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Give to UC Merced 2021 Raises Nearly $230,000 in Campus Support

January 20, 2022

In December, the Give to UC Merced 2021 fundraising initiative surpassed the targeted goal of $100,000, garnering a total of $227,569 to support programs and people throughout the university. Give to UC Merced 2021 was the second year in a row that the initiative has been held over an entire month...

Climate Change Affecting Tree Migration, Seedlings and Seed Production, Research Shows

January 19, 2022

If tree growth and seed production can’t compensate for the impacts of climate change, California’s trees will face difficulty filling in gaps left by wildfire and reaching areas that are becoming climatically suitable, studies now show. Western trees tend to produce more seed and seedlings in the...

New Climate-focused Agriculture Program Aims to Train Students, Professionals and Farmers

January 18, 2022

California is the largest and the most diverse agricultural economy in the nation with revenue exceeding $50 billion — larger than the combined agricultural economies of the other 10 western states. But the state and its residents, especially the disadvantaged, are highly vulnerable to the...

Workshops Train Researchers in the Art of Getting Grants

January 11, 2022

It’s one thing to push the frontiers of discovery through research into complex subjects. It’s quite another to align your work with the funding priorities of numerous federal programs, especially when seeking center-level funding to continue that research. Enter UC Merced’s Office of Research and...

Faculty Report IDs Top Climate Challenges Facing Valley

January 11, 2022

California’s Central Valley is on the front lines of climate change. The Fourth Regional Climate Change Assessment, by a team of UC Merced and affiliated researchers, illustrates the biggest problems — and possible solutions — facing California’s unique biomes and communities, from the coasts to...

Grad Student Awarded 2022 UC-National Lab Fee Research Program Fellowship

December 22, 2021

Gopinathan Chosen for Leadership Role in American Physical Society

December 21, 2021

Professor Ajay Gopinathan has been elected the next vice-chair of the Division of Biological Physics (DBIO) of the American Physical Society (APS), the world's largest organization of physicists. He will serve as vice-chair in March 2023, then move into the positions of chair-elect, chair and past...

Ph.D. Student Goes from Former Inmate to Teaching Prisoners

December 16, 2021

In his early 20s, Cory Mccullough battled addiction and stole to support his habits. The Dos Palos native spent several stints in prison as early as 2011 for commercial burglary. Education was the last thing on his mind. Now, the former inmate finds himself in the joint again, this time not behind...

Survey: Fresno Voters Concerned with Pandemic, Spending Priorities, Basic Needs

December 15, 2021

A representative sample survey of Fresno voters, now in its second year, is giving area policymakers insight into the opinions and concerns of the people they represent. The UC Merced Community and Labor Center partnered with the Fresno County Civic Engagement Table to conduct the Fresno Speaks...

New NSF Grant to support Asian American and Pacific Islander students in Geoscience

December 13, 2021

A team of eight scientists from around the country is organizing a new project to foster belonging and participation among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students in the geosciences, supported by the National Science Foundation. Paleoecology Professor Sora Kim is a member of the team...