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Farmers and experts weary of lush green lands heading into warmer months

March 30, 2023

UC Merced Researchers Offer Parents Help, Insight - At No Cost

March 30, 2023
Imagine having a group of parenting experts in your back yard - researchers who are constantly conducting projects that keep them on the cutting-edge of child development. And they are eager to share their expertise, for free. Parents in the greater Merced area don't have to imagine that....

Merced to Market Event to Help Students, Faculty Bring Inventions to the World

March 28, 2023
The Office of Research and Economic Development at UC Merced is hosting its inaugural conference on entrepreneurship and innovation, called Merced to Market. The April 7 conference, being held in the Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy Grand Ballroom, is designed to help faculty and students...

Group Conflict Inspires People to Feel Morally Elevated — for Their Side — Study Shows

March 28, 2023
You know that warm, uplifting feeling you get when you see someone going out of their way to help other people? You might get goosebumps or even a tear in your eye, and something inside you might make you want to be like them, support others and try to be a better person. That feeling isn't...

CREST Center-led Workshops Teach Local Girls About STEM and Careers

March 27, 2023
Merced-area mothers and their daughters participated in engaging hands-on chemistry projects recently, in two sessions hosted by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded CREST Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Machines (CCBM) at UC Merced. UC Merced and UC Davis staff and students...

Free Tickets Available for Los Lobos Concert Hosted by UC Merced UpstART

March 23, 2023
Downtown Merced is getting ready to rock out as Los Lobos make their way to town for a concert. UC Merced students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to enjoy the show at the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre on Friday, April 14. The American rock band hails from East Los...

Student Philanthropy Month Puts Spotlight on Giving Back to UC Merced and Community

March 23, 2023
For the second year, UC Merced's Student Alumni Association (SAA) and Office of Alumni Relations have partnered to host Student Philanthropy Month in March. The monthlong initiative is dedicated to building a culture of philanthropy and awareness at UC Merced. Through events and...

Infant Formula Shortages Forced Less Healthy Feeding

March 23, 2023

UC Merced Researcher Taking Part in United Nations Water Conference

March 22, 2023
A UC Merced researcher has a prominent role at a worldwide conference on water taking place at the United Nations this week. Erin Hestir, a professor in environmental engineering and associate director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), is...

Campus Visit Broadens Mexican Research Collaborations

March 21, 2023
When three buses rolled onto campus on one chilly winter morning, UC Merced gave the occupants a warm Bobcat welcome. More than 100 undergraduate students and faculty members from Universidad Autónoma Chapingo — an agricultural institution in Texcoco, Mexico — visited the UC Merced...

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