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Professors Launch Campus' First Journal of Literary and Cultural Criticism

January 14, 2011
Two UC Merced literature professors have launched the campus' first online literary journal through University of California's eScholarship.   Professors Ignacio López-Calvoand Cristián H. Ricciwill publish next semester the first edition of ” TRANSMODERNITY: Journal of Peripheral Cultural...

Proposed Budget Cuts $1.4B from Higher Education

January 11, 2011
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a balanced, deficit-closing 2011-12 state budget Monday (Jan. 10) that relies on painful cuts in state services including a $500 million reduction in support for the University of California. The 16.4 percent drop in state general fund support for UC would...

Alumnus Continues Connecting, Learning as Congressional Staffer in DC

January 7, 2011
Josh Franco ('07) is exactly where he planned to be. Every step leading to his current job as a senior legislative assistant for U.S. Congressman John Garamendi has been carefully taken by Franco with his gifts for connecting with others and for absorbing and sharing information in mind. And one...

Professor Using Wireless Sensor to Improve HVAC Efficiency

December 23, 2010
There is no factor in a building that uses up more energy at a greater cost than heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). Yet HVAC systems do not take advantage of technology that could make them much more efficient, according to a UC Merced engineering professor. Alberto Cerpa, whose...

Campus Gears Up for Year of Growth, Changes

December 22, 2010
A new chancellor, more students and additional buildings all on tap for 2011 as UC Merced heads into the second half of its sixth academic year In the coming year, the University of California, Merced, will appoint new leadership, open additional buildings, increase enrollment and hire more...

Rising Greenhouse Gases Profoundly Impact Microscopic Marine Life

December 20, 2010
The prolonged, extensive emission of greenhouse gases over the next several decades could have significant impacts on ocean life, according to a study by UC Merced marine biologist Michael Beman. Increases in carbon dioxide emissions — exacerbated by the burning of fossil fuels and other human...

Digital Archaeologist Reconstructs Ancient Turkey in 3-D

December 16, 2010
Using cutting-edge scanners and computers, UC Merced archaeology Professor Maurizio Forteis able to reconstruct the past in 3-D. Forte, along with graduate and undergraduate researchers, spent summer 2010 in Çatalhöyük, an ancient settlement in Turkey. The team used laser scanners to capture each...

Paramount Farms Scholarships to Support South ValleyStudents

December 15, 2010
Renowned company pledges $1 million in financial assistance to low-income students from the south San Joaquin Valley In an effort to help low-income students from the south San Joaquin Valley pursue their higher education dreams, Paramount Farms has pledged $1 million to a scholarship fund at the...

New Publication Showcases Dozens of UC Merced Inventions

December 14, 2010
Researchers at the University of California, Merced, have devoted years of hard work to finding solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems. The campus’ Office of Research has released a publication that showcases many of those solutions, from technologies that increase the...

Student-Run Startup Planting Solar Roots in Valley

December 10, 2010
Three UC Merced alumni — two from Southern California and one from Ohio — are working toward starting a business and making a difference right here in the San Joaquin Valley. Heather Poiry, Kevin Balkoski and Kevin Rico have started a new company called SunTherm Energy, with the goal of providing...

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