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New canal project expands on UC Merced solar research
A new project to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal, part of a $19 million investment through President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, was announced by the Department of the Interior April 4.
UC Merced |
Youth grapple with interpreting the unspoken for their immigrant families
UC Merced researchers are shedding light on emotion brokering, when wordless interactions can cause confusion and anguish for children acting as interpreters for older family members.
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Coming of age in a warming world: How UC students are turning climate anxiety into action
How do UC students think about their futures, knowing that the climate they were born into will probably look a whole lot different than the one they grow old in?
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‘The UC Effect’: Shaping the future of AI
UC’s first systemwide Congress on AI delved into the technology’s promise and perils — and the unique role the university can play in leading the way forward.
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Got climate anxiety? This UC course can help.
A growing initiative at the University of California offers students a chance to learn about and act on the climate crisis.
UC Merced |
An invisible water surcharge: Climate warming increases crop water demand in the San Joaquin Valley's groundwater-dependent irrigated agriculture
A study from researchers at UC Merced found that increased demand accounts for half of the cumulative deficits of the agricultural water balance since 1980.
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21 UC faculty named 2024 Sloan Research fellows
Sloan Research fellowships recognize early-career scientists and scholars emerging as leaders in their fields.
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UC inventions garnered more patents than any other university in the world last year
Six UC campuses also on the list of schools with most undergraduate startup founders
UC Merced |
Ph.D. student pushes for better education benefits for veterans’ dependents
Karla Seijas’ passion for identifying and removing obstacles faced by military veterans and their families has turned into a new state law.
UC Merced |
¿field curious? smashes barriers to outdoor science
An innovative program lowers barriers for first-gen and minority students to participate in scientific field research.
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Getting paid to get ahead: A new program helps students gain career experience and earn money for college
Funded by a state grant, the new Learning-Aligned Employment Program, or LAEP, offers high-quality, paid research jobs for low-income students.
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12 ingenious discoveries from a year of UC research
In 2023, every campus, lab and medical center came through with findings that benefit our health, happiness and the very fate of our planet.