Current research foci include:
- Cost and Economic Burden of Chronic Conditions in California
- Return on Investment (ROI) from Chronic Disease Prevention Programs
Research
SJV Policy Briefs
September 15, 2026
UC Merced is deepening its investment in the fight against climate change, uniting scientific expertise across campus to help confront the effects of a changing planet. Leading that effort is the...
August 4, 2026
Wildfire is reshaping the forests of California's Sierra Nevada and affecting the water those forests supply to downstream users. A paper published in Hydrology and Earth System Science reports...
June 18, 2026
A leading expert in soil biogeochemistry and environmental engineering, UC Merced Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, brings her research and perspective to a global conversation about the future of our...
