Energy & Environment

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Oceanic ‘Dead Zone’ Research Earns Campus’s 13th CAREER Award
April 11, 2016
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Professor Michael Beman, with the School of Natural Sciences, became the 13th faculty member to win a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award since the campus opened. The grant provides nearly $... Read More
Study Shows How Plants Could Adapt to Changing Climate
April 4, 2016
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If you want to understand how plant populations will respond as the climate changes, just examine the plants in different locations. That’s one of the conclusions drawn by UC Merced School of Natural Sciences Professor Jason Sexton... Read More
Pine Bacteria Getting a Closer Look From Scientists
March 30, 2016
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Professor Carolin Frank’s research into the nitrogen-fixing properties of bacteria inside the needles of some high-elevation pine trees is the topic of a new paper in the journal New Phytologist. Frank, with the School of Natural... Read More
Wells Fargo Gift Increases Focus on Critical Regional Projects
March 29, 2016
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An increased gift from longtime campus partner Wells Fargo is allowing more engineering students at the University of California, Merced, to focus on solutions to problems related to water, energy and food. Wells Fargo awarded its Clean... Read More
Students Part of ‘Symbiotic’ Effort to Meld Art With Science
March 28, 2016
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Graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan translated her love of science into four separate college degrees. She holds bachelor’s degrees in biology, chemistry, and environmental and sustainability studies, and a master’s in biochemistry... Read More
Study: Fishing Industry a Bigger Polluter than Previously Known
March 14, 2016
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Many studies have shown that raising cattle and pigs for food is hard on the environment, and fish has long been considered a better alternative. But the work of UC Merced graduate student Brandi McKuin indicates that because of emissions... Read More
New Study Shows Early Human Impacts on Biodiversity
March 7, 2016
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Even without all the industrial and technological growth that has accelerated climate change, humans can — and do — dramatically impact ecosystems. A new paper in Nature Communications, co-authored by UC Merced Professor... Read More
Sustainable Food Service Leader Speaking on Campus
March 1, 2016
Fedele Bauccio, CEO and co-founder of Bon Appétit Management Company, will speak on campus early next month at an event sponsored by the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability, Dining Services, the Blum Center and the... Read More
Three Students Chosen for Clinton Global Initiative University
February 22, 2016
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Three 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 Initiative University (CGI U). Hoaithi Dang,... Read More
Faculty Climate Champion Puts Plan Into Action
January 28, 2016
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Biodiversity Professor Michael Dawson has been named UC Merced’s inaugural Faculty Climate Action Champion by the UC Office of the President (UCOP). Dawson’s work and his plan, which formed a proposal for a project to engage... Read More