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UC Merced Leaps Up in Nature Index’s Young University Rankings

December 9, 2021
UC Merced has earned the distinction of ranking No. 20 among the world's Rising Young Universities, according to the just-released Nature Index 2021 Young Universities — the only U.S. institution to place in the top 25. Among the leading 150 Young Universities, UC Merced ranks No. 80, and for...

California’s water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells, especially in the Sierra Nevada

December 7, 2021

Microorganisms Consume Last Bits of Oxygen from Low-oxygen Ocean Zones, Study Shows

December 6, 2021
Even the tiniest organisms have a surprisingly huge effect on life in the oceans, eating up the last bits of oxygen in certain areas, preventing larger marine life from surviving there, a new study shows. Department of Life and Environmental Sciences Professor Michael Beman published “...

With Fellowship, Grad Students Pay It Forward at Community College Level

December 1, 2021
Their community college experiences occurred hundreds of miles apart, but Kim Arellano Carmona and John Wilson each found the support and inspiration that would propel them to Ph.D. candidate studies at UC Merced. Now they both have a golden opportunity to give back as awardees of a fellowship...

Physicist’s Exploration of 2D Materials Earns a CAREER Award

November 29, 2021
Professor David Strubbe has become the eighth faculty member of the 21-member Department of Physics to receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for his research into improving the fundamental understanding of the interaction of light and vibrations in materials. He is the 29th...

UC Merced Aspiring Musician Gets Unique Opportunity

November 21, 2021

USDA Grant Supports Diverse Ag-related Learning and Training for Students

November 18, 2021
Students at UC Merced and those who might someday become Bobcats are the focus of FARMERS, Professor Rudy M. Ortiz’s training program funded again for $1 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). FARMERS stands for Facilitating Agriculture-Related Mentoring for Emerging Research...

Hotter Summer Days Mean More Sierra Nevada Wildfires

November 17, 2021

Study Shows Climate-Driven Forest Fires on the Rise

November 17, 2021
An upside of the increase in forest fires in the West is that they reduce the amount of fuel available for other burns. That might provide a buffering effect on western fires for the next few decades, but the threat of climate-driven forest fires is not diminishing, a new study shows. Without...

UC Merced, UC Davis Are Ground Zero for Saving Farms

November 16, 2021

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