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🐝 UC Merced “Bee”comes a Certified Bee Campus! 🐝

Led by Dr. Marilia Palumbo Gaiarsa, this project is helping create welcoming spaces for native bees and other pollinators right here on campus.

🌹Learn more about this initiative on the UC Merced Newsroom: news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc...
UC Merced Joins Program Promoting Bees Around Campus | Newsroom
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October 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
SNRI presents its Distinguished Climate Speaker Series event: a keynote talk from renowned climate scientist and author, Dr. Michael E. Mann, followed by a presentation by UC Merced climatologist Dr. John Abatzoglou.
Mon, Nov 17, 2–4 PM UC Merced Conference Center
Register: tinyurl.com/yc74v23y
October 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
UC Merced's SNRI researchers found that combining mechanical thinning and prescribed fire helps forests store more carbon 🌲 and reduce wildfire severity🔥. Removing and sequestering thinned biomass helps forests resilient and climate smart.

learn more: news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/fo...
Forest Carbon: Store it or Burn it? Actually, Both is Best | Newsroom
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October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM