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Newsom devotes $18M to new Kern County educational collaborative

May 27, 2022

Baby Formula Shortages and COVID-19 Led to Risky Feeding Practices, Study Suggests

May 23, 2022

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of parents struggling to find baby formula have resorted to dangerous feeding practices for their infants, which could negatively impact the health of their young children, according to a new study conducted by the UC Merced Lactation Attachment...

Saving Water and Generating Power in California

May 22, 2022

Lab Aims to Understand Transporter Protein that Protects Cells from Damage

May 19, 2022

Professor Maria-Elena Zoghbi and her lab are taking a closer look at a human transporter protein that acts as a cellular protector by relocating a molecule that has important antioxidant properties in the cells, preventing oxidative damage in several tissues, including the heart. The National...

Bioengineer Invited to Join NIH Review Board

May 19, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have invited bioengineering Professor Eva De Alba Bastarrechea to serve as a member of the Macromolecular Structure and Function C Study Section within the Macromolecular Biophysics and Biological Chemistry Review Branch. The four-year appointment...

Will Fresno Starbucks Organizing Spur Union 'Awakening'

May 18, 2022

UC Merced Chancellor, ex UC Regent Celebrate Graduates

May 16, 2022

Statement by Secretary Granholm on U.S. Senate Confirmation

May 11, 2022

In-person Spring Commencement Ceremonies Set to Return to UC Merced This Weekend

May 9, 2022

Systemwide Climate Justice Course Debuts This Fall

May 5, 2022

Undergraduates will have a new, one-of-a-kind class they can sign up for this fall — Climate Justice — a hybrid course that features lectures by faculty from all 10 UC campuses. According to the UC Center for Climate Justice’s website, “climate justice recognizes the disproportionate impacts of...