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Six UC Merced Students Awarded UC Food Initiative Fellowships

December 9, 2014
As part of the University of California Global Food Initiative, 54 students — including six from UC Merced—have been awarded fellowships to fund projects that will address issues ranging from community gardens and food pantries to urban agriculture and food waste. All 10 UC campuses plus the UC...

Campus Earns Fourth Platinum LEED Certification

December 8, 2014
The University of California, Merced, received another Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification, this time for the Student Services Building. The award brings the campus total for LEED certifications through the U.S. Green Building Council to 13, with its newest...

Chancellor Attends Second White House Education Summit

December 4, 2014
MERCED, Calif. — The University of California, Merced, will report at the White House today (Dec. 4) on progress the campus is making in its efforts to support undocumented students, create career pathways to the Silicon Valley and advance other initiatives to help underserved students prepare for...

Ph.D. Student Beats Odds to Put Science and Community First

December 1, 2014
The odds were stacked against Ruben Rodriguez. When the 27-year-old UC Merced student was still in high school, he was confronted with a sobering statistic that Hispanics receive only 5 percent of all doctorates awarded. “That’s always stayed with me,” said Rodriguez, who was born in Mexico and...

Forbes | 5 Financial Skills Every 50-Year-Old Should Master

December 1, 2014
Professor Laura Hamilton's research is cited as she studied students’ grades and compared levels of parents’ contributions.

The Seattle Times | Agriculture-oriented drone firm moving to Seattle

December 1, 2014
Professor YangQuan Chen has done small-scale testing of drone technology that can collect data on the condition of agricultural crops.

Diverse Physics Group Achieves Milestones with Focus on Innovation

November 26, 2014
From understanding how groups of atoms behave at ultra-low temperatures to modeling how flocks of birds organize, UC Merced's Physics group is helping solve many of the world's mysteries and using the knowledge to improve technology, ranging from computing to solar energy conversion. “Physics uses...

Inventor Spot | Biofuels Or Bioelectricity? Miles Per Acre Are Compared In New Study

November 26, 2014
Professor Elliott Campbell comments on the most efficient way to use farmed crops to power vehicles.

Researchers Delve into Valley Fever from All Angles

November 24, 2014
Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of UC Merced Magazine. Before it infects humans who breathe it in, the fungus that causes valley fever changes shapes in the environment. Once infected, some people fight it off while others die. If scientists can determine how that shape-...

Barley helped ancient Tibetans climb to 3400 meters

November 21, 2014
Agriculture may not have been required for year-round, permanent settlement of the Tibetan Plateau, says Mark Aldenderfer, an archaeologist at UC Merced.

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