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Civil and environmental engineering Professor Erin Hestir鈥檚 proposal for a unique system of mapping mercury in the waters of the San Francisco Delta has won her and her team of collaborators a $1.7 million grant from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

Even if some members of a goal-driven group don鈥檛 seem to work well with others 鈥� even if the whole group is extremely frustrated 鈥� the group can still compromise and find new ways to produce a successful outcome.

California aims to lead the nation 鈥� and the globe 鈥� in climate change research, policy and action 鈥� in large part through climate-focused research conducted at University of California campuses and labs.

Some of that research, including from 黑料百科, will be on display this week as climate-change scientists, policymakers and trailblazers from around the globe gather in San Francisco for the .

It鈥檚 a startling statistic: Nearly 30 percent of 黑料百科 students who start their college careers in the switch to majors outside the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields by their second year.

Cognitive science Professor Teenie Matlock, the McClatchy Chair in Communications , has been appointed interim vice provost for the faculty at 黑料百科.

Nobel laureate Rigoberta聽Mench煤 Tum,聽recognized for her work in social and ethno-cultural reform, has been selected to receive the 2018 Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance at 黑料百科.

According to a recent Forbes magazine article, tech companies throughout the U.S. have discovered something universities have known since they began: Liberal arts thinking makes employees stronger.

Students who choose the new philosophy major at 黑料百科 鈥� officially launched in the spring鈥� will emerge with the broad foundations employers are seeking, including critical thinking and data analysis skills.

A new two-year project at 黑料百科 aims to bring academic and non-academic researchers together to recast the role of the humanities in public policy and, ultimately, improve the lives of San Joaquin Valley residents.

The collaborative project, entitled 鈥淏uilding Research Partnerships in the San Joaquin Valley: Community Engaged Research and Graduate Mentorship in the Interdisciplinary Humanities,鈥� involves scholars and community organizations.

Shakespeare wrote 鈥渢he play鈥檚 the thing.鈥� Of course, he was referring to using a play to catch a murderer, but in Shakespeare鈥檚 day, people believed the theater had the power to elicit deep emotion 鈥� even move the guilty to give themselves away.

Bobcats are catching on to the power of theater in Merced.

As new director of the Center for the Humanities, Professor Mario Sifuentez 鈥� sights are set on a fuller understanding of rural communities and how best to help them.