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Professor Discovers How to Rein in Power of Tiny Particles with Potentially Big Effect

February 18, 2014
The heat generated by smartphones and other electronic devices could be harnessed to also power them, according to compelling research out of the University of California, Merced. Physics Professor Michael Scheibner’s latest work in the emerging field of phononics – the study of quasi-particles...

Grad Student Crunches Data for Viticulture Lab

February 18, 2014
Katherine Amrine knows a few things about data analysis. As a UC Merced graduate student, her dissertation described a new way of classifying living things from bits of data gleaned from whole genomes. She also applied that innovative approach to one of the most abundant bacteria in the ocean,...

New Study Connects Smoke-Free Laws, Dentists’ Advice to Quit

February 13, 2014
Smoke-free laws may help encourage dentists to recommend that their patients kick the smoking habit, according to new research co-authored by UC Merced Professor Mariaelena Gonzalez. The paper, published in the American Journal of Public Health, suggests the societal change manifested by smoke-free...

Campus Expecting Big Sustainability Honors in 2014

February 13, 2014
The California Architectural Foundation gave UC Merced the Owings Award for Environmental Excellence, adding to the slew of awards the campus has already won. The group recognized the campus’s first development phase for its holistic view toward sustainability. “UC Merced, Phase 1, is honored for...

Renowned South African A Capella Group to Perform

February 10, 2014
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a Grammy-award-winning singing troupe, brings its blend of vocal harmonies to Merced as part of Arts UC Merced Presents spring event lineup.I  The group performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre. Tickets cost between $15 and $...

Commencement Speakers Bring Varied Experience to Campus’s Largest Commencement

February 10, 2014
The University of California, Merced, has selected CEO of Enduring Hydro LLC and former U.S. Undersecretary for Energy Kristina Johnson and Merced County Superior Court Judge Paul C. Lo to deliver keynote addresses at its ninth commencement, May 17 and 18. With more than 1,400 students eligible to...

UC Merced Heating Up Mongolia’s Harsh Winter

February 3, 2014
One of the world’s oldest civilizations – with the worst air pollution and the coldest capital city – will employ cutting-edge technology from the newest UC campus starting in February. Professor Roland Winston, who leads the UC Merced-based UC Solar Institute, just returned from a trip to...

Conference to Explore Black Arts Movement, Influences

January 29, 2014
An international two-day conference on the Black Arts Movement will draw world-renowned scholars, musicians and artists, and offer new scholarship and perspectives on the 1960s and 1970s movement. The International Conference on the Black Arts Movement and Legacies, on March 1 and 2 at the...

Campus Begins 2014 with Ambitious Expansion Plans

January 27, 2014
The University of California, Merced, is searching for a development team that will prove instrumental in financing and significantly expanding the campus’ size and capacity to enroll 10,000 students by 2020. Enrollment at the newest UC campus, which opened in 2005 with 875 students, has surged to...

Men’s Soccer Team Builds Framework for Success in Debut Season

January 27, 2014
In its inaugural intercollegiate season, the UC Merced men’s soccer team showed plenty of promise by defeating the eventual conference champions and producing the California Pacific Conference freshman player of the year. “It was a season of firsts,” said Coach Albert Martins, who now is recruiting...

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