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UC Merced CAPE Legislative Fellows Sacramento interns Rep. Adam Gray

UC Merced's CAPE Takes Extraordinary Steps to Prepare Legislative Interns

June 5, 2025

Mariel Garcia accepted a welcoming handshake from the chief of staff for state Sen. Tim Grayson. A large photograph of rolling hills at sunset near Walnut Creek, a city in Grayson’s district,...

The Central Valley is a major contributor to a growing dust problem, in large part because of agriculture, researchers say.

Study Indicates Human-caused Dust Events are Linked to Fallow Farmland

June 2, 2025

An average of more than 1 million acres of idled farmland a year is a significant contributor to a growing dust problem in California that has implications for millions of residents’ health and the...

UC Merced alumna Temnee Wright

UC Merced Alumna’s Legal Career Soars in Silicon Valley

May 13, 2025

Temnee Wright (’08) has realized a successful career as legal counsel at several Silicon Valley companies. Her interest in law was forged at UC Merced, where she made the most out of being a student...