Social Sciences

UC Merced Aerial Picture
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
Urban Artist to Create Original Work for Public During Residency
October 1, 2014
Gronk Nicandro
Arts UC Merced Presents will bring internationally renowned artist Gronk Nicandro to the San Joaquin Valley to emphasize the role art plays in people's lives, foster artists’ collaborations and give the public a chance to watch... Read More
Students Expand Build Skills in New Souza Leadership Center
September 16, 2014
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Shy in high school, Rachel Fang didn’t want to follow the same pattern as a UC Merced student. “I decided that I was going to change,” Fang said. “I wanted to be more outspoken.” Fang found the confidence,... Read More
Researchers to Develop Virtual Center for Learning Disabilities
September 10, 2014
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UC Merced researchers will develop a virtual center to support parents and caregivers, as well as health and other professionals in detecting and treating Merced County children with developmental disorders, work made possible by a grant... Read More