Merced Sun-Star | County residents work toward safer, healthier neighborhoods

Professor Sidra Goldman-Mellor discusses how violence in a community can have effects that trickle down even to families not directly exposed to it.

The Conversation | Turning a page: downsizing the campus book collections

Deputy Librarian Donald Barclay writes about the uncertain future of academic libraries in the digital age.

Business Insider | The 15 most amazing women in science today

By studying artifacts left in caves by ancient Mayans, Professor Holley Moyes hopes to both preserve Mayan culture and discover stories of these ancient people.

openDemocracy | Racism, citizenship and deportation in the United States

Professor Tanya Golash-Boza writes that immigration reform in the U.S. must include an overhaul of deportation practices, as well.

TakePart | Replanting America: 90 Percent of What We Eat Could Come From Local Farms

Professor Elliott Campbell discusses a study that shows nearly all Americans could survive on food from sources within 100 miles of their location.

Huffington Post | Scientists May Have Just Found A Solution For Deadly Superbugs

Professor Miriam Barlow led a study that could have major implications for doctors working to fight off antibiotic-resistant infections.

NPR | Mellow Pastimes Can Be Good For Your Health, Too

Professor Matthew Zawadzki explains that leisure activities have immediate benefits in terms of lowering stress and reducing heart rate, and those benefits can persist for hours.

NPR | Not All Almonds Are Equal When It Comes To Water Use

Professor Joshua Viers says determining how much water almonds use is complex and dependent on topography, geography, soil nutrients and irrigation.