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Report Reviews How California's Water Projects Balance Needs of People and Endangered Species

December 9, 2025
A National Academies committee that includes a UC Merced researcher recently released its findings from a review of the science behind the operations of two massive California water projects. Civil and environmental engineering Professor Josué Medellín-Azuara is a member of an ad hoc committee of...
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Engineering Professor Earns Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award

December 5, 2025
The American Society of Civil Engineers has awarded civil and environmental engineering Professor Siddaiah Yarra the Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award for Region 9. The ASCE San Francisco Section Individual Awards aim to recognize people who have made outstanding achievements or leadership in...
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New UC Merced Professor Delves Deep into Artificial Intelligence in Real Life

December 2, 2025
From smartphones to medical devices, artificial intelligence is a part of much of everyday life. One of UC Merced's newest professors is working to make AI more explainable and more efficient. Electrical engineering Professor Xiaofan Yu started at UC Merced this summer after graduating from UC San...
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Giving Tuesday at UC Merced: Collective Generosity Transforms Lives

December 1, 2025
When UC Merced launches Give to UC Merced 2025 on Dec. 2, it won’t just be about one day of giving; the month-long campaign will be about hope, opportunity and community impact. For the 12th year, the campus joins the global Giving Tuesday movement, inviting donors to power change through the...
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Ag Tech For Small Farms Highlighted at UC Merced Expo

November 26, 2025
An expo at UC Merced next week will bring together farmers, ranchers, researchers and community organizers to highlight what's possible when agriculture technology is designed for small farms. The Small Farm Tech Expo, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, will include hands-on...
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Professor and Environmental Champion Bales Retires, But Research and Advocacy Continue

November 10, 2025
Professors Roger Bales and Martha Conklin arrived in Merced in 2003, the first non-administrative faculty members at UC Merced. They came with a vision: to create a research university that would serve California’s future. Now, after more than 22 years of building institutions, mentoring and...
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Thinning, Burning Forests Provide Multiple Benefits, Some of Them Surprising

November 4, 2025
Wildfires are growing more frequent and severe across the western United States, and California's Sierra Nevada is ground zero. Decades of fire suppression have left these forests overstocked and vulnerable to catastrophic fires, drought and pest outbreaks. Beyond destroying homes and...

Google 2025 North America PhD Fellowship Recipient

October 23, 2025
Congratulations Tsai-Shien on this tremendous and well-deserved recognition! EECS student Tsai-Shien Chen from Prof. Ming-Hsuan Yang research lab is a recipient of the 2025 Google Ph.D Fellowship in the area of Machine Perception. The announcement of the 2025 Google PhD Fellowship...
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20 Years In, UC Merced Celebrates Achievements, Looks to Future

October 23, 2025
Only 20 years since undergraduate instruction began, UC Merced is a recognized leader in conducting academic research, developing young minds for career success and driving economic growth, the university’s chancellor said Wednesday. Speaking to a gathering of campus and community leaders, along...

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