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Grant Funds Research into Wildfire Behavior and Ecological Effects of Fuel Treatments

November 22, 2023
A grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will fund a project led by a UC Merced researcher looking into predicting behavior of wildfires. Jeanette Cobian-Iñiguez is leading a team from UCs Merced and Irvine awarded $1,179,479 to predict the impact of forest fuel treatments on fire...

New Collaborations Designed to Increase Access to Data Science for All Students

November 20, 2023
UC Merced is part of several new initiatives aimed at increasing the accessibility and inclusivity of data science studies and opening new opportunities for historically underserved students after graduation. New grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE) and...

Research Team Explores the Effects of Climate Catastrophes on Different Species

November 15, 2023
How different species of animals respond to extreme weather events — which are increasing because of climate change — appears to be related to body size and habitat preference, a new study shows. When extreme weather causes widespread flooding, smaller species and those living in low-elevation...

New Project Focuses on Women of Color in the Geosciences Throughout the UC

October 17, 2023
Although there has been a lot of talk this summer about paleoecology Professor Sora Kim’s research on the now-extinct megalodon shark, there is another focus to her work: BAJEDI, or belonging, access, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded...

Campus and Academic Growth Highlighted in UC Merced State of the University Address

October 12, 2023
Distinguished rankings, new academic offerings, world-class research and campus expansions were among the highlights of the UC Merced State of the University address delivered by Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz. "The state of this 20-year-old institution is unparalleled in the history of American...

New Major Trains Students to Tell the Planet’s Urgent Stories

September 28, 2023
Compelling storytelling is vital to ensuring the action needed to secure a habitable planet for future generations, according to an increasing amount of research. UC Merced is recruiting students now to become the next environmental storytellers. Students who are interested in creatively conveying...

HACU Leadership Cohort an ‘Exciting Opportunity to Learn,’ Ortiz Says

September 26, 2023
Physiology Professor Rudy M.Ortiz has been named a Fellow in this year's cohort of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ Leadership Academy (La Academia de Liderazgo). The program is designed to increase diverse representation in executive and senior-level positions in higher...

Grants Fund Wide Variety of Climate Change Research Projects

September 25, 2023
UC Merced researchers will tackle climate changes in multiple ways through more than $4 million in grants recently awarded from within the university. The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) issued nine awards totaling $4,096,197 for proposals that range from studying methane gas...

Three Hellman Fellows Awarded at UC Merced

September 22, 2023
Three UC Merced researchers have recently received the prestigious Hellman Fellowship. Computer science and engineering Professor Shijia Pan, economics Professor Briana Ballis and life and environmental sciences Professor Xuan Zhang have all been named Hellman Fellows. The Hellman Fellows...

Chemistry Postdoc Awarded Merck Research Award

September 18, 2023
Miguel Chacón-Terán was selected as one of 16 scientists from across the country to receive the 2023 Merck Research Award for Underrepresented Chemists of Color, intended to support rising chemists of color while also recognizing their resilience in pursuit of scientific excellence. “Being part of...

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