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Events at UC Merced Aimed at Reducing Food Waste

April 6, 2023
Roughly a third of all food worldwide goes to waste. Outside of the obvious direct costs, that waste has numerous other repercussions: much of it goes to landfills, where it generates methane, a greenhouse gas. Resources such as water and seeds are squandered. And at the same time, one in four...

Warmer Weather Concerns as Snow Melts in Central Valley

April 5, 2023

Warmer Weather Concerns as Snow Melts in Central Valley

April 5, 2023

Diversity, Community, Creativity and Self-expression are the Focuses of Pride Week 2023

April 5, 2023
A drag show, open mic night and collaborative coloring are among the fun events slated for this year’s Pride Week, April 10-14, celebrating LGBTQ+ identity and culture at UC Merced. The Pride Week and Drag Show Committee, the Social Justice Initiatives & Identity Program, the Transfer...

Cheer on Campus’s 10 Grad Slam Finalists April 10

April 4, 2023
Ten graduate UC Merced students will take the stage on April 10 to compete in the Graduate Division’s Grad Slam finals. Grad Slam is an annual University of California competition that aims to make research accessible to all by providing emerging scientists and scholars with the skills to...

'Listen to Your Gut': First-Year Student Offers Tips for Success to Incoming Bobcats

April 4, 2023
Bobcat Day turned out to be one of the most important days in Isabella Mitchell's life. Her experience at UC Merced's open house event in April 2022 assured her that she belonged at the newest UC campus — so much so that she submitted her Statement of Intent to Register that...

Challenges Bring About Positive Change for UC Merced Food Services

April 4, 2023
After weathering a pandemic shutdown and some fairly withering criticism, UC Merced's food service programs have emerged better than ever. The shutdown that started in 2020 brought about abrupt changes to food service operations - prepackaged items were the order of the day to feed students...

What's The Future of Agriculture? It's Everyone Working Together, Summit Speakers Say

April 3, 2023
While UC Merced's Experimental Smart Farm is focused on technology and automation, it's also about machine-human collaboration. That was among the messages UC Merced's representatives shared in a panel discussion at the "What's the Future of Agriculture in California?...

National Public Health Week Includes Research Symposium and Food Drive

April 3, 2023
The campus community is invited to take part in the first UC Merced National Public Health Week, from April 3-9. Several events are planned to show students, faculty and staff the importance of public health. In-person and virtual events will address community, violence prevention, sexual and...

Advisory Committee Hit Hard by COVID-19 Rebuilding to Continue Supporting Women

April 3, 2023
The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CACSW) has brought awareness to issues related to the campus climate for women since its founding at UC Merced in 2008. But after being greatly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, the group is working to move forward promoting...

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