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Cancer Patients’ Care Requires More Than Written Instructions
February 13, 2017
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The depth and breadth of post-diagnosis care for cancer patients often depends on the resources available to them. But a new paper in the journal PLoS One by UC Merced Professor Nancy Burke shows that care — and how effective it is... Read More
Study: Infants Recognize Surprise in Others Before Age 2
February 8, 2017
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Infants as young as 20 months of age expect adults to display surprise when discovering a false belief, according to a new study from UC Merced Professor Rose Scott. Previous research suggested that children younger than 4 years old could... Read More
Artist-in-Residence Brings Theories of Flight to Classroom, Community
January 19, 2017
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Spanish artist Olga Diego blends the concepts of art and engineering into the magic of flight. This semester, Diego is bringing her creativity and expertise to UC Merced as the campus’s newest artist-in-residence and lecturer. Diego... Read More
Cognitive Scientist Earns Early Career Impact Award
January 13, 2017
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UC Merced Professor Rick Dale is a recipient of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS) Early Career Impact Award from the Society for Computers in Psychology. Dale, a cognitive scientist in the... Read More
History Professor to Give Talk in Turlock on the Graphic Novel
January 11, 2017
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UC Merced history Professor Mario Sifuentez will present a lecture, “Histories and the Graphic Novel,” at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. Sifuentez will discuss how the medium of the graphic... Read More
Study: Early High-Altitude Settlers Were Hunter-Gatherers, Not Farmers
January 5, 2017
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A new paper by UC Merced Professor Mark Aldenderfer begins to settle a longstanding debate over when people began permanently occupying higher elevations of the Tibetan Plateau, and shows communities did not have to be based around... Read More
Professor’s Himalayan Archaeological Finds Documented on ‘NOVA’
January 3, 2017
Join UC Merced Professor Mark Aldenderfer as he and his colleagues explore the world’s highest cave tombs, revealing new details about the lives of the people who settled the Himalaya, in the season premiere of “NOVA” on... Read More
Professor Named ‘Rising Star’ in Quantitative Psychology
January 8, 2016
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UC Merced Psychology Professor Sarah Depaoli has been recognized as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (APS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at... Read More
Relax: Benefits of Leisure Go Beyond the Moment
March 19, 2015
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Doing the things you enjoy can be good for your health, according to a new study by Professor Matthew Zawadzki, a health psychologist with the University of California, Merced.    The study, published in the Annals of... Read More
Discover Magazine Features Archaeologist’s Cave Research
December 10, 2014
Holley Moyes studies remote caves in Belize.
Most archaeologists have to dig in the field, but Professor Holley Moyes digs deeper than most. Her research takes her more than 400 feet into the Belize underground, where ancient Maya caves hold evidence of rituals to appease gods of... Read More