera Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

May 27, 2022

Newsom devotes $18M to new Kern County educational collaborative

May 27, 2022

Alumna Becomes First Latina in Fresno County to Pass Immigration Law Legal Specialist Exam

May 25, 2022
As a first-generation Latina, Linda Barreto says she understands the importance of perseverance and determination to prevail in life. It’s a mindset that has led her to become the youngest and first Latina in Fresno County to pass the California Legal Specialist Exam in Immigration Law....

Escasez de Fórmula Para Bebés y Covid-19 Llevaron a Prácticas de Alimentación Riesgosas, Estudio Sugiere

May 23, 2022
En medio de la pandemia del coronavirus, la mayoría de los padres que se les hace difícil encontrar fórmula para bebés han recurrido a prácticas de alimentación peligrosas para sus pequeños, lo que podría afectar negativamente la salud de sus hijos, según un nuevo estudio realizado por UC Merced (...

Baby Formula Shortages and COVID-19 Led to Risky Feeding Practices, Study Suggests

May 23, 2022
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of parents struggling to find baby formula have resorted to dangerous feeding practices for their infants, which could negatively impact the health of their young children, according to a new study conducted by the UC Merced Lactation Attachment...

Saving Water and Generating Power in California

May 22, 2022

Lab Aims to Understand Transporter Protein that Protects Cells from Damage

May 19, 2022
Professor Maria-Elena Zoghbi and her lab are taking a closer look at a human transporter protein that acts as a cellular protector by relocating a molecule that has important antioxidant properties in the cells, preventing oxidative damage in several tissues, including the heart. The National...

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