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Love is in the Air and in the National Park this Spring

February 14, 2022
Preparations are underway for this year's production of Shakespeare in Yosemite, and the show promises to be groovy. Working with students, Professors Katie Brokaw and Paul Prescott are developing a loose adaptation of “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies. This version...

UC Merced Offers Guidance to Los Angeles Students in New Partnership

February 10, 2022
UC Merced is committing to provide Los Angeles high school students the tools and guidance to attend college. The university is embarking on a partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the federally funded Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (...

Solar-paneled Canals Getting a Test Run in San Joaquin Valley

February 8, 2022
A research project conducted by a UC Merced graduate student is becoming a reality as the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) approved piloting the first-in-the-nation construction of solar panels over water canals. The project is based on research commissioned by a company called Solar AquaGrid...

ARCS Foundation, Inc. Awards Partnership Status to UC Merced

February 7, 2022
The Northern California Chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation has named UC Merced its newest partner university. ARCS, a national organization established and operated entirely by women, is committed to the advancement of science in the United States by...

B Cell Study Indicates Promising Direction for Anti-parasitic Vaccines

February 1, 2022
Creating vaccines to train the immune system against parasites is particularly challenging. They are also highly specialized masters of immune evasion. Some parasites can secrete proteins that bind to immune cell molecules, manipulating them for their survival purposes. Some have complex and fast...

NSF Award Goes to Research into Brain Formation and What Leads to Developmental Disorders

January 26, 2022
Professor Xuecai Ge, a developmental neurobiologist, has received a CAREER award for research to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms that direct brain formation, and how errors in cell signaling lead to developmental disorders. Ge is the 31st number researcher from UC Merced to earn a CAREER...

Mechanical Engineer Receives Prestigious CAREER Award

January 20, 2022
Mechanical engineering Professor Sachin Goyal has received a CAREER award for his research into how the arrangements of atoms and interatomic bonds affect the  deformability of biological filaments such as those that control gene expression, and whether it’s possible to design them for desired...

Climate Change Affecting Tree Migration, Seedlings and Seed Production, Research Shows

January 19, 2022
If tree growth and seed production can’t compensate for the impacts of climate change, California’s trees will face difficulty filling in gaps left by wildfire and reaching areas that are becoming climatically suitable, studies now show.  Western trees tend to produce more seed and seedlings in the...

New Climate-focused Agriculture Program Aims to Train Students, Professionals and Farmers

January 18, 2022
California is the largest and the most diverse agricultural economy in the nation with revenue exceeding $50 billion — larger than the combined agricultural economies of the other 10 western states.   But the state and its residents, especially the disadvantaged, are highly vulnerable to the...

Campus Receives Grant to Provide Financial Support to Students in Service to Communities

January 18, 2022
As part of the 2021-22 Governor’s California Comeback Plan, UC Merced students will get the opportunity to serve their community while receiving financial support for college through the new program #CaliforniaForAll College Fellowship. Modeled after the pilot Civic Action program launched in 2020...

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