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Pathways to Research

March 10, 2022
PDF Version of Flyer Guest speakers from Yosemite National Park, the US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, and UC Merced discuss research partnerships and employment opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Learn how to...

2022 Research Symposium

March 7, 2022
PDF Version of Flyer Climate change is our new reality and SNRI researchers are at the forefront of innovative tools, technology, and thinking about resilient and sustainable ecosystems, food systems, and futures. Join us at the annual SNRI Research Symposium as we explore new climate...

Research Week Offers Both Virtual and In-person Events This Year

March 3, 2022
Research Week, the annual showcase of UC Merced’s important explorations into some of the world's most pressing challenges, kicks off Monday with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute’s symposium on climate. SNRI researchers are at the forefront of innovative tools, technology and...

Grad Students Invited to UC Merced’s First ‘Nanoengineering Environmental Sensors’ Incubator Program

March 1, 2022
Graduate students who are passionate about their research, concerned about the environment and eager to reach across disciplinary boundaries are invited to apply for a three-week summer program in which they will team up with like-minded scientists and engineers to design solutions to environmental...

Last Year’s Drought Cost Ag Industry More Than $1 Billion, Thousands of Jobs, New Analysis Shows

February 24, 2022
The 2021 drought directly cost the California agriculture sector about $1.1 billion and nearly 8,750 full- and part-time jobs, according to estimates in a new analysis led by UC Merced researchers. Once the effects on other economic sectors are considered, total impacts are estimated at $1.7...

Hotter, Drier Nights Mean More Runaway Fires

February 16, 2022
Thanks to the warming climate, the potential for more severe nighttime wildfires is increasing, and warmer nights mean firefighters will not be able to rely on cooler temperatures to help them get a handle on fires, a new study shows. Forty years ago, cool, moist nights regularly provided relief...

Environmental Systems Student Earns Graduate Student Policy Award

February 16, 2022
Environmental Systems Ph.D. student Zachary Malone was awarded the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award. This award provides graduate students with the opportunity to participate in virtual Congressional Visits Day and to learn about...

Update: TID accepts grant for solar panels on canals. When, where will project happen?

February 9, 2022
.mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} The Turlock Irrigation District board voted to accept a state grant to demonstrate solar panels on canals on Feb. 8...

Solar-paneled Canals Getting a Test Run in San Joaquin Valley

February 8, 2022
A research project conducted by a UC Merced graduate student is becoming a reality as the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) approved piloting the first-in-the-nation construction of solar panels over water canals. The project is based on research commissioned by a company called Solar AquaGrid...

Wildfires in January? Scientists say climate change could fuel 'a continuous fire season'

January 26, 2022
Even with all the wildfires California has endured, it was a shock to see flames searing the Big Sur coast this week — in the middle of winter. The January blaze, which on Wednesday had burned 700 acres and still was smoldering near homes in the rugged Palo Colorado Canyon, is believed to...

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