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Physics Graduate Student Explores Nanoworld

April 6, 2012
When Andrea Rodarte began studying physics, she first wanted to look to the stars for answers. Instead, she’s finding them in nanoparticles. “The people I know who went into astrophysics only get to do an experiment once or twice a year,” Rodarte said. “I can come to the lab and do an experiment...

Marine Biologist Receives Fulbright Award

April 4, 2012
Mónica Medina, a professor in the School of Natural Sciences at the University of California, Merced, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct research at the Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls research station in France during the 2012-13 academic year. Medina’s award was presented...

National Parks Institute Seeks Solutions for a New Generation

April 3, 2012
More than two dozen executives from around the world who are responsible for conservation of some of the most treasured places on earth are coming to California for help in making sure there’s a future for national parks. Attendees from as far as Ulaanbaatar and Kathmandu to Mexico and the United...

Graduate Student's Urban Art Research has Global Reach

March 29, 2012
Graduate student Marco Valesi is turning a scholarly lens on an emerging form of expression. He searches cities for art that appears without the approval of authorities. Few scholars across the globe document and interpret this kind of unsanctioned work, termed “urban art.” UC Merced’s World...

Continued Smoking Can Spread Cancer, Research Shows

March 27, 2012
Cigarette smoke cannot only cause cancer, but it’s also responsible for the spread of it, according to research by UC Merced biochemistry Professor Henry Jay Forman. Forman discovered tobacco smoke activates an enzyme — called Src — that causes cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body. The...

First Season of Varsity Sports Generates Enthusiasm for the Future

March 23, 2012
The field is set for more success next year after UC Merced student-athletes earned top honors and played to impressive crowds during the debut season of varsity sports. Last fall, more than 50 student-athletes competed in men’s basketball, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country —...

Researchers Discover Protein Critical for Tissue Regeneration

March 20, 2012
A flatworm known for its ability to regenerate cells is shedding more light on how cancer could be treated and how regenerative medicine could better target diseases, according to researchers at the University of California, Merced. In research published online in the Journal of Cell Science,...

Leading Voice of the Armenian Genocide to Receive Spendlove Prize

March 19, 2012
Peter Balakian, an award-winning author and a leading voice of Armenian Genocide recognition, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance. The University of California, Merced, will award the prize to Balakian during an...

Citi Gift a Boost for Parent Support

March 15, 2012
The University of California, Merced, has announced a $33,000 donation from Citi to support its Center for Educational Partnership’s Parent Empowerment Program — $10,000 will fund the continued support of high schools in Madera and $23,000 will be used to start a new program in Stanislaus County at...

Researcher Aims to Use Social Multimedia for Enhanced Mapping

March 14, 2012
Mapping what is where on the earth’s surface is currently done primarily through overhead aerial and satellite images. This is useful in many ways but is limited in terms of portraying things like land-use classifications or public sentiment about a given location or landmark. Professor Shawn...

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