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Researchers Assist IBM in Cognitive Computer Chip Design

August 18, 2011
A team of researchers led by IBM, including a pair of professors from the University of California, Merced, unveiled today a new generation of experimental computer chips designed to emulate the brain's abilities for perception, action and cognition. The result could be processors that use much...

Stanford Runner, Researcher Ready for Next Step

August 15, 2011
Spencer Castro is moving from one of the nation's most established research universities and most successful athletics programs to one building its reputation in both regards. He's also coming home, or close to it. Castro, 22, who was born and raised in the Yosemite foothills northeast of Merced...

Research Gets to the Root of California's Water Cycle

August 10, 2011
In a remarkable outdoor laboratory in the Sierra, a team of researchers led by UC Merced hydrologist Roger Bales is using sensors to gather a mother lode of data to greatly improve ecological measurement and hydrologic forecasting. What winter brings to the Sierra Nevada determines, more than...

Study Builds on Plausible Scenario for Origin of Life on Earth

August 9, 2011
A relatively simple combination of naturally occurring sugars and amino acids offers a plausible route to the building blocks of life, according to a paper published in Nature Chemistry co-authored by a professor at the University of California, Merced. The study, “A Route to Enantiopure RNA...

Tulare County Valedictorians Continue Friendship, Academic Dreams

August 5, 2011
Stephanie Ruiz and Marisela Torres have been friends since seventh grade, and they share dreams that include college degrees and teaching careers. So it’s no surprise that these Tulare County valedictorians have something else in common: UC Merced. Ruiz, 17, and Torres, 18, will be freshmen, math...

Impact: Medical Education Program to Serve Valley

July 29, 2011
</p> <p>Fourth-generation San Joaquin Valley resident Kelly Fujikawa always planned to practice medicine in the San Joaquin Valley.</p> <p>The UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education will help her do just that.</p...

Police Mentor Program Steers Youngsters Toward College

July 29, 2011
Uriel Bravo is about to become a freshman at Merced High School, but he's already thinking about college — thanks partly to the encouragement of a UC Merced program. “I really want to go to college,” he said. “I know if I don't go, I won't find a good-paying job.” Uriel, 14, is one of the hundreds...

Golden Bobcats Hire Basketball, Volleyball Coaches

July 26, 2011
MERCED — The University of California, Merced, announced today it has named John Sykes as men's basketball coach and Allen McCreary as women's volleyball coach. They are the first coaching hires for the budding sports program, which will join the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics...

Study: Climate Change to Increase Yellowstone Wildfires Dramatically

July 25, 2011
An increase in wildfires due to climate change could rapidly and profoundly alter the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, according to a new study authored by environmental engineering and geography Professor Anthony Westerling of the University of California, Merced. The study by Westerling and his...

Staffers Find Fitness Benefits Beyond Looks

July 22, 2011
Most of us know we should eat right and exercise, but few do. With busy job schedules, family demands and hectic social calendars, working out often seems impossible to work in. But finding time for fitness reaps great rewards, according to a number of UC Merced employees. Take Lisa Perry, for...

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