Lorena Anderson

New Center Offers Opportunities to Observe and Learn about Natural Resources

April 1, 2024

A rendering of the new Field Education Center shows how it will provide shelter.

Even though the Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve (MVPGR) is adjacent to campus, it's an area that can be daunting to access. Last year, more than 2,000 people visited the campus to learn about this unique habitat and the animals and plants that are protected there. Guided visitors...

New Women’s Soccer Team Kicks Off With Home Opener in September

UC Merced’s first NAIA women’s soccer team is going to have a short season – five home games and nine away games. That’s by design. New head coach Megan Atoigue said this is the time to set the...

Yosemite Leadership Program Coordinator to Expand Its Profile

The UC Merced Yosemite Leadership Program’s first full-time leader plans to build on the program’s momentum and expand its visibility. Jacob Croasdale was recently selected to oversee the 3-year-old...

Snowy, Sandy Research Explores Climate Change

From the white, sugary sands of Hawaii to the white, powdery slopes of the Sierra Nevada, Natural Sciences Professor Stephen Hart has his eye on climate change. For the past two years, the professor...

Staff Members’ Invention Helping Reduce Campus Waste

UC Merced’s library used to be one of the trashiest places on campus – patrons generated a lot more garbage than recycling. But all that garbage led to an invention by two campus staff members that...

First Group of Recruited Student Athletes Hitting the Courts as Women's Volleyball Team Kicks Off Season

Nine new members of this year’s UC Merced Women’s Volleyball team, from all around the Central Valley, are among the campus’s first group of recruited student athletes. They began practice and...

National Science Foundation Funds San Joaquin River Research

MERCED, Calif. — People talk about climate change all the time. But researchers at the University of California, Merced, are working to find out exactly how it will affect the millions of people who...

Campus Diners Pioneering Zero-Waste Take-Out System

Campus diners who take out their meals are helping save the environment one container at a time. UC Merced is the first campus west of the Mississippi to use the new OZZI container-recycling system,...

River Project Promises Clarity, Security for State Water Resources

MERCED, Calif. — Researchers at UC Merced are taking an important step toward a statewide water-monitoring system by installing wireless sensors across the American River basin. The system, which is...

More Homes in Danger from Fire in Coming Decades, Research Shows

The risk of losing your home to a wildfire could double within the next 40 years, according to modeling done by UC Merced Professor Anthony Westerling. In a paper prepared for the California Energy...