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UC Merced Student Makes Campus History with Goldwater Scholarship
1+ week, 3+ day ago (610+ words) Avinav Biswas, a third'year undergraduate majoring in biological sciences at UC Merced, has been named a 2026 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, becoming the university's first recipient of one of the nation's most prestigious undergraduate awards for students pursuing research careers in science,…...
What Causes Chronic Inflammation? UC Merced Project Aims to Find Out
1+ week, 6+ day ago (507+ words) Inflammation can be a good thing. When the human body is exposed to injury or infection, inflammation - which can result in redness, heat, swelling and pain as white blood cells fight threats - is the first line of defense. Inflammation helps…...
UC Merced Students, Directed by Jenni Samuelson, to Perform Letters from War
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (532+ words) Jenni Samuelson watched intently as a handful of students rehearsed a final scene. The lines were brief, bouncing from actor to actor, several voices working as one. Samuelson leaned forward, smiling, her eyes willing them on. When they finished, she…...
UC Merced Researchers Explain How Mechanical Force Can Trigger Chemical Reactions
2+ week, 1+ day ago (268+ words) Mechanical force can do more than just push things around - it can also trigger chemical reactions. A new review by researchers at UC Merced and Penn State brings together decades of work to explain how these reactions occur and why…...
On California farms, workers say threats to deport them are on the rise
2+ week, 2+ day ago (31+ words) UC Merced On California farms, workers say threats to deport them are on the rise University of California, Merced...
At Bobcat Day, Students Explore Opportunities, Picture Their Futures
2+ week, 3+ day ago (471+ words) A throng of people'came to UC Merced on a crisp, blue-sky Saturday for Bobcat Day. More than 7, 000 were registered to attend the April 18'event for admitted and prospective first-year and transfer students, along with their families. The day was'an opportunity…...
Author Mark Arax Wraps Up Residency with Lecture on California's "Last Extraction'
2+ week, 3+ day ago (440+ words) Spending an hour with one of California's most accomplished storytellers left a mark on Roman Alcocer. "I was impressed by his ability to find a metaphor in almost anything," the UC Merced student said. "He made his points in a…...
UC Merced's Grad Slam Champion Explores Mucus-Fungus Battle Behind Valley Fever
3+ week, 1+ day ago (593+ words) Nervous but prepared, Tahirah Williams took the stage at UC Merced's Grad Slam competition in March and delivered her three-minute talk, "More Than Slime: When Mucus Meets the Valley Fever Invader." By day's end, she had been announced as the…...
Research Week Marks UC Merced's First Full Year as an R1 Institution
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (619+ words) UC Merced will host Research Week April 13-17, celebrating innovative work across campus and encouraging engagement in research among students, faculty and staff. The weeklong event allows the campus community to showcase research findings, participate in workshops, take tours and connect…...
Project Aims to Put AI to Work Reducing its Own Energy Needs
4+ week, 1+ day ago (482+ words) It's no secret that artificial intelligence uses a lot of electricity. A standard Chat GPT query consumes approximately 0. 34 watt-hours - roughly 10 times more than a Google search. According to the Pew Research Center, U. S. data centers consumed 183 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 - more…...