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ABC30: UC Merced New Management School

December 14, 2018

Researchers Assess Western Forests’ Ability to Survive Next Drought

December 13, 2018
UC Merced researchers have evidence that California’s forests are especially vulnerable to multi-year droughts because their health depends on water stored several feet below ground. “Each year our forests, grasslands and shrublands depend on water stored underground to survive the...

Innovative Partnership Aims to Restore Sierra Nevada Forest Health

December 13, 2018
The French Meadows Forest Restoration Project, an innovative collaboration approved this week, aligns the expertise of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced, the U.S. Forest Service, the Nature Conservancy and other agencies and groups to focus on reducing wildfire risk in a critical...

Mobile STEM Lab One of Many Impactful Projects at ‘Innovate to Grow’

December 13, 2018
Identify a problem and figure out a way to fix it. For senior Jesus Perez, this is the overarching theme of UC Merced’s biannual Innovate to Grow showcase, and his project, the Mobile Maker Lab. About 30 teams from Engineering Service Learning (ENGSL) and Capstone Innovation Design...

Bobcats Travel to Pacific Union for Cal Pac Opener

December 12, 2018

UC Merced Designing Management School of the Future

December 12, 2018
A new effort is underway to lay the groundwork for the next major development at UC Merced — a fourth school, this one with the Gallo family name on it. The planning initiative is a faculty-led effort to create a new, transdisciplinary school that draws upon the expertise of scientists,...

Passion for Cars Steers Graduating Senior into Mechanical Engineering

December 11, 2018
Growing up in San Juan Bautista, Vanessa Andrade loved hanging out with her father and his collection of cars and tractors. She spent hours in the “barn” or shop, helping change the oil in cars, playing with tools and tinkering with her grandfather’s old Allis-Chalmers tractor...

Computer Science Professor Named Fellow of Prestigious Institute

December 11, 2018
In recognition of his contributions to object tracking and face recognition research, Professor Ming-Hsuan Yang has been elevated to the status of Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He has been a member of the IEEE since 1998 and was a senior member before this...

Men's Volleyball Announces 2019 Schedule

December 10, 2018

Two Professors Assume New Roles as Endowed Chairs

December 10, 2018
Professor ShiPu Wang has been named the Coats Family Chair in the Arts. Wang plans to use funding from the endowment to not only supplement his research, but also to provide a broader experience and education in the arts. Wang’s connection to the Coats Family goes back to 2011, when he...

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