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From Soil to Climate Solutions: Berhe Leads Sierra Nevada Research Institute into its Next Chapter

September 11, 2025

Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
When Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe arrived at UC Merced in 2009, she and her husband, Professor Teamrat Ghezzehei, were leaving major research institutions to join a brand-new campus in California’s Central Valley. It was a leap of faith — one made easier by the Sierra Nevada Research...

Professor Using Wireless Sensor to Improve HVAC Efficiency

There is no factor in a building that uses up more energy at a greater cost than heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). Yet HVAC systems do not take advantage of technology that could make...

Rising Greenhouse Gases Profoundly Impact Microscopic Marine Life

The prolonged, extensive emission of greenhouse gases over the next several decades could have significant impacts on ocean life, according to a study by UC Merced marine biologist Michael Beman....

Digital Archaeologist Reconstructs Ancient Turkey in 3-D

Using cutting-edge scanners and computers, UC Merced archaeology Professor Maurizio Forteis able to reconstruct the past in 3-D. Forte, along with graduate and undergraduate researchers, spent...

New Publication Showcases Dozens of UC Merced Inventions

Researchers at the University of California, Merced, have devoted years of hard work to finding solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems. The campus’ Office of Research has released...

Student-Run Startup Planting Solar Roots in Valley

Three UC Merced alumni — two from Southern California and one from Ohio — are working toward starting a business and making a difference right here in the San Joaquin Valley. Heather Poiry, Kevin...

Campus to Study Faculty Recruitment Techniques for Diversity

A group of UC Merced's researchers will focus their expertise on the campus in an effort to determine what can be done to ensure the university has a diverse faculty as it continues to grow. Funded...

Cognitive Scientist Earns Sigma Xi's Young Investigator Award

University of California, Merced, cognitive science Professor Teenie Matlock has been given Sigma Xi’s 2011 Young Investigator Award for excellence in research. Sigma Xi is an international research...

UC Merced and UC Davis Partner to Begin Educating Medical Students in the Valley

The University of California, Merced, has formed a partnership with the UC Davis School of Medicine to begin training medical students in the San Joaquin Valley. The first cohort of six medical...

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