Merced is a community with a lot of poverty, made worse with the Great Recession in 2009 and the COVID-19 pandemic. To help people in need, Professor Patti LiWang has been leading a diaper and toilet paper drive for the past 12 years.
“When we moved here, the recession hit. It was hard...
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July 15, 2021
La Universidad de California, Merced (UCM) continúa demostrando su liderazgo en ayudar con la disminución de la inseguridad alimentaria en el Valle de San Joaquín tras anunciar su colaboración con la aplicación móvil Fresh Food Connect.
La aplicación tiene como objetivo el que agricultores donen...
July 14, 2021
Sang Hoang ('20) says he has had enough. The University of California, Merced alumnus is tired of seeing countless attacks on Asian Americans, which have only increased amid the coronavirus pandemic.
To help bring light to these crimes, battle anti-Asian hate and injustice, and empower...
July 13, 2021
Today is National Cow Appreciation Day, a “holiday” invented by a fast-food chain that sells a lot of "chikn." But it’s still a good opportunity to celebrate our neighbors to the northeast — even if being surrounded by cows wasn’t necessarily how you imagined...
July 13, 2021
UC Merced continues to be a leader in helping lower food insecurity in the Central Valley community after announcing its partnership with the mobile application Fresh Food Connect.
The app will encourage local growers and gardeners to donate to the People’s Fridge in Merced, a free...