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UC Merced Psychologist Finds Teen Smokers View Smoking as Less Dangerous and More Beneficial than Non-Smokers MERCED, CA— Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S., causing close to a half-million deaths every year. It’s common knowledge that the best way to stop smoking is...

There’s no doubt that UC Merced is committed tosustainability.Dining Servicesserves takeout items in corn-based plastic and recycled containers, most departments use recycled copy paper, there is a university compost pile and most campus buildings have receivedenvironmental certificationratings....

MERCED, CA— Planning for a medical education program leading to a School of Medicine at the University of California, Merced, is continuing. Most recently, our distinguished consultants with the Washington Advisory Group completed a report that enhances our planning process. The report identifies...

MERCED, CA— The answer to what’s killing the world’s coral reefs may be found in a tiny chip that fits in the palm of your hand. Scientists at the University of California, Merced, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are using an innovative DNA array developed at Berkeley Lab to catalog the...