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Research Week Puts Array of Important Work on Display
February 25, 2015
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Members of the campus and community are invited to learn more about UC Merced research — including work on sustainability, psychology and antibiotic resistance — during the university’s eighth annual Research Week,... Read More
Professor Directs ShakespeareFest's 'Winter's Tale'
February 17, 2015
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Tragedy and comedy come to life in “The Winter’s Tale,” directed by UC Merced’s very own Katherine Brokaw. Presented by Merced ShakespeareFest, the four-act play is among the last written by William Shakespeare and... Read More
Humanities Center to Host Visiting Lecturers
February 3, 2015
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The next week will be a busy one for the Center for the Humanities at UC Merced. David Palumbo-Liu, the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor of Comparative Literature at Stanford University,  will be on campus two days this week. He will... Read More
Political Scientist Studies Who Tortures Whom, and Why
January 28, 2015
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What makes a government decide to use torture in its interrogations? How do those decisions differ when terrorism is suspected? Once torture starts, how can it be stopped?   These questions are at heart of the research being... Read More
Aldenderfer to Speak at Prestigious Indian Event
January 27, 2015
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Mark Aldenderfer, dean of the UC Merced School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, will speak this weekend as a guest lecturer at Kshitij, the annual “techno-management fest” of the Indian Institute of Technology,... Read More
New California Center for Service Science Seeks to Create Value for Researchers, Students and Public
January 22, 2015
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Even when we don’t notice it, service is a huge part of everyday life, from the people who make our morning cups of coffee to the doctors who save our lives, said Professor Paul Maglio, the founding director of UC Merced’s new... Read More
Sociologist’s Influence in Higher Ed Debate Grows
January 14, 2015
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UC Merced sociologist Laura Hamilton has gained national attention since the 2013 release of the book she coauthored, “Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality.” The book, which illustrates the ways in which large... Read More
Undergrad Embodies UC Merced’s Entrepreneurial Spirit
January 5, 2015
Armando Lomeli
“Start something new” could be the unofficial motto of UC Merced. Even in our 10th academic year, many opportunities for innovation still exist on campus. Armando Lomeli, a senior from Los Banos, wouldn’t have it any... 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