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Researchers Melt Snow to See Climate Change Impacts

April 16, 2014
In a megadrought like the one California is experiencing, people tend to look at how much rainfall has come along. But it also matters when the snowmelt releases its cache, because the snowpack is the state’s natural reservoir. “If you just change when the snow melts, it has huge consequences for...

Walking, Talking in Infants Connected

April 14, 2014
Infants show a sharp increase in understanding and using language shortly after they begin walking, according to research by a UC Merced developmental psychology professor. “What is it about walking?” Professor Eric A. Walle said. “Does walking lead to more exploratory behavior by infants, then...

Students Save Cash Through New Program Offering ‘Office’ for Free

April 9, 2014
UC Merced students are now using some of the latest and most popular Microsoft Office applications without having to dig into their wallets. The free software is available under Microsoft’s Student Advantage program, which allows campuses that license Office 365 or Office Professional Plus for...

Annual Bobcat Art Show Roars into Ninth Year

April 7, 2014
UC Merced artists will showcase their talent during the campus’s annual Bobcat Art Show, which starts its month-long run Monday in the UC Merced Art Gallery and Kolligian Library. The show, now in its ninth year, features works submitted by UC Merced students and faculty and staff members. This...

Humanities Center Turns World Upside Down

April 2, 2014
The UC Merced Center for the Humanities has turned the world upside down. The center, which received a $2 million gift in 2012 to expand its activities, selected “The World Upside Down: Topsy-Turvy” as its first two-year-long research theme, which serves as a guiding plan for its offerings in the...

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...

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