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UC Merced Arts Opens Season with LitFest, Musical Tribute to Railroads
September 11, 2024
A celebration of stories and a concert highlighting the history of San Joaquin Valley’s railroads are the opening acts of the 2024-25 UC Merced Arts season . Merced LitFest and Train Station Trios reflect the season’s varied offerings.... Read More
Mellon Grant Launches ‘Interwoven Futures’ Community Partnership Project
September 5, 2024
UC Merced has received a $750,000 boost to its mission to invest in the San Joaquin Valley’s unique cultural, creative and linguistic wealth by working with the region’s people to strengthen communities and champion social... Read More
Political Science Students Take on Lawmaking and Lobbying at the State Capitol
August 19, 2024
UC Merced political science students returned to Sacramento to get first-hand experience at California’s Capitol with internships. The Center for Analytic Political Engagement (CAPE) Legislative Bootcamp is led by CAPE’s Director Professor... Read More
Hellman Awards Deepening Research into Genomes, Health and Computer Science
July 22, 2024
Three faculty members have joined the prestigious ranks of Hellman Fellowship recipients this year. Applied mathematics Professor Tomas Rube, who studies mathematical biology, Professor Andrea Polonijo, a medical sociologist, and... Read More
Study Examined How Jewish Israelis React to Human Rights Criticism. Then Oct. 7 Happened.
June 25, 2024
A UC Merced professor and his co-researchers set out to measure how Jewish Israelis react to different sources of criticism about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Does disapproval from internal voices move public opinion? Voices from... Read More
Remapping Global History Through 5,500 Years of Malaria
June 12, 2024
In a new study, an international team of researchers — including UC Merced Distinguished Professor Emeritus Mark Aldenderfer — reconstructed the evolutionary history and global spread of malaria over the past 5,500 years, identifying trade... Read More
New Dean of SSHA Arriving with the Fall Semester
June 11, 2024
Professor Leonardo R. Arriola from UC Berkeley has been named dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) as of Aug. 1. Vice Chancellor and Provost Betsy Dumont made the announcement today, saying Arriola was chosen... Read More
Major Gift to Reimagine Humanities Research, Community-engaged Projects
June 6, 2024
Humanities education has been under fire on college campuses over the past decade. “There’s a lot of concern nationally about graduate education in the humanities. We’re producing plenty of Ph.D.s but are there enough... Read More
Major Gift to Reimagine Humanities Research, Community-engaged Projects
June 6, 2024
Humanities education has been under fire on college campuses over the past decade. “There’s a lot of concern nationally about graduate education in the humanities. We’re producing plenty of Ph.D.s but are there enough jobs for them upon... Read More
Scholar Workshop Studies Genocide from Several Angles
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 “... Read More