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UC Merced students in the Leadership & Service Living Learning Community take in the view from atop Mount Tamalpais.

Nature Retreat Teaches Students the Importance of Service to Community

February 11, 2020
Hiking to the top of Marin County’s iconic Mount Tamalpais gave a group of UC Merced students not only a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean, but insight into how they, as individuals, can contribute to their communities’ enrichment. The 19 first-year students are members of the campus’s...

SF Chronicle: A February Without Rain Could Boost Wildfire Danger

February 11, 2020
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UC Merced Wins Grant to Financially Support Undergrads Who Volunteer in Local Schools

February 10, 2020
UC Merced students will be able to earn money for college by helping Merced County kids become strong readers thanks to a pilot grant from the AmeriCorps Service Fellowship program. The grant, announced Monday and administered through California Volunteers, will give $3,000 to each of up to 24...

Public Health Grad Student’s CDC-funded Research Helps Mosquito Control

February 5, 2020
Public health Ph.D. student Ryan Torres presented research at last month’s Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California Conference in San Diego that could be foundational for future mosquito-control efforts. Torres’ presentation, “Wolbachia Infections in Mosquitoes of Merced County,” is...
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UC Merced and Merced College Pair Up to Train Future Tech Researchers

January 27, 2020
Thirty-four students from San Joaquin Valley colleges are getting an opportunity to learn how to access and build careers in technology and research at a unique workshop designed to help diversify science-related fields. Students from UC Merced, Merced College and California State University,...

Researchers Aim to Cure Valley’s Salty Soil With $2.5M Grant From NSF

January 23, 2020
California’s Central Valley has some of the most productive agricultural land in the world, but the accumulation of salt from irrigation water is decreasing crop productivity and threatening the industry’s long-term sustainability. A new project out of UC Merced — funded by a $2.5 million grant...

EECS Alumna Named ‘Rising Star’ for Computer Vision Work

January 21, 2020
UC Merced alumna Sifei Liu, who earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2017, was selected to participate in Rising Stars in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences 2019. Rising Stars is an intensive workshop for women graduate students and post-doctoral scholars who...
Fellows prepare to undergo mock interviews where they will present their research in a way the general public can understand.

New Fellowship Program Gives Faculty an Edge in Competitive Funding Landscape

January 16, 2020
Many faculty members are experts in their fields, pioneering new ways to think about complex subject matter. But how does one communicate that research in a simple way, specifically when seeking funding to further their research? That’s where the Office of Research Development steps in. In January...
In Yosemite, prescribed burning saved the Tuolumne giant sequoia grove from the Rim Fire, the largest-ever Sierra Nevada wildfire.

Wildfire and Water Challenge Solutions Featured in Documentary to Air on KVIE

January 14, 2020
UC Merced researchers outline solutions to the severe wildfire problems in California’s mountain forests and closely linked water resource challenges in a documentary premiering on KVIE, the Sacramento affiliate of PBS, later this month. The new film “Beyond the Brink: California’s Watershed”...

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