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California is Home to Extreme Weather, Too

November 1, 2012
MERCED, Calif. — California isn’t going to face a superstorm like Hurricane Sandy because the Pacific Ocean is too cold to feed that kind of weather system. But that doesn’t mean California won’t see extreme weather, say researchers from the University of California, Merced. “We can see very big...

New Endowment Supports Transfer Students

November 1, 2012
Students transferring to the University of California, Merced, from California community colleges can apply for financial support thanks to a new endowed scholarship fund from The Bernard Osher Foundation. The $500,000 gift to UC Merced provides scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 per...

Chemistry Professor Making the Most of his Waste

October 31, 2012
Chemistry Professor Jason Hein and his students make a lot of compounds in the lab. They also make a lot of chemical waste. But Hein found a way to clean up the waste and reuse it, saving money and helping the environment at the same time. “I’m very excited about this project,” said Dean Juan Meza...

Big Change a Chance for Big Opportunities for Grad Student

October 29, 2012
Chicagoan Chelsea Carey faced quite a change in choosing UC Merced for her natural sciences graduate studies. But she knew she wanted to work with Professor Stephen Hart for her environmental systems research. “I did a lot of searching (for a mentor) based on my research interests,” Carey said. She...

Professor: In Politics, It’s Not Just What You Say, It’s How You Say It

October 23, 2012
In an election year, as people are being machine-gunned with millions of dollars’ worth of political messages from all sorts of sources, it might be re-assuring (or distressing) to discover that even the more subtle aspects of language use can actually make a make a powerful and priceless...

Author of Controversial Chavez Book to Speak on Campus

October 22, 2012
The author of a controversial new book offering fresh insight into Cesar Chavez and the labor union he led will speak Oct. 22 at UC Merced. In “From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement,” author Matthew Garcia calls on research and first-hand...

You Scream for UC Ice Cream

October 22, 2012
People around here know UC Merced is cool, but now, it’s also creamy, chocolaty and delicious – at least when you serve it on a stick. You see, UC Merced is now depicted in gelato. And you can taste it on campus. As part of the Onward California mobile tour, each of the University of California’s...

Founders Day Events Highlight Campus's First 10 Years

October 17, 2012
UC Merced will commemorate the 10th anniversary of its groundbreaking with a series of Founders Day events Oct. 25 through 27. Several events throughout the three-day celebration will recognize founding faculty and staff as well as honor founding Legacy Circle donors, University Committee of Merced...

High School Visit to Inspire Local Students to 'Achieve UC'

October 16, 2012
University of California, Merced, Chancellor Dorothy Leland will visit Merced High School Oct. 18 as part of Achieve UC, a systemwide initiative to show high school students how they can attain a University of California education. The idea behind the event is to inspire students to aim for college...

Professor Working to Stop Melanoma in its Tracks

October 15, 2012
Professor Fabian Filipp is trying to put up roadblocks. But instead of stopping cars, he’s trying to keep cancers from growing. Filipp, a systems biology professor who started at UC Merced this fall, studies the metabolic cycle of melanoma, which is the leading cause of death from skin cancers. “We...

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