Sustainability

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Campus Takes Steps to Stay Green Despite Drought

A new water-saving hydrogel will help campus lawns stay green this summer.Don’t be surprised if, as the warmer weather kicks in, you continue to see green lawns at UC Merced.

Campus Supporters Get Sneak Peek at New Building

UC Merced students entertained campus supporters during Wednesday's event.Members of the UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees and other campus leaders and supporters got a firsthand look at the universit

Greening the Campus Earns Gold in Sustainability Ratings

The UC Merced campus is getting greener and earning gold as it does — gold ratings, that is.

UC Merced Student a Winner at Clinton Event

Student Haithi Dang and former President Bill Clinton at the CGI U event.Besides attending Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) with 1,200 other college students from arou

Eat, Hydrate and Learn at This Year’s Earth Day Event

Most people probably don’t think about food when considering how to celebrate Earth Day.

Three Students Chosen for Clinton Global Initiative University

Adriana GomezThree of UC Merced’s student sustainability stars will share ideas about the future and network with international students and dignitaries at the upcoming session of Clinton Global Initiat

UC Merced Rallies to Finish Second in Cool Campus Challenge

After 10 weeks of competition — including a wild flurry of activity at the end — UC Merced placed second in the University of California’s first-ever Cool Campus Challenge.

Researchers Model Near Future of Coastal Redwoods’ Habitat

Many species of trees and plants have begun migrating as the climate changes, but some, like California’s giant coastal redwoods, can’t just pick up and move.

The proximity of the ocean, which has unique effects on temperature and climate, makes it challenging to predict what the redwoods’ habitat will look like in the future. By using California’s historical climate data, UC Merced researchers have developed near-term predictions about the coastal habitat for the archetypal redwoods.

The trees will need to move north to keep up with the shifting climate.

UC Merced Experts Part of New UC Climate Report

The University of California aims to lead the way to a sustainable future in the face of global warming, and UC Merced professors have contributed to a report that offers practical steps to help get there.