Thanks a melon to @DelBosqueFarms for the tour and for sharing what local farmers are facing today with water issues. Did you know that melons can take an average of only 75 days to produce fruit?
ALT Two men holding pieces of cantaloupe and smiling at the camera. They are standing in a field of melon plants.
Got to visit and tour @ucmerced today to view their grassland reserve and their future farm. @ChancellorMunoz discussed the university’s plans for the future in agriculture and the Central Valley. It’s great to have this partnership with the Bobcats in our future.
Ph.D. candidate Vicky Espinoza is amplifying the voices of rural, low-income communities and small-scale farmers to ensure that they have a say in land and water decisions in the San Joaquin Valley. Our @ucmgraddiv students are making a difference everyday bit.ly/38G29eV
UC Merced plans for a return to primarily in-person instruction starting fall 2021 in line with the systemwide plan announced by the University of California today. Learn more: bit.ly/2LfegXz
After a lengthy and rigorous review by independent auditors, UC Merced can proudly announce it is the first public research university in the country to achieve #carbonneutrality, two years ahead of its goal. bit.ly/36kTtt4
ALT Solar panels atop campus buildings are just one factor in the campus's carbon neutrality.
I’m not sure this has ever been done before...but as our national political dialogue continues to decline, my opponent @PetersonUtah and I decided to try something different. We can disagree without hating each other. Let’s make Utah an example to the nation. #StandUnited#utpol
No standing houses in #AlderSprings confirmed today by sheriff friend. Here are a couple picks from Grandview looking up towards Auberry Rd. #CreekFire
As leaders in the community, UC Merced and @mercedcollege have a significant responsibility to address the wellbeing of our students, faculty, staff, and the greater Merced community. This is why we are proud to launch #DoYourPartMerced. bit.ly/doyourpartmerced
We believe in the promise of Merced, and we believe the spirit of Merced will persevere through this crisis. If we can realize that promise, it will bring prosperity to the entire Valley. Learn more: bit.ly/doyourpartmerced
In addition to developing technology to support crop production and sustainability, IoT4Ag will bring together academic, government and industry partners with the farming community to create transformative change and social impact. #precisionag
Led by @Penn, UC Merced, @LifeAtPurdue and @UF received a new, $26 million, five-year @NSF Engineering Research Centers grant to form the NSF Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag). bit.ly/33oSUxw#precisionag
I am incredibly humbled to be leading the nation's fastest-growing public research university, @ucmerced, in the region that I learned about from my father. This institution has the opportunity to lead the way for UC and the nation. #BobcatProud
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear “mental health”? Depression? Anxiety? Stress?
On today’s episode of our mental health awareness series I speak with Isabel Zoghbi on a surprisingly overlooked mental health condition in high school: eating disorders
#mentalhealth