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New Chief Campus Counsel Selected for UC Merced

January 22, 2024
Cesar Alvarado-Gil joins UC Merced as chief campus counsel, bringing his broad background in the law, deep affinity for education and firm ties to Merced. "Higher education is critical for everyone - and particularly for those like me, who come from lower-income, socially disadvantaged...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Firefighters Used to Bet on Wildfires Easing at Night. Not Anymore.

January 20, 2024

CVJC: New community planned near UC Merced gets green light from city leaders. It’s expected to ‘transform’ the region

January 19, 2024

Having a Mix of Tree Heights Enhances Drought Resilience in Sierra Nevada Forests

January 19, 2024
In a paper published in Nature Communications, UC Merced Professor Roger Bales, collaborating with an international team, found that the height of neighboring trees strongly influenced whether a given tree survived California's record 2012-15 drought. Using high-resolution maps...

Betsy Dumont Named Provost at UC Merced

January 18, 2024
Elizabeth "Betsy" Dumont, Ph.D., has been named executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of California, Merced after a robust process that drew candidates from across the United States. Dumont has served as dean of UC Merced's School of Natural Sciences since 2017...

Almond Board Summit Brings Growers to UC Merced

January 17, 2024
Dozens of almond growers and researchers came to UC Merced on Wednesday for a summit on best practices for one of California's most important crops. It was the first time the Almond Board of California hosted its Nutrient Summit on campus, and it highlighted the important partnership between...

Lukens’ Latest Research Tracks Sediment’s Journey in the Eastern Sierra

January 16, 2024
Rocks, from ponderous boulders to tiny grains of sand, are subject to the whims of moisture, weather and time as they tumble from surrounding slopes into rivers, pools and lakes. UC Merced Professor Claire Lukens is getting more detailed data about these natural processes by using a larger...

Buhl Named to ASCE Committee

January 16, 2024
Environmental Systems Ph.D. candidate Marie Buhl has been invited to join the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Adaptation to a Changing Climate (CACC). Buhl, who is from Germany, works in Professor Sam Markolf’s lab focusing on climate change adaption research in the...

New Study Suggests Chance Plays a Bigger Role Than One Might Think in Faculty Promotion

January 11, 2024
For professors, it’s up or out when it comes to tenure and promotion: After five years on the job as assistant professors, junior professors’ promise is evaluated by their more senior colleagues. These senior colleagues judge whether a junior colleague has developed a reputation for...

¿Field Curious? Smashes Barriers to Outdoor Science

January 8, 2024
When Carlos Martinez was growing up in Southern California, his experience outdoors largely consisted of the irrigated lawns and tidy trees of his local park. Camping and hiking were not in his family’s recreational repertoire. Meanwhile, high school and work kept him too busy to focus on...

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