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Patty Guerra

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Math Academies Provide Skills - and Fun - in a College Environment

Here's a challenge:

Four weeks, five days a week and seven hours a day, you have to teach math to middle school students.

During the summer.

And you have to keep it interesting.

The (CEP) has been doing just that for the past 18 years at several sites, including ºÚÁϰٿÆ.

How?

ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ Drone Team Soars to New Heights in Global Competition

After seven months of working for hours each weekend to design, build and fly a drone, it all came down to a nervous moment for ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ students taking part in a worldwide competition.

Their drone had to be suspended between two poles and held together while weight was placed inside it.

"We were a little bit nervous," said team member Alex Minton. "We didn't have the best luck with our prototypes."

But the team's drone held up, though there was some concerning creaking at one point, the team members said.

New Bobcat Brings Wealth of Experience to College Career

Incoming first-year student Hayden Elliott will hit the ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ campus this fall with quite a bit of college already under his belt.

A 2023 graduate of Turlock High School, Elliott has earned associate's degrees from attending both Modesto Junior College and Merced College in their dual enrollment programs.

Collaboration Across Continents: Agreement Brings Merced, Kyoto Campuses Closer

Merced, California, and Kyoto, Japan, are nearly 5,500 miles apart, but their research universities' shared goals to improve society is bringing them together. A new agreement between institutions of higher education in both cities will foster collaboration among researchers and an exchange of students.

Water Research Goes Deep with Rafting Trip to Utah

The USDA-funded (SWF) team at ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ believes that to fully understand water, you must do more than just study this vital resource. You must immerse yourself in it - sometimes, literally.

A recent trip to Utah that culminated in rafting The Gates of Lodore on the Green River allowed student participants to both learn about and experience water, in all its forms. This was the second year for this trip, and thanks to this winter's heavy and lengthy snowfall, students got to see the solid form of water, as well.

CAREER Award Funds Research Into Lip Reading for Mobile Devices

Professor  has received a CAREER award for his research into non-acoustic, image-based speech input on mobile devices.

He is the 35th researcher from ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ to earn a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

ºÚÁϰٿÆ-Led Project Wins $1 Million NSF Engines Development Award

The Circular Bioeconomy Innovation Collaborative (CBIO Collaborative) has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program for "Advancing Circular Bioeconomy Technologies in North San Joaquin Valley."

The CBIO Collaborative is among the more than 40 unique teams to receive one of the first NSF Engines Development Awards, which aim to help partners collaborate economic, societal and technological opportunities for their regions.

CAREER Award will Fund Research into Arthritis Cause

±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýRoberto Andresen Eguiluz has received a CAREER award for his research into the underlying cause of arthritis.

He is the 33rd researcher from ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ to earn a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ Invests in the Next Generation of Ag-Tech Leadership

The new ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ innovation initiative is investing in 10 graduate researchers to solve climate and community challenges. Their work is the start of a concerted focus in climate-smart agriculture for the campus.

Drones Donated to ºÚÁÏ°Ù¿Æ by Start-Up SeekOps Will Monitor Environmental Conditions

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipment donated by Texas-based start-up will support ºÚÁϰٿÆ's research efforts in environmental monitoring and conservation.

The gift includes multiple state-of-the-art UAVs, as well as the necessary software and hardware to operate and maintain the equipment.