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$3.6 Million Grant Funding Helps Valley Students Realize Educational Dreams

September 27, 2016
Three grants totaling more than $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education will help UC Merced’s Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP) continue its Talent Search program, which helps high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursue postsecondary education. “We are honored to...

Future Public Servants Get a Boost From UC Fellowships

September 23, 2016
UC Merced student Stephanie Maldonado was excited when she earned a slot in the University of California’s public service internship program in Washington, D.C., this fall — then came the financial reality check. Maldonado, a third-year political science major from the San Fernando Valley, felt her...

Winston’s Innovative Project Highlights UC Solar Symposium

September 22, 2016
UC Merced Professor Roland Winston will deliver details on a groundbreaking hybrid solar collector he’s working on that simultaneously generates electricity and very-high-temperature heat at the annual 2016 UC Solar Research Symposium slated for Oct. 7 at UC Davis. The ...

Computational Training Expanding at UC Merced Through New Grants

September 21, 2016
The National Science Foundation awarded the campus two of 30 research training grants for graduate students — particularly those from underserved populations — in computational sciences. Quick Facts:  Computational sciences and big-data analysis are areas...

Mind and Body Join Robotics in New Research Project

September 19, 2016
Three UC Merced researchers are connecting eye-tracking hardware with a robotic exoskeletal arm to further understand the mind-body connection and, someday, to help people with disabilities have better use of their limbs. A National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)...

U.S. News Ranks UC Merced Among Nation’s Top Universities

September 13, 2016
In just its 12th academic year, the University of California, Merced, has been named one of the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The news magazine’s 2017 Best Colleges rankings, released today, rate UC Merced No. 78 among public schools and No. 152 overall in...

Researcher’s Solar-Powered Water Heaters Could Save Energy and Money

September 7, 2016
UC Merced Professor Gerardo Diaz is developing solar-powered water heating technology that could reduce the demand for natural gas in businesses and homes and lower the costs for business and homeowners. Soon he’ll be putting that technology to the test in Southern ...

UC Merced ‘Cool’ Again in Sierra Sustainability Rankings

September 6, 2016
A week after being lauded by Washington Monthly in its rankings for social mobility and value, UC Merced today was named one of the Sierra Club’s “Cool Schools” for its commitment to sustainability. It’s the fourth time in the last five years that UC Merced has appeared in the rankings — each time...

Engineering Students Find Success, Passion and Possible Lifesaver in Research Lab

August 31, 2016
A team of UC Merced engineering students — plus one from a nearby state university and two from a local high school — made progress this summer on prototypes of portable machines for diagnosing diseases while enhancing the breadth of their education at the same time. Mentored by...

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