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Research Reveals an Easy Way Dairy Farmers Can Dramatically Reduce their Climate Impact
November 28, 2022
Adding even a small amount of biochar — a charcoal-like material produced by burning organic matter — to a dairy’s manure-composting process reduces methane emissions by 84%, a recent study by UC Merced researchers shows. The dairy... Read More
UC Merced Gains Prestigious UC Agricultural Experiment Station Designation
November 16, 2022
UCs Merced and Santa Cruz became the newest campuses in the system to be named an agricultural experiment stations (AES), UC President Michael Drake announced at today’s Regents’ meeting. They are the first campuses in more than 50 years... Read More
Nishiguchi Joins California Academy of Sciences, Recognized for Contributions to Microbiology
November 9, 2022
Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor Michele “Nish” Nishiguchi has been inducted as a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences and was recently named president-elect for the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB... Read More
Professor Contributes to New Report on Health and Climate Change that Paints Grim Picture
October 26, 2022
The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change warns that global health is at the mercy of fossil fuels. An accompanying policy brief states that an estimated 32,000 people in the U.S. died due to air pollution in... Read More
New Bioengineering Study Aims to Understand the Mechanisms of Inflammation
October 13, 2022
When it functions correctly, inflammation protects the body from infection and injury. But when it becomes chronic, inflammation is linked to health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and bowel diseases, including... Read More
DOD Grant Helps Upgrade Special Refrigerators for Quantum Physics Research
October 11, 2022
Researchers and students in the departments of Physics, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering working on quantum physics will have upgraded equipment soon, thanks to a grant from the Department of Defense. Professor... Read More
CREST Center Returns to Interactive STEM Programming for Diverse Audiences
October 7, 2022
After two years, the National Science Foundation-funded CREST STEM Camp returned to in-person activities on campus this summer, giving 26 middle school students from around the Central Valley and beyond exposure to exciting STEM topics and... Read More
Undergrad Stem Cell Training Positions Students For Careers After Graduation
September 29, 2022
Rising juniors this fall will have an unprecedented opportunity for stem cell research training that could lead directly to careers in stem cell science after graduation. School of Engineering Professor Kara McCloskey and School of... Read More
Nobile Named Pew Innovation Fund Investigator
September 27, 2022
UC Merced Professor Clarissa J. Nobile has been named a 2022 Innovation Fund investigator by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Nobile and University of Missouri Professor David G. Mendoza-Cózatl have formed one of six interdisciplinary teams... Read More
UC Merced Lands $12.5M NSF Grant to Predict the Impact of Climate Change on Symbiotic Systems
September 26, 2022
UC Merced has received a $12.5 million grant funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop the Biology Integration Institute (BII): INSITE — the INstitute for Symbiotic Interactions, Training and Education — a research... Read More
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