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May 6, 2015
The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a growing problem in the United States and the world. New findings by researchers in evolutionary biology and mathematics could help doctors better address the problem in a clinical setting.
UC Merced biology Professor Miriam Barlow and...
May 6, 2015
Earlier this year, Chancellor Dorothy Leland announced the launch of the Chancellor’s Innovation Awards, a new program designed to encourage staff members to submit innovative and transformative ideas that improve the way we work at UC Merced.
Thirty-four entries were received, and that list...
May 5, 2015
At UC Merced, staff members will shriek
‘It’s time for Staff Appreciation Week!’
Held annually in May, it is true
That the week is a big ‘thanks’ for the work staff members do.
The theme this year, if you haven’t deduced,
Is based on the writings of...
May 5, 2015
Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the dirt under their feet. But a new article coauthored by UC Merced Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe and published this week in the prestigious journal Science provides plenty of reasons why we should.
Soil health isn’t just a matter...
May 5, 2015
Graduate student Jason Davis doesn’t use a traditional lab to study prion diseases. Instead, he relies on computer modeling and applied mathematics.
Working with applied mathematics Professor Suzanne Sindi, Davis is trying to unlock the mysteries of prions and the destructive diseases they...
May 4, 2015
The 2015 UC Merced Leadership Awards were held this April 30 at the Wallace-Dutra Amphitheater. Presented by the Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center, the awards recognize and celebrate students, staff and faculty members, and student organizations who are doing remarkable things on campus and...
May 4, 2015
Fanatical bicyclist, writer, lecturer and academic coordinator Tom Hothem is probably a familiar face around campus. After all, he has been here since UC Merced opened.
Hothem started at UC Merced as a lecturer among the first groups of faculty members to help start the university. He’s now...
May 4, 2015
A UC Merced researcher has come up with a new, super-efficient encryption system for smart phones that lets users secure data being sent to and retrieved from the cloud.
Encrypting data on your phone or tablet — including pictures, documents and videos — protects against the kinds of...
May 4, 2015
UC Merced Professor Carolin Frank is helping figure out how a certain bacteria helps promote healthy tree growth by studying the bacteria’s genome sequence.
In the new paper, published in the open-access journal mBio, Frank and research colleagues in Finland said their discoveries could have...
