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Who are the people in those campaign ads?

October 22, 2024
Jenny Huh, a political reporter with KGET 17 News, the NBC affiliate in Bakersfield, wrote an article covering campaign ads. Specifically, Jenny aimed to answer the question: Who are the people in those campaign ads? Are they paid actors, real voters, or is there a script? Jenny answers these...

Politics & Pastries Debut Sparks Lively Conversations Between Students and Faculty at UC Merced

October 17, 2024
UC Merced’s first "Politics & Pastries" event kicked off on October 10th, 2024 with a lively discussion between students and Political Science faculty members Nate Monroe and Marco Alcocer. Students gathered to chat about various political topics over coffee and pastries,...

Vance vs Walz: Central Valley reaction to the VP Debate

October 1, 2024
UC Merced Political Science Professor Nathan Monroe and political strategist Tim Rosales broke down some of the debate relating to winning over Central Valley voters. Specifically, oil workers. Read the full article here

Using Committee Amendments to Improve Estimates of State Foreign Policy Preferences

October 1, 2024
Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science Professors Courtenay Monroe and Nathan Monroe and PhD Alum Shengkuo Hu on their new publication Using Committee Amendments to Improve Estimates of State Foreign Policy Preferences in Conflict Management and Peace Science. ...

Indian Cultural Society to host 'Diaspora to Diplomacy,' exploring pivotal time in politics

September 30, 2024
Modesto High student Sabrina Toor, 16, is chair of the school’s Indian Student Union and a member of the Indian Cultural Society, and is organizing a panel called “Diaspora to Diplomacy” to raise awareness about the November election. Nate Monroe, political science professor...

New SSHA Dean Thanks Helping Hands Along a Remarkable Journey

September 24, 2024
He studied in hallowed halls of academia. His highly respected research takes him halfway around the globe into societies both foreign and familiar. In his newest role, he leads the largest school of a research university less than two decades old but soaring in reputation and influence. Yet if you...

Political Science Students Take on Lawmaking and Lobbying at the State Capitol

August 19, 2024
UC Merced political science students returned to Sacramento to get first-hand experience at California’s Capitol with internships. The Center for Analytic Political Engagement (CAPE) Legislative Bootcamp is led by CAPE’s Director Professor Nathan Monroe and Associate Director Adam Gray. The week-...

How America built an AI tool to predict Taliban attacks

July 31, 2024
UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Andrew Shaver was cited in The Economist along with colleague Alexander Bollfrass for their 2023 paper published in International Organisation, referencing that high temperatures were correlated with violence in both Afghanistan and...

Study Examined How Jewish Israelis React to Human Rights Criticism. Then Oct. 7 Happened.

June 25, 2024
A UC Merced professor and his co-researchers set out to measure how Jewish Israelis react to different sources of criticism about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Does disapproval from internal voices move public opinion? Voices from abroad? What about reproval from the diaspora —...

New Dean of SSHA Arriving with the Fall Semester

June 11, 2024
Professor Leonardo R. Arriola from UC Berkeley has been named dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) as of Aug. 1. Vice Chancellor and Provost Betsy Dumont made the announcement today, saying Arriola was chosen after a nationwide search that produced a diverse array of...

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