As crops go, agave holds a lot of promise for the northern San Joaquin Valley. The succulents thrive in hot sun, don't require much water and can be grown in the region's sandy soils. And though agave, mainly grown in Mexico, is best known as the source of tequila and mezcal, it has other...
Research
Physics Professor Daniel Beller has received a CAREER award for his research into how complex organization arises from simple physical interactions for biological cells or polymers assembled in...
Professor Marc Beutel and his graduate student Mark Seelos have been recognized for papers and a presentation on toxic mercury mitigation by the North American Lake Management Society.
Beutel, an...
Name: Amelia Wood
Year: Third year
Major: Biological Sciences (Human Biology emphasis); Natural Sciences Education minor
Hometown: Stockton
What is a memorable project that you...
Shakespeare can feel stuffy and difficult to understand. Native English speakers often struggle with decoding the Bard’s works, so imagine how difficult it would be to appreciate Shakespeare if...
Two faculty members and three graduate students who are working on food systems, food security and food sustainability research have received small grants through the UC Global Food Initiative (GFI...
The question: What happens when UC Merced holds Research Week in the middle of a pandemic? The hypothesis: An annual, weeklong presentation of ground-breaking work reaches a big, new virtual audience...
Professor Andy LiWang is now the first from UC Merced to be elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Colleagues at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Texas A&M...
Name: Gehad Elhanafy
Year: Second
Major: Bioengineering
Hometown: Merced
What is a memorable project that you worked on during your time at UC Merced?
In the summer of 2018, as an...
Name: Gabriel Viramontes
Year: Fourth year
Major: Biological Sciences
Hometown: Lodi
What is a memorable project that you worked on during your time at UC Merced?
One of the most...
