Researchers from the UC Merced Mechatronics, Embedded Systems and Automation (MESA) Lab and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently tested JPL miniature methane gas sensor similar to one developed for use on Mars, on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
A team conducted...
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March 21, 2016
Campus supporters, administrative and academic leadership, faculty members, students and alumni gathered for UC Merced’s Celebration of Philanthropic Leaders event, held March 19 to recognize the campus’s annual giving and leadership donors.
“From student scholarships and fellowships to research...
March 17, 2016
Completing degree requirements in eight semesters can be challenging for many students. Add a minor, a job or a semester abroad, and students can easily find themselves playing catch-up.
That’s why UC Merced senior Shelby Smith, a typical student seeking to pack as much as possible into her college...
March 14, 2016
Many studies have shown that raising cattle and pigs for food is hard on the environment, and fish has long been considered a better alternative.
But the work of UC Merced graduate student Brandi McKuin indicates that because of emissions, fishing for large fish like tuna warms the climate...
March 7, 2016
Even without all the industrial and technological growth that has accelerated climate change, humans can — and do — dramatically impact ecosystems.
A new paper in Nature Communications, co-authored by UC Merced Professor Marilyn Fogel, indicates early humans were responsible for the fairly rapid...
March 4, 2016
Ten UC Merced graduate students are going to the campuswide finals of the GradSLAM! competition in the hopes of becoming campus champion and competing with grad students from across the UC system.
The Graduate Division kicked off its second annual GradSLAM! with two sets of qualifying rounds on...
March 2, 2016
In his first faculty position, in his first year at UC Merced, Professor Dong Li has won his first grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), and it’s a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award.
“I’m really honored,” said Li, who...
February 29, 2016
Less than a year after mapping the genetic landscape of melanoma, a researcher from the University of California, Merced, has identified a drug that could be effective in battling the deadly skin cancer.
UC Merced Professor Fabian V. Filipp led a team of researchers on the new project, the results...
February 29, 2016
Five UC Merced students earned recognition and gained valuable experience at a recent UC systemwide undergraduate research symposium.
The California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) is a statewide initiative funded by the National Science Foundation to support underrepresented minorities...