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May 22, 2024
A new partnership between UC Merced and Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) will guarantee admissions for qualifying incoming students. Through the Merced Automatic Admissions Program (MAAP), Porterville students can be assured that they will be accepted to UC Merced if they meet the...
May 21, 2024
The community is invited to an all-day summit where researchers will present cutting-edge information on the latest efforts to stem tobacco use in the San Joaquin Valley and surrounding foothills. The Tobacco Control Summit is scheduled for Thursday, June 6 at The Mainzer, 655 W. Main St. in...
May 17, 2024
Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science assistant professor Anil Menon with Iain Osgood (Associate Professor, University of Michigan) on the publication of their new article The Wrong Winners: Anti-Corporate Animus and Attitudes Towards Trade in British Journal of...
May 15, 2024
An online workshop this week aims to deconstruct one of humanity’s most destructive traits: genocide. UC Merced’s Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences is bringing together an interdisciplinary panel of scholars for “Understanding Genocide: Neural, Psychological and Political Science...
May 12, 2024
*/ Thirteen graduating students were honored by UC Merced’s School of Social Science, Humanities and Arts for outstanding academic careers. At a reception held May 9, Interim Dean Heather Bortfeld said the honorees all made their mark with significant research activities, exemplary leadership and...
May 9, 2024
The WE Will! Education and Workforce Collaborative, spearheaded by UC Merced and composed of partners from Merced, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties, has awarded $10.6 million to community and education partners in the tri-county region. Recipients applied for funding with projects aligned to...
May 9, 2024
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. --- (KBAK/FOX58) The long-awaited election to fill former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy's seat is almost here. California State Assemblyman Vince Fong takes on Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux for the rest of McCarthy's term in office. Both are staunch...
May 7, 2024
Congratulations to UC Merced political science assistant professor Andrew Shaver, with Benjamin Krick and members of the UC Merced Political Violence Lab on the publication of their new article The Causes and Consequences of Refugee Flows: A Contemporary Reanalysis in American...
May 1, 2024
Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science assistant professor Christopher Ojeda with Jamila Michener and Jake Haselswerdt on the publication of their new article The Politics of Personal Crisis: How Life Disruptions Shape Political Participation in Political Behavior....
April 15, 2024
Congratulations to CAPE affiliate and UC Merced political science assistant professor Aditya Dasgupta and co-author Elena Ramirez on the publication of their new article Explaining Rural Conservatism: Political Consequences of Technological Change in the Great Plains...

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