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New NSF Center Intersects Chemistry and Mechanics

August 3, 2020

Thanks to a three-year, $1.8 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, a team of researchers -- including mechanical engineering Professor Ashlie Martini -- are forming a new center for this emerging area of study... Read the whole article by Lorena Anderson here.

New Engineering Research Center to Focus on Agriculture Technology

August 3, 2020

UC Merced is one of four campuses across the country uniting to meet that challenge by harnessing the power of innovation and technology to develop precision agriculture for a sustainable future. Read the full article by Lorena Anderson here.

Gallo Management School Proposal Moves Forward

July 30, 2020

UC Merced has reached a milestone in planning for the campus's first new school since its opening - the proposed Ernest & Julio Gallo School of Management. It is at the center of a convergence of education and research in cognition, economics, complexity, data science, sustainability, and...

SNRI Sees a Leadership Transition

July 29, 2020

Change is everywhere at UC Merced this year, from hiring a new chancellor to the completion of major campus expansion. The Sierre Nevada Research Institute (SNRI), an early hallmark of research excellence at UC Merced, is also making a change: After a 13-year tenure, Faculty Director Professor...

The Climate-Change Community Desperately Needs to Address Historic Inequities

July 9, 2020

"When people hear “Black lives matter,” they don’t often think of climate change. But the location and nature of climate change’s worst effects on human society are geographically delineated by persistent legacies of racism, slavery and colonialism." https://bit...

Thank you to those lending hearts and minds to California’s recovery

June 4, 2020

"As the world continues to confront the global pandemic, the University of California community has stepped up like never before, drawing on the spirit of ingenuity and service that defines us." Read the full article by Nicole Freeling here.

National Academy of Engineers Elects Kurtz Into It's Ranks

February 13, 2020

Professor Sarah Kurtz has become the first UC Merced faculty member to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in recognition of her contributions to the development of gallium indium phosphide/gallium arsenide photovoltaic cells and for her leadership in solar-cell reliability and...

Facilities Management Achieve Gold Certification

February 6, 2020

Congragulations to Facilities Management for achieving the Gold Certification level of the Green Office Program! Facilities was the first department to have a centralized waste office trash program to encourage landfill diversion and have a waste sorting line, green waste, and office composting...

Wildfire and Water Challenge Solutions Featured in Documentary

January 22, 2020

Read full article here: https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2020/wildfire-and-water-challenge-solutions-featured-documentary-air-kvie

Sora Kim earns Gold Certification in Green Lab Assessment

November 21, 2019

Congratulations to Sora Kim, Professor for the School of Natural Sciences and Principle Investigator for the Stable Isotope Ecology Lab who was awarded a certificate of Achievement for achieving a Gold certification in the Green lab Assessment Program by Alyssa Valdez, Green Labs Intern!