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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
Scholarship Helps UC Merced Senior Fulfill Dream of Studying Abroad
November 17, 2014
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Lorraine Sturdevant always wanted to explore other countries, but finances were always an obstacle. But winning a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship allowed her to take her first journey outside North America. She spent the... Read More
Researching the Hows and Whys of Politics
November 10, 2014
Professor Nate Monroe is just one of a growing and prolific group of political science faculty members at UC Merced.
Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of UC Merced Magazine and has been updated in the wake of the Nov. 4 elections. Read the whole issue online. In two small rooms on the University of California’s youngest... Read More
UC Merced Senior Is New Leader, Advocate for UC’s 240,000 Students
October 27, 2014
Jefferson Kuoch-Seng
Jefferson Kuoch-Seng is now the official voice for the University of California’s roughly 240,000 students — the first UC Merced student ever to serve in that role. In August, Kuoch-Seng was elected president of the University... Read More
Student-run Journal Showcases Historical Essays, Reviews
October 20, 2014
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Most UC Merced students have the desire to help shape the university — whether it’s the culture or the curriculum. Rocco Bowman was no different. Bowman is the co-founder of the Undergraduate Historical Journal and served as... Read More
Sociology a Lens That Focuses World's Events
October 15, 2014
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Sociology at UC Merced is a prism that offers insight and perspective into what's happening in the world. Trying to understand how people mobilize under democracies or military dictatorships? Ask Professors Nella Van Dyke, Kyle Dodson... Read More
Study Looks at Emotion's Role in Chemotherapy Tolerance
October 13, 2014
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How patients perceive and talk about their illnesses can have an impact on how they recover and heal, according to a growing area of health research being furthered by UC Merced health psychology Professor Jitske Tiemensma. "It... Read More
Slain Civil Rights Activist to Receive Spendlove Prize
October 8, 2014
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Viola Gregg Liuzzo, a civil rights activist who was killed by the Ku Klux Klan while driving another activist home from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in March 1965, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Alice and Clifford... Read More