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Humans Have Disrupted Ecosystems for 6,000 Years, Research Shows

December 16, 2015
The basic structure of Earth’s ecosystems lasted for 300 million years but changed about 6,000 years ago, and humans are the most likely reason.   A team of about 25 researchers from around the globe, including UC Merced Professor Jessica Blois, outline that discovery in a paper...

Researchers Model Near Future of Coastal Redwoods’ Habitat

December 9, 2015
Many species of trees and plants have begun migrating as the climate changes, but some, like California’s giant coastal redwoods, can’t just pick up and move.   The proximity of the ocean, which has unique effects on temperature and climate, makes it challenging to predict what...

Professor Wins Major Award for ‘Time Machine’ Project

December 8, 2015
UC Merced Professor Miriam Barlow was honored with a major award last month for her role in developing a method to restore the efficacy of antibiotics and help doctors deal with resistant bacteria.   Barlow, a biologist, worked with American University mathematician Kristina Crona on the...

Professor Joins Executive Board of American Physical Society

November 24, 2015
Professor Linda Hirst, with the School of Natural Sciences, has been elected to the executive council of GSOFT, the new Topical Group on Soft Matter in the American Physical Society (APS), the world's largest organization of physicists.   “This is a big honor and is very exciting,...

Graduate Students Win Solar Fellowships

November 16, 2015
Three graduate students from the School of Natural Sciences have been named Dan David Solar Fellows through the University of California Advanced Solar Technologies Institute (UC Solar), headquartered at UC Merced.    The fellowship began in 2007 through a generous gift from Sarah R....

Campus Research Taking a Healthy Approach

October 30, 2015
The University of California, Merced, was plotted at the juncture of mountains, fields and urban sprawl with the mission of serving the diverse needs of the San Joaquin Valley region.   Little has changed with that philosophy a decade later as UC Merced flips the switch on a new era in which...

New Grants Aid Chemist’s Research, Support Student Learning

October 29, 2015
Almost $2 million in grants will go a long way toward helping Professor Christine Isborn and colleagues at other universities learn more about the molecular processes involved in capturing solar energy, energy storage and telecommunications for the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense...

Microbiology Fellowship Funds Undergrad’s Research on Biofilms

October 27, 2015
UC Merced undergraduate students can find opportunities to conduct research in a lab as early as their freshman year — what’s less common is getting that research funded.   Fourth-year biology major Adam Fishburn caught the eye of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM),...

UC Merced Experts Part of New UC Climate Report

October 27, 2015
The University of California aims to lead the way to a sustainable future in the face of global warming, and UC Merced professors have contributed to a report that offers practical steps to help get there. “Bending the Curve: 10 Scalable Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Climate...

Professor Helps Identify New Giant Galapagos Tortoise Species

October 22, 2015
Professor Danielle Edwards is part of a team of researchers that made a huge discovery recently about two groups of giant Galapagos tortoises — they are actually two different species. The team’s paper, entitled “Description of a new Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (...

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