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UC Merced's Blum Center Helping Californians Stay Engaged

September 24, 2014
On National Voter Registration Day, a new version of the California Report Card launched to engage the 30 percent of Californians who speak Spanish at home. All content in this civic-engagement tool is now available in both English and Spanish, with rapid bilingual translation of textual input and...

Pine Needle Bacteria Earn Professor Second NSF Grant of the Year

September 22, 2014
Professor Carolin Frank will collect $1.6 million over the next four years to continue researching the nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in pine needles and to work with the Sierra Foothill Charter School, which she helped found. The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected Frank, with the...

Robert Reich in Merced to Discuss Income Inequality

September 17, 2014
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, an author, UC Berkeley professor of public policy and economic expert is coming to Merced to show the film “Inequality for All” and engage with the audience afterward. The event is sponsored by the University of California, Merced’s Office of the...

Students Expand Build Skills in New Souza Leadership Center

September 16, 2014
Shy in high school, Rachel Fang didn’t want to follow the same pattern as a UC Merced student. “I decided that I was going to change,” Fang said. “I wanted to be more outspoken.” Fang found the confidence, skills and foundation she needed by completing a variety of leadership programs on campus....

Dean to Serve as Associate Editor for New Journal

September 12, 2014
Mark Aldenderfer, dean of School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, has been selected to serve as an associate editor of Science Advances, a new journal from the nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). “I'm honored to be selected to join the Science family of...

UC Merced Stem Cell Researchers Seek Solutions to Challenging Health Issues

September 12, 2014

Extreme Changes in Seasonality Affect Soils’ Ability to Store Water and Carbon, Research Shows

September 10, 2014
Extreme changes in seasonality in the Sierra Nevada can have lasting impacts on meadow health and could mean less water and carbon storage in high elevation wetlands, according to research conducted at UC Merced. The results of work by then-graduate student and current staff member Chelsea Arnold...

New Financial Assistance for Middle Class Families

September 10, 2014
Thousands of UC students soon could receive checks to offset some of their college-related expenses through a new state program aimed at assisting middle-class families. UC officials estimate that roughly 24,000 UC students qualify for funding through California’s Middle Class Scholarship, which...

Researchers to Develop Virtual Center for Learning Disabilities

September 10, 2014
UC Merced researchers will develop a virtual center to support parents and caregivers, as well as health and other professionals in detecting and treating Merced County children with developmental disorders, work made possible by a grant from First 5 Merced County. Psychology Professor Jeff Gilger...

Climate Change Influencing Freshwater Mountain Runoff, Research Shows

September 8, 2014
As the climate warms, sources of the water so critical to life everywhere on Earth are drying up. By the end of this century, communities dependent on freshwater from mountain-fed rivers could see significantly less water, according to a new climate model recently released by University of...

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