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Professor’s Paper in Nature Communications Indicates Deep Sea Changes

March 31, 2014
Large, naturally occurring low-oxygen zones in the Pacific appear to be expanding, and there is a sharp change in the number of bacteria that produce and consume different forms of toxic sulfur, according to a UC Merced researcher’s latest paper in Nature Communications. These expanding...

Students Continue Their Acting Careers at UC Merced

March 24, 2014
TaNayiah Bryels didn’t get the lead role of Mary in her first-grade Christmas pageant, but it did spark a lifelong interest in theater. The UC Merced student has been acting ever since, landing parts in productions of “Rent,” “Hairspray” and “Once On the Island.” Bryels, a freshman who grew up in...

Social Feedback Loop Aids Language Development

March 19, 2014
Verbal interactions between parents and children create a social feedback loop important for language development, according to research by a professor at the University of California, Merced. That loop appears to be experienced less frequently and is diminished in strength in interactions with...

McCloskey’s Research Earns Grant from California’s Stem Cell Push

March 17, 2014
UC Merced Professor Kara McCloskey was recently awarded a highly competitive $500,000 grant to continue tackling significant, unresolved issues in human stem cell biology, as part of an effort to enhance stem-cell research in California. This past month, the California Institute for Regenerative...

Valley Fever Lecture Series to Bring Attention to ‘Silent Epidemic’

March 13, 2014
Valley fever, described as a “silent epidemic” by the Centers for Disease Control, will be explored through a series of wide-ranging talks at the University of California, Merced. Twelve lectures will be held between March and May. Ten will be presented on the university campus. One will be...

Campus Surpasses UC President’s Water Conservation Request

March 11, 2014
Conserving resources is just a part of the fabric of UC Merced. So it should come as no surprise that university leaders say the campus can not only meet President Janet Napolitano’s call to cut water consumption by 20 percent by 2020, it has already  exceeded that expectation – this year. “The...

Research Universities Create Economic Spillover, Study Shows

March 6, 2014
A $1 increase in university spending generates an 89 cent increase in local noneducation labor income — evidence of a measurable spillover effect created by public research institutions, according to recently published research out of the University of California, Merced. While past studies have...

Campus Spirit Encouraged Alumna to Pursue Fungi Research

March 5, 2014
Graduate school is a constant state of discovery, something UC Merced alumna Jackie Shay credits for her current passion: fungus. Shay just returned home from a month in the humid climes of Madagascar in search of species in the Marasmius genus — a tiny, relatively inconspicuous-looking mushroom...

Research Week Offers Opportunities to Learn More about Intriguing Subjects

March 4, 2014
California’s drought is a major topic, including on the UC Merced campus.   It will be among the subjects explored during this year’s Research Week, from March 10 through 14. The annual event includes a brunch kickoff, a poster competition, live research demonstrations, a smoking symposium...

Research Shows Connection Between Attitudes, Language

March 3, 2014
People’s attitudes could affect the amount of information they share, said UC Merced researchers who studied a massive chunk of Yelp business review data. Ph.D. student David Vinson and Professor Rick Dale discovered people use richer language in Yelp reviews when they are giving businesses extreme...

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