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Wilson Selected as a 2023 American Astronomical Society Fellow

February 8, 2023
Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development Gillian Wilson has been named a 2023 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Fellow — the preeminent organization of professional astronomers in North America. “It is an honor for me to receive the recognition of my astronomy peers,...

Alumni Success Celebrated at Inaugural Math Event

February 7, 2023
The Department of Applied Mathematics, the Applied Mathematics Graduate Program and the student chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) celebrated their many successful alumni recently by holding their inaugural Distinguished Alumni event and giving the Outstanding...

Award Supports Study of Fish Embryos to Understand Process that Affects Birth Defects

February 1, 2023
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given Professor Stephanie Woo the CAREER award to help her delve into congenital birth defects by looking at the embryonic cells of zebrafish. Woo is the 32nd researcher from UC Merced to earn a CAREER award. CAREER awards are among the NSF’s most...

Campus Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Groundbreaking

January 25, 2023

Findlater First at UC Merced to Join DOE-funded Energy Frontier Research Center

January 23, 2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas that is contributing to irreversible climate change. Scientists know how to capture CO2, and they know how to transform it into useful molecules and materials. But that transformation is neither energy nor cost-effective. Through a prestigious grant from the...

UC Merced’s Shines In Annual Sustainability Report

January 20, 2023
In the 2022 Sustainable Campus Index, UC Merced placed Top 10 in several categories including a tie for the No.1 spot in research. The annual report published by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recognizes top-performing colleges and universities...

A Central Valley Community Lost Its Only Hospital

January 20, 2023

Strubbe Awarded $1.3 Million Grant to Help Further the Pursuit of Sustainable Energies

January 9, 2023
School of Natural Sciences faculty member, David Strubbe, has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the University of California Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) to increase understanding of the beginning stages of controlled fusion that will further benefit the pursuit of...

UC Awards $16.4 Million in Grants to Address Climate, Energy and Health

January 9, 2023
For the first time, UC Merced faculty members from each of the campus’s three schools have been chosen as principal investigators on some of the 21 exciting new projects that are being funded through UC’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI). In addition, UC Merced researchers are...

Week of Storms Tests California’s Approach to Taming Nature

January 5, 2023

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