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Floodplain Management Can Increase Groundwater Supply

April 9, 2015
California’s groundwater is being rapidly depleted because cities and farms extract more than is replenished naturally, compacting local aquifers and decreasing supply in some places in the Central Valley. And, it turns out, levees placed along rivers in the late 1800s and early 1900s to protect...

Environmental Systems Student Wins Inaugural GradSLAM! Event

April 9, 2015
This week marked the end of the first-ever UC Merced GradSLAM! competition, in which graduate students were given just three minutes to present their research to a panel of non-specialist judges with the goal of increasing the students’ communication skills and ability to effectively present their...

Cognitive Science Student Earns IBM Ph.D. Fellowship

April 8, 2015
UC Merced graduate student David Vinson recently obtained an intensely competitive IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award, which will provide $30,000 to support his research in computational social science through the 2015-16 academic year. He will also work with an IBM mentor over the course of the year....

Martins Named Cal Pac Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year

April 7, 2015
The Cal Pac Conference has named UC Merced’s men’s soccer coach Albert Martins as 2014 Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year. Since Martins joined two years ago, the team’s wins improved from four last season to 12 this year. Under his guidance, the team also produced the Cal Pac Offensive Player of the...

Art Show Turns 10, Bids Farewell to Founder

April 7, 2015
Gail Benedict left San Diego 14 years ago to join the intrepid team of individuals charged with creating the University of California’s newest campus in the heart of the Central Valley. Like many, she came for the rare opportunity to start something new. A lifelong supporter of the arts, the first...

Sociologist Earns Fulbright Scholar Award to Study in Honduras

April 6, 2015
Paul Almeida, a sociology professor at the University of California, Merced, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to study non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and their role in community well-being in Honduras. Approximately 1,100 faculty and professionals travel abroad each year through...

Musical Sheds Light on Lives of Undocumented Youth

April 3, 2015
“In and Out of Shadows,” a musical by famed Chicano writer and Fresno native Gary Soto, is coming to Merced for a special one-night-only show on April 11. Performed by the San Francisco Youth Theatre DREAM ensemble, the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Merced Theatre’s Art Kamangar Center, 301 W....

New System Can Help Save Water with a Couple of Clicks

April 3, 2015
New software developed at UC Merced allows anyone on campus with a smartphone to report water leaks to Facilities in a couple of easy steps. Facilities and Operations in mid-March installed quick-response-code stickers in all the restrooms in the Social Sciences and Management (SSM) building. There...

Professor to Serve with New Water Policy Center

April 2, 2015
UC Merced Professor Joshua Viers has been named a member of the new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Water Policy Center, established to help meet the state's urgent need for timely information and innovative water management solutions. Viers is an expert in water resources management...

April Events Dedicated to Sexual Assault Awareness

April 1, 2015
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and UC Merced’s CARE Office is joining universities and colleges across the globe in an effort to increase awareness about sexual assault, decrease its frequency and help survivors. The month of awareness and education begins today (...

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