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.@UCMerced @UCMEngineering celebrates #EngineersWeek Feb 23–27! 🚀 Kicking off with an Industry Networking Expo, plus panels, project demos, career tips, research talks and more -- a full week of connection, innovation and hands‑on opportunities. More: ucm.edu/cg4ys9

Turner Construction Foundation has gifted $5,000 to support @UCMerced's ASCE student chapter! 🙌 The donation will help students attend key engineering conferences and expand their professional experience. #UCMerced #ASCE #Engineering Read more: ucm.edu/5ncpv8

Unseasonably warm weather is on the way, with temperatures climbing well above normal for March. Early-season heat can affect health, crops, and water use, so staying hydrated and avoiding midday sun is helpful. More from @UCMerced @UCMEngineering experts: ucm.edu/3xiquy

🚀@UCMerced @UCMEngineering Profs. Li and Lu have earned Amazon Research Awards to advance efficient, high‑performance AI using AWS Trainium - this work will help to accelerate LLM training, reduce power use, expand access to cutting-edge AI infrastructure ucm.edu/z5kqvw

.@UCMerced @UCMEngineering Electrical Engineering Dept just received a $1M NSF RED grant to redesign its curriculum and strengthen ties between coursework, real‑world engineering and Central Valley needs. #NSF #STEM #Engineering⚡🎓 ucm.edu/i969yw

Celebrating #NationalEngineersWeek by highlighting student innovation at @UCMerced @UCMEngineering’s #I2G (Innovate to Grow winners from Fall 2025)! Engineering solutions that matter. 💡⚙️ More: ucm.edu/77aohy

New research from @UCMerced and University of East Anglia shows that high‑risk fire weather is becoming synchronized across countries - meaning dangerous warm, dry and windy conditions are now striking multiple regions at the same time. @UCMEngineering🔥🌍 ucm.edu/7st94p

High school students have an extraordinary opportunity to explore software development through a summer internship program @UCMerced, started in 2018 by @UCMEngineering CSE Prof. Ahmed Arif to give young minds early exposure to research. More: ucm.edu/cfsc37

Five @UCMerced @UCMEngineering faculty named to Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list — placing them among the top 1% worldwide. World‑class research rooted in the Valley and shaping the future! 🔬🔥🌱 #HighlyCited #ResearchExcellence. More: ucm.edu/7qh1f6.

#NationalEngineersWeek rolls on! 🚀 Join us for Technical Project Walkthroughs featuring innovation and engineering excellence @UCMerced @UCMEngineering. 🔧 Don’t miss what our incredible students have to showcase 📅 This week’s schedule: vanguard.ucmerced.edu/engineers-week…

One of the biggest hurdles facing local farmers is the rising cost of doing business. However, innovative solutions are in the works, as highlighted at the Central Valley Rural Energy Systems Workshop. @UCMerced @UCMEngineering Energy Center @SNRI_UCMerced ucm.edu/34qcxa

.@UCMerced @UCMEngineering staff cheer on and welcome students at today's Bridge Crossing event. #ScholarsBridgeCrossing #UCMerced #LetTheJourneyBegin. More about the School of Engineering: engineering.ucmerced.edu

Kevin Arrieta, a 2024 graduate of @UCMEnginering, recently returned to @UCMerced to share insights from his journey as a robotics expert at Amazon and to advise current students in an electrical engineering class on the importance of hands-on experience: t.e2ma.net/click/i2h6yg/a…

🌊 Big news for #CAWater management! A National Academies committee — including @UCMerced @UCMEngineering Prof. Medellín-Azuara — released its first review of the science behind two major water projects: the Central Valley Project & State Water Project. ucm.edu/83i2d7

.@UCMerced recently hosted the Small Farm Tech Expo, which brought researchers, farmers, and students to talk about agriculture technology and how it can best help those who grow the world's food.  More: ucm.edu/x1jz3j

The American Society of Civil Engineers @ASCERegion9 has awarded @UCMerced @UCMEngineering civil and environmental engineering Professor Siddaiah Yarra with the Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award for Region 9. For more on this accolade: ucm.edu/963gjj

One of @UCMerced @UCMEngineering newest professors, electrical engineering faculty Xiaofan Yu, is working to make AI more explainable and more efficient - her research focuses on embedded systems and edge AI. More: ucm.edu/au9tzy

Today is #GivingTuesday! 🌍✨ Join us in shaping the future of innovation, discovery & opportunity. Support @UCMEngineering @UCMerced -- every gift opens doors for tomorrow’s problem-solvers.💡 👉 Give today: engage.ucmerced.edu/school-of-engi… #GiveTue #UCMerced #EngineeringExcellence

Wildfires in California’s Sierra Nevada are worsening due to decades of fire suppression. @UCMerced @UCMEngineering @rbalesuc research shows thinning & burning treatments cut risks and yield billions in benefits—carbon, timber, erosion, air quality. More: ucm.edu/vea1zy

A multinational research project, Bioscape (co-led by @UCMerced @UCMEngineering Prof. Erin Hestir) has received a Group Achievement Award as part of the 2024-25 @NASA Honor Awards. The project also is the subject of a documentary film. More: ucm.edu/l4ddec