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Will Shadish Memorial Fellowship Announced for Giving Tuesday

Will ShadishDuring this year’s Giving Tuesday — an international day of giving held each year on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving — UC Merced will honor Professor Will Shadish with a new graduate student fellowship fund.

Grad Students Help Begin Academic Exchange With Honduras

UC Merced graduate students talked with UNAH Sociology students on their first night in Honduras.Four UC Merced graduate students got a rare opportunity to establish and strengthen relationships be

Campus to Celebrate Spendlove Winner Anita Hill

Anita HillUC Merced will honor Anita Hill as the 10th recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance in an Oct.

Future Public Servants Get a Boost From UC Fellowships

Stephanie Maldonado (from left) and Roya Pourmand are spending a semester in Washington, D.C.UC Merced student Stephanie Maldonado was excited when she earned a slot in the University of California’s publ

Campus Awarded $500K for Undergrad Research, Support

The new Classroom and Office Building 2 will open for classes in the fall.Undergraduate humanities students at the University of California, Merced, will gain valuable research opportunities and support

Ancient DNA Sheds Light on Origins of Himalayan Populations

Mark AldenderferIn a collaborative study by the University of California, Merced, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Chicago and Uppsala University in Sweden, researchers conduct the first ancient DNA investigation of the Himalayan arc, gen

Dedicated Student Breaks Ground With Ph.D., Autism Research

Nikko Da PazWhen Nikko Da Paz decided to go to graduate school, she didn’t limit herself to one degree — or even one campus.

New Book Shows Pros and Cons of Helicopter Parenting

Laura HamiltonSo-called “helicopter parents” — those who hover over their children even into and through their college years — are often criticized for creating overly sheltered, unprepared young adults who boomerang back home.

Study: For Moms and Teens, Emotions Matter During Conflict

Alexandra MainParents who reciprocate their children’s negative emotions are less likely to find satisfying resolutions to conflict, according to new research from the University of California, Merced.

Psychology Student Earns Ford Predoctoral Fellowship

Patricia CabralDoctoral student Patricia Cabral, who studies adolescent health risk behaviors in the Psychological Sciences graduate group, recently won a highly-competitive