Social Sciences

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Two MacArthur Foundation Chairs Awarded to Female SSHA Faculty
November 9, 2020
Two female faculty members of UC Merced’s School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) have been named the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation chairs, making four prestigious chairs in the campus’ 15-year history.... Read More
Professor Tracey Osborne Taking on Complex, Grand Challenges in Climate and Social Justice
September 9, 2020
The world is a complex place, and humanity faces major challenges. Climate change mitigation might be the most difficult, in large part because of the interdependency of living things and their ecosystems. How do people transform economic... Read More
Founding UC Merced Faculty Member Appointed to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
September 2, 2020
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery has announced that UC Merced Art History Professor ShiPu Wang has joined the museum’s Board of Commissioners for a four-year term. His appointment was approved by the Smithsonian Institution Board... Read More
Gallo Management School Proposal Moves Forward
July 30, 2020
As UC Merced welcomes its fourth chancellor and continues to build its reputation as a world-class research institution, it has also reached a milestone in planning for the campus’s first new school since its opening — the proposed Ernest... Read More
Low-Wage Work Is Linked to Spread of COVID-19, Study Finds
July 21, 2020
California counties with high numbers of low-wage workers are seeing higher incidence of COVID-19, suggesting a link between so-called “worker distress” and spread of the virus, according to a new study by UC Merced’s Community and Labor... Read More
New Grant Helps Assess Benefits of Satellites for Determining Water Quality
June 24, 2020
Summertime means fun in the water, but as temperatures increase, algal blooms can grow in freshwater and marine ecosystems. Some algae are natural and life-giving, while others are the result of life out of balance and can have harmful... Read More
Innovate to Grow Goes Virtual
May 7, 2020
Innovation is nothing new at UC Merced, but this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, everyone on campus has had to reimagine nearly everything they do. But leave it up to the School of Engineering to wholly reinvent its annual... Read More
Professor’s Documentary Film about Refugee Family Honored at Vienna International Festival
May 7, 2020
“Songs that Never End,” Professor Yehuda Sharim’s intimate film about a family transitioning from Iran to life in Texas, is a finalist contender in the International Documentary Film Festival Vienna and will stream on the festival’s site... Read More
First-Generation Student Pursues Anti-Racism Research, Joins Cal-Poly Pomona this Fall
April 27, 2020
Kathryn “Katie” Daniels was a teen when she attended the celebration of the opening of UC Merced. As a child growing up in Merced, Daniels had heard her parents stress the importance of education. “My mom always talked about the University... Read More
Q&A with Economist Greg Wright: COVID-19’s Impact on the Economy
April 23, 2020
Since the onset of many governors’ stay-at-home orders, there are fewer cars on the road as fewer people are driving to work. While some people can work from home, sadly, some are not working at all. The global pandemic has caused record... Read More