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Researcher Brings Billions of Years of Information to UC Merced

May 1, 2013
From the microbes in the guts of living things to the idea of life elsewhere in the universe, Professor Marilyn Fogel is pondering some of life’s deepest questions. When and how did life originate on Earth? What does the future hold for our planet? Are we alone in the universe? “...

Research Explains Why Electric Fields Puncture Biological Cells

May 1, 2013
An exacting nanosecond jolt of electricity can briefly open a cell’s wall, allowing for the delivery of drugs or DNA. This procedure — called electroporation — is widely used in biology, biotechnology and medicine, including cancer treatments. Why the cell’s wall opens,...

Summer Research Program for Undergrads Aims for the Experience of a Lifetime

April 22, 2013
Many universities offer the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, but they don’t have what UC Merced has to offer. “Yosemite really draws people in,” said Professor Stephen Hart, one of the REU program leaders. “Other REUs might take students into the...

Future Dentist Brings Smiles to Kids' Faces

April 22, 2013
  Article by Victor A. Patton, Merced Sun-Star, vpatton@mercedsunstar.com Photo by Christopher Winterfeldt, Merced Sun-Star, cwinterfeldt@mercedsunstar.com   MERCED -- UC Merced student and aspiring dentist Julianne Soria, 21, isn't waiting for dental school...

Applied Math Professors Expanding Knowledge About Biology

April 3, 2013
Professor Suzanne Sindi found her calling in seventh grade, while reading “Jurassic Park.” “I liked the idea that math is a tool for understanding the whole world,” she said. Her School of Natural Sciences colleague Professor Karin Leiderman wants to...

Professor Secures Funding from Major Biotech Company to Advance Diabetes Research

March 18, 2013
UC Merced biology Professor Rudy Ortiz is furthering his innovative research into diabetes with support from a major pharmaceutical company. Ortiz' work, developing new applications for medicines used to treat the effects of insulin resistance, has been funded by Amylin Pharmaceuticals LLC,...

Natural Sciences Dean, Professor Link UC Merced to Knowledge Hub

March 12, 2013
A collaboration between a dean and a professor and a grant from the National Science Foundation have made UC Merced part of a national nanotechnology-biology hub that will expand both knowledge and opportunities for students in Merced. School of Natural Sciences Dean Juan Meza and Professor Mike...

Postdoctoral Researcher’s Work in International Ecology Journal

March 4, 2013
The theory that temperature limits how far up in the mountains trees can grow looks like it’s true, but not in the way researchers had expected. Working with Professor Lara Kueppers, UC Merced postdoctoral researcher Andrew Moyes’ examination of how warmer temperatures affect alpine-...

Graduate Student Bringing UC Merced to Western Pacific

February 16, 2013
Graduate student Sharon Patris likes spending time at a lake in the middle of the forest on an uninhabited island in the western Pacific. The marine lake named Ongiem’l Tketau and informally known as Jellyfish Lake, is home to the golden jellyfish, a species Patris studies as part of her...

Young girls take part in special Science Camp at Mercy Medical Center

February 13, 2013
UC Merced lecturer Petia Gueorguieva asked a group of young girls why chemistry is important. "What do you think you can do with a degree in chemistry?" she asked the fourth- and fifth-graders. "Make medicines," one girl responded. The 13 girls and their...

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