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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 2020 alone; 37% of those deaths were directly related to fossil...

NIH Supports UC Merced Professor's Work in Inhibiting HIV

October 26, 2022

Ruiz Foods Family Gives $15 Million Gift to UC Merced

October 24, 2022

First-Generation Latinas Working Together in Immigration Law

October 21, 2022

Xu Chosen One of Four New Council Members of Biophysical Organization

October 14, 2022

Physics Professor Jing Xu has been elected to the Council of the Biophysical Society. She will help guide the organization of more than 7,500 members who teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, laboratories, government agencies and industries around the world. Xu’s three-year term...

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 Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Bioengineering...

Wharton Moneyball: Professor Naughton Talks COVID Poops

October 12, 2022

California Drought: A Deep Dive

October 8, 2022

How Hispanic-Serving Institutions Are Increasing Opportunity

September 29, 2022

Undergrad Stem Cell Training Positions Students For Careers After Graduation