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Study Shows Sugarcane Ethanol Production Causes Air Pollution

December 15, 2011
The burning of sugarcane fields prior to harvest for ethanol production can create air pollution that detracts from the biofuel’s overall sustainability, according to research published recently by a team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, Merced. UC Merced graduate...

Innovative Solar Research Highlighted During Symposium

December 14, 2011
From improving the performance and efficiency of solar cells to using solar technology to speed up fruit drying, a wide array of topics were covered by distinguished scientists at the UC Solar Research Symposium at UC Merced on Dec. 9. Hosted by the University of California Advanced Solar...

Ancient Chinese Government Lends Perspective to Modern Challenges

December 9, 2011
Government, for better or worse, hasn't changed all that much in two millennia. China's government 2,000 years ago confronted the same kinds of problems as their modern counterparts — making decisions that are limited by incomplete information in times of factionalism. This insight comes from UC...

Campus Teach-In to Discuss Occupy Movement

December 5, 2011
As the Occupy social movement sweeps across the nation, UC Merced students, faculty and staff have planned a teach-in on campus from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 in an effort to assist the campus community to better understand the many issues that have been raised. The teach-in — which be...

New Art Gallery Showcases Student Photography

December 2, 2011
UC Merced can add another first to its list — dedicated space for an art gallery. The UC Merced Art Gallery is in the northeast corner of the Social Science and Management Building, which opened this semester. The room was designed to be an art gallery, complete with ceiling-length windows allowing...

Family Provides Inspiration for Graduate Student

December 1, 2011
Growing up in the village of Juchipila in central Mexico, Jesus Luna knew exactly what he would do some day. “When I was 3 or 4 years old, I told my mom I would be a scientist,” Luna said. “I told her I would discover something to cure disease.” With several aunts and uncles succumbing to heart...

Update from Campus Leadership on Tuesday Incident

November 30, 2011
Associate Chancellor and Chief of Staff Janet E. Young of the University of California, Merced, issued the following statement today to students, faculty and staff regarding an incident in the Kolligian Library: To all students, faculty and staff: We are now able to provide further details...

Scientists Propose Thinning Sierra Forests to Enhance Water Runoff

November 30, 2011
Runoff from the Sierra Nevada, a critical source of California’s water supply, could be enhanced by thinning forests to historical conditions, according to a report from a team of scientists with the University of California, Merced, UC Berkeley and the Environmental Defense Fund. The team proposes...

Message from Campus Leadership on Today's Incident

November 29, 2011
Nov. 30: Update from Campus Leadership on Tuesday Incident To all students, faculty and staff:  A suspicious package was reported to the police in the east wing of the Kolligian Library around 8 a.m. today, Nov. 29. UC Merced police responded to the initial call and secured the area, evacuating the...

Students Speak Out at Regents Meeting, Demonstration

November 28, 2011
About 50 students on Monday gathered at UC Merced to publicly call for state and federal lawmakers to reinvest in higher education to stave off future tuition increases and to call on the UC Board of Regents to help them promote that message. The Board of Regents met by teleconference at four sites...

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