Energy and Environment
November 1, 2012
The state won’t see a superstorm like Hurricane Sandy, but UC Merced researchers monitoring precipitation and snowpack say weather can have comparable effects. MERCED, Calif. — California isn’t going to face a...
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October 31, 2012
Used acetone goes into the machine to be cleaned for re-use.Chemistry Professor Jason Hein and his students make a lot of compounds in the lab.
They also make a lot of chemical waste.
But Hein found a way to clean up...
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September 26, 2012
Students and professionals from around the world are invited to design an administration or housing building using sustainable standards. MERCED, Calif. — A global sustainable architecture competition is turning...
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September 25, 2012
UC Merced professors will have $1.4 million over the next five years to examine and model how climate affects marine organisms and communities. MERCED, Calif. — A $1.9 million grant from the National Science...
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September 24, 2012
UC Merced doctoral student Nate Bogie and Central State University student Thad Mccants work on one of two farm sites where they are researching why a certain shrub helps other crops thrive.Shrubs blooming in a...
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September 5, 2012
Postdoctoal researcher Joey Blankinship spreads black sand over snow in the Sierra Nevada to adjust the rate at which the snow melts. From the white, sugary sands of Hawaii to the white, powdery slopes of the Sierra...
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September 4, 2012
Staff members Matt Hirota (in the bin) and Eric Scott invented the round recycle/compost/landfill containers that now stand in the Lantern Cafe area.UC Merced’s library used to be one of the trashiest places on campus...
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August 28, 2012
Scientists at UC Merced will examine climate-change data to see how changes are affecting the river’s flows and, in turn, how those changes affect water users and wildlife. MERCED, Calif. — People talk about...
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August 24, 2012
Abraham Cereno demonstrates how the OZZI machine takes in the new recyclable containers for reuse, and will, when fully programmed, accept CatCards from those who have meal plans.Campus diners who take out their meals...
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August 15, 2012
UC Merced researchers with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute are taking mountain water monitoring to the next level with sensor network in the American River Basin. MERCED, Calif. — Researchers at UC Merced are...
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July 31, 2012
UC Merced researcher's newest paper for the California Energy Commission indicates higher risk as climate changes, growth increases and rural areas are developed. . The risk of losing your home to a wildfire...
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July 30, 2012
Graduate student Neeraj Sharma, left, and engineering Professor Gerardo Diaz work together to turn waste into steam to power equipment for their biomass research.There’s a reason the UC Merced plasma lab is isolated...
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July 23, 2012
Students Eunnara Cho (left) Keeryung Park (center) and Yea Na Shin, from Dankook University, near Seoul, South Korea, calibrate a thermocoupler in their summer class at UC Solar.They traveled nearly 20 hours by plane...
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July 18, 2012
UC Merced and the Great Valley Center release environmental indicators report showing some progress, though ozone levels still surpass state and federal air quality standards. California's Central Valley...
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July 16, 2012
Graduate student Graham Thompson and undergraduate student Priscilla Montez this summer will ask people to arrange animal names on a whiteboard to express how they conceptualize the semantic relations among them. From...
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July 13, 2012
Jim Genes, left, and John Elliott recently won a UC systemwide award for their work in making the campus sustainable.Making an entire campus sustainable takes a lot of planning, education and work.
But those efforts...
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June 1, 2012
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May 17, 2012
Siyu WuIt’s no surprise UC Merced graduate student Siyu Wu’s research — rooted in mechanical engineering — has veered toward the environmental. Wu, who grew up in China, was raised by parents who felt strongly that the...
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May 2, 2012
Jesse Anaya, who is set to graduate on May 12, said UC Merced has been the “perfect incubator” for his research interests. UC Merced senior Jesse Anaya answered his phone one day to hear an unfamiliar voice ask, “Are...
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April 25, 2012
UC Merced's Long Range Development Plan earns prestigious ranking for green design and construction; Logistical Support/Safety Facility achieves LEED Gold certification. The University of California, Merced,...
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