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New Algorithm Helps Machines Function More Like Brains

December 17, 2014
Every day, your brain completes millions of complicated functions without you even being aware of them, and it learns as it goes. Teaching a machine to do the same thing is extremely complicated, but it has gotten a little easier thanks to the work of University of California, Merced, Professor...

UC Merced Journeys | Stephen Maxey

December 16, 2014
Even when Stephen Maxey might have wanted to, he never gave up. Through education, and with the help of a strong support system, he has created a new life for himself at UC Merced and is working to provide the same support to others in need.

Undergrads Get One-of-a-Kind Experience through NanoBIO Program

December 15, 2014
For the University of California, Merced, students in this year’s nanoBIO internships and research program, working with something extremely small could have huge implications. “I had no idea nanotechnology could have so many applications in biology,” said John Harvey Paredes, a fourth-year student...

Discovery News | Why We Torture When We Know It Doesn't Work

December 11, 2014
Prof. Courtenay Conrad comments on the reasons why government agents use torture instead of other methods of coercion.

Discover Magazine Features Archaeologist’s Cave Research

December 10, 2014
Most archaeologists have to dig in the field, but Professor Holley Moyes digs deeper than most. Her research takes her more than 400 feet into the Belize underground, where ancient Maya caves hold evidence of rituals to appease gods of fertility and rain. That research is the cover story in...

Engineering Programs Earn ABET Accreditation

December 10, 2014
UC Merced’s undergraduate degree programs in environmental engineering, materials science engineering and mechanical engineering have been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the recognized accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing,...

Six UC Merced Students Awarded UC Food Initiative Fellowships

December 9, 2014
As part of the University of California Global Food Initiative, 54 students — including six from UC Merced—have been awarded fellowships to fund projects that will address issues ranging from community gardens and food pantries to urban agriculture and food waste. All 10 UC campuses plus the UC...

Campus Earns Fourth Platinum LEED Certification

December 8, 2014
The University of California, Merced, received another Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification, this time for the Student Services Building. The award brings the campus total for LEED certifications through the U.S. Green Building Council to 13, with its newest...

Chancellor Attends Second White House Education Summit

December 4, 2014
MERCED, Calif. — The University of California, Merced, will report at the White House today (Dec. 4) on progress the campus is making in its efforts to support undocumented students, create career pathways to the Silicon Valley and advance other initiatives to help underserved students prepare for...

Ph.D. Student Beats Odds to Put Science and Community First

December 1, 2014
The odds were stacked against Ruben Rodriguez. When the 27-year-old UC Merced student was still in high school, he was confronted with a sobering statistic that Hispanics receive only 5 percent of all doctorates awarded. “That’s always stayed with me,” said Rodriguez, who was born in Mexico and...

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