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Month-long Give to UC Merced 2022 Launches on Giving Tuesday

November 29, 2022
     On Tuesday, Nov. 29, UC Merced will kick off the season of giving by launching Give to UC Merced 2022. The campus’s annual fundraising initiative officially begins on Giving Tuesday — the traditional day of philanthropic support held the Tuesday after the Thanksgiving holiday — and lasts until...

Research Reveals an Easy Way Dairy Farmers Can Dramatically Reduce their Climate Impact

November 28, 2022
Adding even a small amount of biochar — a charcoal-like material produced by burning organic matter — to a dairy’s manure-composting process reduces methane emissions by 84%, a recent study by UC Merced researchers shows. The dairy industry is one of the main sources of methane in California,...

Continued Drought Conditions Add Billions in California Agriculture Losses, UC Merced Report Finds

November 22, 2022
Losses to California’s ag industry have continued to mount as the state’s drought stretched into a third straight year, according to a report released Tuesday by researchers from the School of Engineering and the Public Policy Institute of California. The report, led by Professor Josue Medellín-...

Q&A with the new Dean of Engineering at UC Merced

November 21, 2022
Rakesh Goel developed an interest in earthquakes at an early age — and rather abruptly. As a small boy in India, one of his first memories is of experiencing an earthquake. "I must have been a few years old and there was a big earthquake," said Dr. Goel. "I clung to the window, thinking that it was...

Dual Language Bobcat Day Connect Module Earns Modo Award

November 17, 2022
UC Merced’s commitment to keeping its students and their families informed about all the incredible opportunities the campus offers on Bobcat Day has been awarded first place in the Best Recruiting and Admissions category by the Modo Appademy Awards. The university’s Bobcat Day Connect Module,...

UC Merced Gains Prestigious UC Agricultural Experiment Station Designation

November 16, 2022
UCs Merced and Santa Cruz became the newest campuses in the system to be named an agricultural experiment stations (AES), UC President Michael Drake announced at today’s Regents’ meeting. They are the first campuses in more than 50 years to earn the designation. “With the AES designation, Santa...

UC Merced Holds Toloma 5k Run in Honor of Native American Heritage Month (Slideshow)

November 14, 2022
Members of the community joined UC Merced students, faculty and staff and their families for the annual "UC Merced Toloma 5k Fun Run". The event is held every year in honor of Native American Heritage Month and to pay tribute to the tradition of distance running amongst indigenous tribes for...

Webinar on Health Effects of Hookah to Include Doctoral Student's Research

November 9, 2022
A doctoral student in the Public Health program will be among the presenters taking part in a webinar on the health effects and policy implications of hookah smoking. Sarah Alnahari will present her research in the webinar titled "Shisha, Hookah and Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Health Effects of Use...

Nishiguchi Joins California Academy of Sciences, Recognized for Contributions to Microbiology

November 9, 2022
Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor Michele “Nish” Nishiguchi has been inducted as a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences and was recently named president-elect for the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). She is one of 11 distinguished scientists inducted at the...

Labyrinth Takes Shape in UC Merced’s Kelley Grove

November 8, 2022
    A temporary labyrinth has taken shape on the UC Merced campus.     The labyrinth, which is an ancient pattern people walk to reflect, was     built by master designer Lars Howlett. Marked by spray paint now,     once the final design is determined, the path will be delineated by river    ...

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