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CALMATTERS: A UC Merced medical program is slowly taking shape. Why California wants more doctors there

July 8, 2024

VOX: Scientists want to bring back one of the ocean’s most unexpected predators

July 7, 2024

UC Merced Researcher Dives with the Big Sharks on Shark Week

July 3, 2024
UC Merced's resident shark expert, Professor Sora Kim, will be featured on the prime-time, premiere-night episode of Discovery’s Shark Week discussing an enormous, legendary sea creature that takes on different forms in different cultures but has a basis in science. At 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, audiences...

THE MERCED FOCUS: Air-pollution study finds Valley residents pay millions on ‘completely preventable’ medical costs

July 3, 2024

From Bakersfield to a ‘Peaceful’ Place to Pursue Science, Medicine

July 2, 2024
  This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2024 semester. San Joaquin Valley native Anmol Kaur is well on her way to making a splash in the worlds of science and medicine. The Bakersfield resident, coming to UC Merced as a first-year student, parlayed...

Physics-based Modeling Reveals Surprising Behavior of Blood Clots

June 27, 2024
A group of researchers, including physicists from UC Merced, has made discoveries about the mechanics of blood clots that could help in the development of biomaterials for tissue engineering and improved surgical adhesives. Many materials around us, including those in cells and tissues, are made of...

HUFFINGTON POST: There Might Actually Be Some Science Behind Eldest Daughter Syndrome

June 23, 2024

THE SACRAMENTO BEE: Staffing issues still plague the investigative unit at Cal-OSHA, imperiling workers

June 23, 2024

CNBC: Why student loan forgiveness sparks anger

June 16, 2024

CBS NEWS: Heat Dome Scorches West With Record Temps

June 5, 2024

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