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Founding Faculty Roland Winston Remembered for Pioneering Solar Energy

February 18, 2025
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Roland Winston, a pioneer in solar energy, engineering and physics, died Feb. 8 at the age of 88 at his home in Merced. A founding faculty member in the schools of Natural Sciences and Engineering at UC Merced, Winston also founded and directed the intercampus...

UC Awards Support Tackling Big Questions in Health, Physics, Agriculture and Climate

February 5, 2025
Faculty members at UC Merced are taking the lead on four Multicampus Research Program Initiatives (MRPI), working with colleagues around the University of California system to address challenges around labor and agriculture, active matter, Indigenous health and fusion energy. “The MRPI program...

From Roots and Resilience: Md Mehdi Masud

January 13, 2025
Born in Bangladesh, Md Mehdi Masud's story is one of determination and intellectual curiosity. Despite the limited research resources in his home country, he transformed these challenges into steppingstones for success. "My upbringing instilled a deep sense of perseverance and...