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Applied Math — an ‘Oddity’ in its Field — Continues to Evolve at UC Merced

September 23, 2019
Math at UC Merced isn’t exactly like math at most other universities. Sure, there are parabolas and equations, orders of operations and cosines, but at this campus, those lead into topics such as Mad Cow Disease, coral photosynthesis and a crab’s sense of smell. The Department of Applied...

University Receives AASHE Campus Sustainability Award for Bobcat Eats Program

September 18, 2019
One of UC Merced’s core values is sustainability and that extends to food waste. Since its inception last year, the Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program has saved more than 1 million pounds of food. The partnership between UC Merced and the Merced County Food Bank has made a...
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UC Merced Reaches for Stars with Solar Cells

September 18, 2019
Two UC Merced physics groups are totally spacing out this year. Professors Sayantani Ghosh and David Strubbe and their students in the Department of Physics are working on a NASA initiative to fabricate solar cells in space and turn sunlight into electricity. “One of the big challenges with solar...
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Visiting Behavioral Economist Honored with Distinguished Cognitive Scientist Award

September 17, 2019
Imagine blending economics, psychology, and neuroscience to pioneer new ways to think about human behavior. Behavioral economist Colin Camerer does just that and was honored as the recipient of the 12th annual Distinguished Cognitive Scientist award on Monday. Bestowed by UC Merced’s...

Cognitive Scientist Shows How Culture Shapes Personality Traits

September 16, 2019
Complex societies produce people with more varied personalities. That’s the surprising finding of a cognitive science study that attempts to understand how people develop into who they are: social and ecological environments in which we develop have a lot to do with it. “The way scientists think of...
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Blood Cell Research Taking Groundbreaking Turns in Biology Lab

September 11, 2019
Developmental biologist Professor Anna Beaudin and her lab are making breakthrough discoveries in a growing field of research that could lead to exciting developments in such medical puzzles as cancer treatments, regenerative medicine and the cause of autism. She examines the mechanisms of how...

University is No. 1 for Sustainable Buildings, Research in AASHE Rankings

September 6, 2019
UC Merced has been recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) as having the most sustainable buildings in higher education throughout the world. The university took the top spot among 339 campuses in the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index — which...
UC Merced has risen 61 spots in the overall U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges rankings in the past two years.

UC Merced Takes Another Giant Leap in U.S. News Rankings

September 6, 2019
The fastest-growing public research university in the nation is the fastest-rising university in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. The University of California Merced, jumped 32 spots in the ranking of National Universities in the 2020 edition of the guide, released...
UC Merced jumped 44 spots from its previous high on the Sierra Club's

University Vaults to No. 6 in ‘Cool Schools’ Rankings

September 5, 2019
UC Merced has made its way into another top 10 in national rankings, this time jumping up to No. 6 in the Sierra Club’s 2019 “Cool Schools” list. The university jumped 44 spots from its previous high, No. 50 in 2017. This is the sixth Cool Schools appearance in the past eight years for UC Merced....

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