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Campus Makes U.S. News Rankings for Grad Programs

March 23, 2015
For the first time, U.S. News & World Report has ranked two of UC Merced’s graduate programs, a sure sign that the young university’s reputation is beginning to build. The rankings, released this week, tie UC Merced’s engineering graduate programs at No. 140, and place its Psychological...

Flatworms Help Scientist Discover Link Between Brain and Cancer

March 21, 2015

Impact | Digital Preservation in Historic Bodie

March 21, 2015
Much of the Bodie State Historic Park is in a state of decay, and many of the town’s oldest structures are in danger of being lost forever. Using digital technology, UC Merced Professor Nicola Lercari is working to preserve Bodie in three dimensions.

Student-Athletes Give Back to Community

March 20, 2015
There’s no offseason for giving back, and that’s exactly how the UC Merced men’s and women’s soccer teams felt as they recently reached out to help the local community. The men’s soccer team headed to the Boys and Girls Club of Merced in February, where the Bobcats taught the children soccer skills...

Relax: Benefits of Leisure Go Beyond the Moment

March 19, 2015
Doing the things you enjoy can be good for your health, according to a new study by Professor Matthew Zawadzki, a health psychologist with the University of California, Merced.    The study, published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, shows that leisure activity can provide immediate stress...

Community Garden Gets Facelift From Students

March 19, 2015
Warmer weather gave students the opportunity to spring to action to replant the community garden located next to Little Lake.  The “Plant-A-Day” event, held March 18, was a collaboration between Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) and the Yosemite Leadership Program (YLP). Both organizations...

Campus Outlines Innovative Plan to Double Physical Capacity

March 18, 2015
The University of California, Merced, today will outline for the UC Board of Regents a new development strategy that will more than double the physical capacity of campus facilities by 2020 in an effort to accommodate record numbers of student applicants, increase regional and statewide access to a...

Huffington Post | If You Thought Your Morals Were Unshakeable, This Study Proves Otherwise

March 17, 2015
Professor Michael Spivey shows that people's decisions on moral issues can be influenced by tracking their eye movements.

Mostern in D.C. to Advocate for Humanities Research

March 16, 2015
Professor Ruth Mostern, chair of the Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate group, is in Washington, D.C., today and tomorrow (March 16 to 17) to advocate for the humanities. Mostern is attending the annual meeting of the National Humanities Alliance today, and she will join several peers tomorrow...

Study: Moral Decisions Can Be Manipulated by Tracking Eye Gaze

March 16, 2015
Moral decisions can be influenced by tracking moment-to-moment movements of the eyes during deliberation, according to new research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.    The study, conducted by researchers from the University of California, Merced, Lund...

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