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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...

Escasez de Fórmula Para Bebés y Covid-19 Llevaron a Prácticas de Alimentación Riesgosas, Estudio Sugiere

May 23, 2022
En medio de la pandemia del coronavirus, la mayoría de los padres que se les hace difícil encontrar fórmula para bebés han recurrido a prácticas de alimentación peligrosas para sus pequeños, lo que podría afectar negativamente la salud de sus hijos, según un nuevo estudio realizado por UC Merced (...

Saving Water and Generating Power in California

May 22, 2022

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...

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...

Will Fresno Starbucks Organizing Spur Union 'Awakening'

May 18, 2022

UC Merced Honors Graduates with Historic In-person Commencement

May 17, 2022
A wave of blue and gold covered the recreation fields at UC Merced as more than 2,400 students walked the stage during the first in-person spring commencement in three years. The three-day ceremony weekend started by welcoming back 1,000 alumni from the classes of 2020 and 2021 — who were...

UC Merced Chancellor, ex UC Regent Celebrate Graduates

May 16, 2022

Meza Honored for Scholarship, Contributions to Diversity

May 16, 2022
The Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT (CMD-IT) announced Professor Juan C. Meza as the 2022 recipient of the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science and Diversifying Computing. The award is named for mathematician and Rice University...

UC Merced Children’s Opera Returns with First Live Production Since 2019

May 16, 2022
For the 12th year, UC Merced Children’s Opera team will offer a short opera for the young and young at heart. “How to be a Superhero” is an original story full of hilarious, interactive fun. It will be performed for schoolchildren and the general public at UC Merced as part of...

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