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MERCURY NEWS: Newsom warns of worsening California fire season, reiterates support for Biden, says he won't run against Harris

July 11, 2024

It’s Official: UC Merced to Compete in NCAA Division II Athletics

July 11, 2024
UC Merced will begin Division II competition after official acceptance Thursday by the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). The university will begin NCAA Division II competition in the 2025-26 academic year and will be fully eligible for postseason in 2026-27. Nine of the Bobcats...

Bobcat Looks to Leave His Mark at 'Freshly Made' UC Merced

July 11, 2024
Editor's note:This is part of a series of profilesabout new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2024 semester. Jesus Silva graduated from Central Valley High School in Ceres after being named the school's Central California Conference male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. "I had no...

NSF-Funded Project Promotes Reuse of 'Greywater' in Households Integrating AI Toward Equity

July 8, 2024
Almost 3 billion people worldwide are projected to suffer from severe water scarcity by 2025. Thousands have already been affected in California alone, where more than 1,200 wells ran dry in 2022. It's never been more important to find ways to make the best use of this precious...

CALMATTERS: A UC Merced medical program is slowly taking shape. Why California wants more doctors there

July 8, 2024

VOX: Scientists want to bring back one of the ocean’s most unexpected predators

July 7, 2024

THE MERCED FOCUS: Air-pollution study finds Valley residents pay millions on ‘completely preventable’ medical costs

July 3, 2024

UC Merced Researcher Dives with the Big Sharks on Shark Week

July 3, 2024
UC Merced's resident shark expert, Professor Sora Kim, will be featured on the prime-time, premiere-night episode of Discovery’s Shark Week discussing an enormous, legendary sea creature that takes on different forms in different cultures but has a basis in science. At 9 p.m. EDT...

From Bakersfield to a ‘Peaceful’ Place to Pursue Science, Medicine

July 2, 2024
  This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2024 semester. San Joaquin Valley native Anmol Kaur is well on her way to making a splash in the worlds of science and medicine. The Bakersfield resident, coming to UC Merced as a first-year student,...

Just How Hazardous is it to Live by a Freeway? UC Merced Researchers Issue Report for Fresno

July 1, 2024
When the city of Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District wanted specifics about the impacts of truck traffic on the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents, officials turned to UC Merced's Community Labor Center (CLC) and public health Professor...

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