Social Sciences

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Poli Sci Graduate Discipline to Debut in Fall
January 10, 2012
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Graduate students interested in studying at UC Merced will have one more discipline to pursue this fall. The political science group will launch its doctoral degree track within the Social and Cognitive Sciences graduate emphasis in... Read More
Students Benefit from Professor's Costume Design Expertise
January 3, 2012
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Dunya Ramicova's costume designs have enchanted audiences for decades, but some of her biggest fans now sit in UC Merced classrooms. Ramicova, the university's first arts professor and one of its founding faculty members, also is... Read More
Ancient Chinese Government Lends Perspective to Modern Challenges
December 9, 2011
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Government, for better or worse, hasn't changed all that much in two millennia. China's government 2,000 years ago confronted the same kinds of problems as their modern counterparts — making decisions that are limited by... Read More
Campus Teach-In to Discuss Occupy Movement
December 5, 2011
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As the Occupy social movement sweeps across the nation, UC Merced students, faculty and staff have planned a teach-in on campus from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 in an effort to assist the campus community to better understand the... Read More
New Art Gallery Showcases Student Photography
December 2, 2011
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UC Merced can add another first to its list — dedicated space for an art gallery. The UC Merced Art Gallery is in the northeast corner of the Social Science and Management Building, which opened this semester. The room was designed... Read More
Students Win National Marketing Scholarship
November 16, 2011
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A group of UC Merced undergraduates was one of five teams honored during an awards dinner in Washington, D.C., earlier this month for submitting a winning proposal in a marketing competition. Last spring, the students — Joselyn... Read More
Yale's World-Renowned Singing Group to Perform on Campus
September 8, 2011
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The Whiffenpoofs, Yale University's world-famous a cappella singing group, will make history when it performs this fall at the University of California, Merced. It will be the group's first visit to the San Joaquin Valley, and their first... Read More
UCSF, UC Merced to Study Effectiveness of Anti-Tobacco Programs
September 7, 2011
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Researchers with the University of California, San Francisco, and UC Merced will examine the effectiveness of state and local antismoking programs across the United States in an effort to make sure health authorities are able to use their... Read More
Student Bridges Generation Gap, Finds Acceptance and Fulfillment
September 2, 2011
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David Brantley isn’t a typical UC Merced student. He’s older by a few decades. He’s already built a career as a professional photographer. And he’s the patriarch of three generations of Brantleys on campus.... Read More
Political Science Students Experience Legislative Process
June 30, 2011
UC Merced students took to the floor of the California Senate last week, sitting in the seats of the legislators they have portrayed all summer as a part of their Government in Action course. The students considered bills on high-speed... Read More