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ICE expands immigration raids into California’s agricultural heartland

June 11, 2025

Divorce Increases Children's Risk of Death by 55%, Study Reveals

June 3, 2025

Could this major California city see mass ‘abandonment’?

June 2, 2025

Dusty Skies in California Farm Country

May 29, 2025

In Vietnam, an unlikely outpost for Chicano culture

May 27, 2025

Universities help make the Central Valley a hub for agtech innovation

May 21, 2025

In America’s ‘salad bowl,’ farmers invest in guest worker housing, hoping to stabilize workforce

May 12, 2025

One extreme weather event is expected to become more common in California. Here’s what to know

May 6, 2025

How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Fuel Record-Breaking Wildfires in 2020? New Study Explains

May 5, 2025

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted many facets of life, including health care, schools and the work environment. A new study by UC Merced researchers shows evidence that the pandemic also fueled an elevated number of wildfires in the United States that year. How? With schools and businesses...

NSF Award Supports Young Faculty Member’s Research into Building Blocks of the Universe

May 1, 2025

Cosmology Professor Anna Nierenberg has received a CAREER award for a project that will vastly improve the study of the nature of dark matter in the universe. She is the 42nd researcher from UC Merced to earn a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). CAREER awards are among the...

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