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Standout Sociology Program Earns Approval for Grad Degrees

Current and prospective graduate students have new degree options at UC Merced, which recently received approval from the UC system and the WASC Senior College and University Commission for both master’s and doctoral degrees in sociology.

Despite Constraints, UC Merced Enrollment Continues to Grow

First day of fall classesEnrollment at the University of California, Merced, this fall has climbed to another all-time high of 6,685 students — an increase of 6.7 percent over Fall 2014, according to headcount figures compiled during the third week of instruction.

Humanities Center Aims to Bring Depth to Water Issues

Ignacio López-Calvo will serve as the new director of the Center for the Humanities.Open any newspaper — or news website — and you’re likely to see at least one article about California’s wat

Study: In China, Misinformation Skews Views of Government

Haifeng HuangChinese people who have overly rosy views of socioeconomic conditions in the western world tend to have more negative views of their own government — but when their misconceptions of foreign countries are corrected, their opinions about the Chinese gover

Study: Smoke-Free Zones, Higher Taxes Deter Youth Smoking

Anna SongBanning smoking in the workplace and increasing taxes on cigarettes have discouraged teens and young adults from taking up smoking, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Merced. 

Twelve Fresh Faces Join UC Merced Faculty

There are more than a few new faces on campus this year. In addition to new first-year, transfer and graduate students, 12 tenure-track professors have chosen the University of California’s newest campus as their professional home.

This year’s crop of new faculty members will play a key role in the university’s plan to support up to 10,000 enrolled students by 2020, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Tom Peterson said.

Student Examines Role of Gender in Perception of Political Scandals

Kayla CaneloWith the 2016 presidential race already in full swing, political science graduate student Kayla Canelo’s research is particularly timely. 

Alumnus Takes Trailblazing Spirit to Washington

David DoDavid Do sits in his office in Washington, D.C. — nearly 3,000 miles from UC Merced — reflecting on the path he’s cut for himself.