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Wiebe Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for Child and Family Health Research
March 24, 2021
The Society of Behavioral Medicine Child and Family Health Special Interest Group has recognized Professor Deborah Wiebe with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to child and family health. She is the Society’s second... Read More
Female Faculty to Know on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2021
International Women’s Day is more than a day to celebrate the fantastic females around us. It is a day to reflect on the contributions women have made both socially and politically around the world. Women across the globe have used their... Read More
Bilingual Shakespeare Sets the Stage for Future Productions 
March 1, 2021
Shakespeare can feel stuffy and difficult to understand. Native English speakers often struggle with decoding the Bard’s works, so imagine how difficult it would be to appreciate Shakespeare if you spoke another language. This is the... Read More
Q&A: Sociologist with Specialty in Right-Wing Movements on Free Speech and the First Amendment
February 10, 2021
Social justice movements and conspiracy theories have become a hallmark of our time, but how do we know which inflammatory statements are legally protected and which are not? Sociology Professor Nella Van Dyke sheds light on the legal and... Read More
Eight Stories to Read for Black History Month
February 8, 2021
Black History Month may feel different this February, after a year of the coronavirus and historic protests for social justice. While coming together couldn’t be more important, under current conditions few are able to gather to celebrate... Read More
Prestigious Biennial Grant Program Includes Funding for Ag-labor and Wildfire Research
January 14, 2021
Two new projects designed and led by UC Merced researchers will address challenges facing many Californians — wildfire recovery and agricultural labor — but will also have global reach. Both are funded through the University of California’... Read More
Month of Giving Surpasses Fundraising Goal
January 13, 2021
During December, the Give to UC Merced 2020 initiative tripled the campus’s goal of raising $50,000. The final tally: $163,000 raised for a variety of campus initiatives and programs. The fundraising initiative has traditionally been held... Read More
Breast Milk Shows Promise for Treating COVID-19 and Protecting Babies
December 14, 2020
Health psychology Professor Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook and incoming grad student Jessica Marino have a new study suggesting that the breastmilk of mothers who have recovered from COVID-19 contains strong antibodies to the virus. In the fight... Read More
Q&A: How People Decide Whether to Comply with Public Health Orders
December 9, 2020
How do people decide whether to comply with public health directives around the COVID-19 pandemic, such as wearing masks, social distancing and staying at home? Whether to take such preventative measures is a personal decision based on... Read More
Library Acquires Ernest Lowe Photography Collection Documenting 1960s Rural California Communities
December 7, 2020
In the 1960s, Ernest Lowe took his camera into the rural towns of California’s Central Valley, documenting the lives and struggles of farm-working communities. Sixty years later, these photos are available to the public through UC Merced,... Read More