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Researchers successfully tested a technique that uses human sewage to measure the use of nicotine products such as cigarettes and vaping pens in a selected community.
The project, led by scientists at UC Merced, can strengthen public health efforts by supplementing...
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An all-faculty rock band formed in a professor’s garage a decade ago has released the first album produced at UC Merced’s digitally advanced recording studio.
The album showcases the...
Editor's note: This story is republished from the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of UC Merced Magazine.
Temnee Wright, ’08 has realized a successful career as legal counsel at several...
UC Merced doctoral candidate Adekunle “Kunle” Adewole has been selected as a 2026 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellow.
Adewole was also chosen as one of 18 participants in the...
A leading expert in soil biogeochemistry and environmental engineering, UC Merced Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, brings her research and perspective to a global conversation about the future of our...
UC Merced Foundation Trustees Establish Endowed Scholarship to Support Las Positas Transfer Students
Four members of the UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees have created a $100,000 endowed scholarship designed to remove financial barriers for Las Positas College students on...
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• Researchers found that heat waves are a critical enabler and driver of wildfire-burned areas across the western U.S.
• The findings suggest that heat waves...
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for the U.S. Department of Energy to develop innovative technology and infrastructure at the intersection of...
A $3 million grant from the Gates Foundation is advancing UC Merced’s efforts to expand educational pathways and improve college and career outcomes for...
UC Merced and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have long been partners in cutting-edge science and technology.
University students and researchers take part in numerous lab...
