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$1.9 million grant to fund biodiversity research at UC Merced

September 27, 2012
Researchers at UC Merced are conducting a five-year investigation into environmental changes in marine lakes, including why some species adapt while others go extinct, thanks to a $1.9 National Science Foundation grant. Researchers will study the climate in Palau, and how it influences changes in...

Senegal Shrubbery Research Could Bear Fruit for Many

September 25, 2012
Shrubs blooming in a specific area of Africa might hold the answers to feeding millions of people on that continent, and possibly others. UC Merced Professor Teamrat Ghezzehei, his doctoral student, Nate Bogie, and researchers from Ohio State University, Institut sénégalais de recherches agricoles...

UC Merced Professor Focused on Skin Cancer

September 17, 2012
When he's not examining cell cultures inside his Castle Airport laboratory, you might find Fabian Filipp surfing the waves somewhere along California's coastline. If you happen to catch the lean 35-year-old native of Munich, Germany, holding court at Pacific Beach or some other...

Researcher Studies Bond Between Corals and Algae

June 26, 2012
Tropical coral reefs live in a close relationship with single-celled algae called dinoflagellates. The algae offer nutrients to the coral as a byproduct of photosynthesis, while the reefs provide the algae with shelter, protection from other sea life seeking to eat them, and a home that is close to...

Do Flies Hold Clues to Alcoholism?

June 25, 2012
UC Merced Assistant Professor Fred Wolf is trying to better understand the biological basis of alcoholism. To do so, Wolf and his research team are studying fruit fly brains. "Fruit flies have a brain. That's something that many people don't know," he said. "Their...

Research Lends Insight into Controlling Cells, Addressing Diseases

June 4, 2012
A discovery by a UC Merced biophysicist has moved science a step closer toward fine-tuning cell functions and combating certain diseases. Professor Jing Xu found that a cell's nanomotor can be activated by a cellular cue often lacking in people suffering from neurodegeneration. "What we...

Study: Bone Density May Affect Immune System

May 15, 2012
Researchers at the University of California, Merced, have discovered a new way in which bone health impacts a person's immune system. The discovery could impact how scientists try to combat bone-related disease, as drugs to improve bone quality could weaken a person's immune system....

UC Merced Celebrates Largest Graduating Class

May 12, 2012
A joyous throng of 776 degree candidates of the University of California, Merced, today marched through the Beginnings Sculpture and onto the campus' South Bowl to receive their prized degrees, marking the culmination of the newest UC’s seventh academic year. UC Merced celebrated its...

Senior Earns Prestigious Study Opportunities

May 2, 2012
UC Merced senior Jesse Anaya answered his phone one day to hear an unfamiliar voice ask, “Are you ready to change the world?” “Yes,” he replied. “Now, who is this?” A representative from the Harvard Latino Leadership Program told the Modesto native that he...

Racing Team Puts Classroom Lessons to the Test

April 18, 2012
UC Merced's Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team built its first racecar and exhibited it at a national competition last June. The student club has crafted a more advanced machine this year. The car launches from zero to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds — as fast as a top-of-the-line...

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