Energy and Environment
April 16, 2014
In a megadrought like the one California is experiencing, people tend to look at how much rainfall has come along.
But it also matters when the snowmelt releases its cache, because the snowpack is the state’s natural...
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March 31, 2014
Large, naturally occurring low-oxygen zones in the Pacific appear to be expanding, and there is a sharp change in the number of bacteria that produce and consume different forms of toxic sulfur, according to a UC...
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March 13, 2014
Discussions include the impact of the illness on farmworkers, children and the economy, its biological basis and misconceptions, and challenges detecting and treating valley fever
. Valley fever, described as a “...
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March 11, 2014
Conserving resources is just a part of the fabric of UC Merced. So it should come as no surprise that university leaders say the campus can not only meet President Janet Napolitano’s call to cut water consumption by 20...
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March 4, 2014
California’s drought is a major topic, including on the UC Merced campus.
It will be among the subjects explored during this year’s Research Week, from March 10 through 14. The annual event includes a brunch...
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February 26, 2014
SpARC manager Erin Mutch recently talked about the importance of GIS to a group of high school students. Like many children on long car trips, Erin Mutch often asked "Where are we?" But instead of telling her, Mutch’s...
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February 24, 2014
Along with 11 other elite campuses, UC Merced’s engineering program will participate in a two-year program to benefit undergraduate students and the San Joaquin Valley.. University of California, Merced, was...
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February 18, 2014
The heat generated by smartphones and other electronic devices could be harnessed to also power them, according to compelling research out of the University of California, Merced.
Physics Professor Michael Scheibner’s...
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February 13, 2014
Solar panels will be added later this year to the Half Dome residence hall, part of The Summits.The California Architectural Foundation gave UC Merced the Owings Award for Environmental Excellence, adding to the slew...
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February 3, 2014
One of the world’s oldest civilizations – with the worst air pollution and the coldest capital city – will employ cutting-edge technology from the newest UC campus starting in February.
Professor Roland Winston, who...
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January 22, 2014
The protected land adjoining the northeast corner of campus is officially part of the UC Natural Reserve System now that the UC Board of Regents gave the proposed reserve final approval today at its January meeting....
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December 18, 2013
UC Merced researchers will develop solutions to regional problems that arise from balancing three limited resources – water, food and energy – thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation.
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December 17, 2013
Between record enrollment and research expenditures, a massive economic impact on the San Joaquin Valley, new buildings and a visit from the new UC president, the University of California, Merced, has had a big year....
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November 25, 2013
The 5-year-old project, which has already provided unprecedented information for water managers, will continue into 2018 and help rural and urban economies. Research in the Sierra Nevada central to addressing...
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November 20, 2013
UC Merced is doubling down on its solar commitment.
The campus is looking at installing rooftop solar systems on up to 11 main campus buildings and the chancellor’s residence, moving the campus closer to meeting its...
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November 12, 2013
Graduate student Ryan Lucas is living a mountain-lover’s dream through his research.
As part of engineering Professor Martha Conklin’s meadows-hydrology lab, he gets to spend a lot of time in the Sierra Nevada in...
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October 7, 2013
UC Merced’s first Ph.D. graduate is back on campus. But this time, Ricardo Cisneros isn’t enrolled as a student; he’s a professor instead.
Cisneros, who earned his doctorate in Environmental Systems from the School of...
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September 11, 2013
Professor Roland Winston is a leader in solar research.Professor Roland Winston’s work has helped take UC Merced and UC Solar global – this time it’s to Singapore.
The small city-nation is experiencing a building boom...
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September 3, 2013
Professor Gerardo Diaz and student Azucena Robles hold a model of the minichannel solar collector they've developed.Adapting technology that has become the standard in the automotive, aerospace and air-conditioning...
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August 30, 2013
As the Rim Fire continues to burn in and around Yosemite National Park, a former UC Merced student’s work related to the fire burned up the Internet this week.
Paul Doherty, the first Yosemite park ranger to complete a...
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