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'Courage' and 'Idealism' Take Center Stage at Fall 2022 Commencement

December 21, 2022

Neither chilly temperatures nor a thick blanket of dense fog could dampen the smiles and spirits of hundreds of Bobcats as they participated in UC Merced's Fall 2022 Commencement. Nearly 450 graduates took part in three separate ceremonies at the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre. "The...

UC Merced Alumni Hit Home Runs in 2022

December 21, 2022

UC Merced alumni gave back to their alma mater in several big ways in 2022. From endowed scholarships to events, Bobcats are ensuring that current and future students have access to the best opportunities as they pave their own journeys at UC Merced. Bobcats at Dodger Stadium For the first time, UC...

UC Merced-led Research Predicts How Air Cleans Itself

December 19, 2022

Although climate change is still a very real challenge, the past decades of efforts to reduce the effects of human activities on the atmosphere have been potent enough to have thrown off the models scientists use to understand and forecast the atmosphere’s chemical composition and cleansing...

Fall 2022 Commencement to Include First Graduate Division Ceremony

December 14, 2022

Downtown Merced will be covered in a sea of blue and gold over two days as hundreds of UC Merced Bobcats take part in fall commencement. Also, for the first time, graduate students will have their own ceremony to celebrate their achievements. The pomp and circumstance kick off with the inaugural...

UC Merced Students Earn Wins, Job Offers at National Engineering Conference

December 13, 2022

UC Merced students came away from a national engineering conference with some big wins — including a first-place finish in a famous design competition and job offers from some of the most prestigious companies in the United States. UC Merced sent 34 students to the Society of Hispanic...

Researchers Look at Tree Reproduction and Effects of Climate Change Across North America

December 12, 2022

Life and Environmental Sciences Professor Emily Moran and collaborators at several other universities are set to conduct a continental-scale analysis of climate change effects on tree reproduction. In addition to monitoring seed production, thanks to a new grant from the National Science Foundation...

Packard Foundation Awards $1 Million to Support Climate Research at UC Merced

December 9, 2022

Longtime UC Merced supporter and institutional partner the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has made a significant gift to the campus that will catalyze research efforts and scientific investigations focused on climate change and developing sustainable solutions that ensure the planet’s health....

New Website Offers Farmers Vital Information at Their Fingertips

December 7, 2022

When planting crops, farmers confront numerous questions. Among them: Will it get too hot? Is it likely frost will stunt growing? When is the best time to plant? What kind of pests could impact the harvest? UC Cooperative Extension climate adaptation specialist at UC Merced Tapan Pathak has...

Experts Recommend a New, More Innovative Approach to Wildfire Research

December 5, 2022

Fire scientists typically respond to agency opportunities and conduct research in response to past wildfires. But it is time they take more proactive, integrative, predictive approaches toward mitigating and adapting to this potentially devastating consequence of climate change, a group of...

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,...