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Thousands Enjoy a Big ‘Welcome’ at Bobcat Day
By Jody Murray, UC MercedApril 22, 2024Valerie Leppert, professor of materials science and engineering, talks to visitors at UC Merced's Bobcat Day.Fernando Malagon and his mom stood at the head of a...
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Happy Birthday to Undergrad Journals that Spark Students’ Aspirations
By Jody Murray, UC MercedMay 1, 2024Faculty advisor Susan Varnot, left, works with Undergraduate Research Journal student staff member Sheila Chavez. It’s a pair of special birthdays for UC Merced’s...
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More Than 1,300 Bobcats Will Cross the Stage During UC Merced Commencement...
By Alyssa Johansen, UC MercedMay 7, 2024Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz congratulates students during the commencement celebrations in 2023.More than 1,300 students plan to participate in UC Merced's...
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Following the Mission to Improve Valley Health Care
By Jody Murray, UC MercedMay 15, 2024UC President Michael Drake signs a white coat to celebrate an important milestone for UC Merced's Medical Education Building.It was a groundbreaking Tuesday night...
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Scholar Workshop Studies Genocide from Several Angles
May 15, 2024An online workshop this week aims to deconstruct one of humanity’s most destructive traits: genocide.UC Merced’s Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences is bringing together an...
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Free Performance Takes Opera Down to the Farm
By Jody Murray, UC MercedMay 13, 2024Sullivan the Sheep (Keona Huang) and Gilbert the Goat (Matthew Skinner) in UC Merced Chidren's Opera's production of "Panic in the Barnyard."UC Merced Arts invites...
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SSHA Honors Outstanding Graduating Students
May 12, 2024Thirteen graduating students were honored by the School of Social Science, Humanities and Arts.*/ /*-->*/ Thirteen graduating students were honored by UC Merced’s School of Social Science,...
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Student Production of ’26 Pebbles’ Encircles Tragedy with Healing and Hope
By Jody Murray, UC MercedApril 29, 2024From left, Carolina Hernandez Parra, Aryn Torres and Lois Lopez rehearse for the Global Arts Studies Program production of "26 Pebbles."It is impossible to avoid...
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Untangling Hmong History with UC Merced’s Ma Vang
By Jody Murray, UC MercedMay 21, 2024Professor Ma Vang and a print of the painting "Grandmother's Way," by Hauntie, that graces the cover of Vang's book "History on the Run."Exploring sources of...
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Major Gift to Reimagine Humanities Research, Community-engaged Projects
By Brenda Ortiz, UC MercedJune 6, 2024UC Merced faculty and graduate students collaborate with the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation to record rock art sites in Mariposa County.Humanities education has been...
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Remapping Global History Through 5,500 Years of Malaria
June 12, 2024The Upper Mustang region of Nepal. Photo by Kim Bannister.In a new study, an international team of researchers — including UC Merced Distinguished Professor Emeritus Mark Aldenderfer —...
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New Dean of SSHA Arriving with the Fall Semester
June 11, 2024Leonardo R. ArriolaProfessor Leonardo R. Arriola from UC Berkeley has been named dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) as of Aug. 1.Vice Chancellor and Provost...
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Just How Hazardous is it to Live by a Freeway? UC Merced Researchers Issue...
By Patty Guerra, UC MercedJuly 1, 2024The study is a basis for a proposal to change trucking routes.When the city of Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District wanted specifics...
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Hellman Awards Deepening Research into Genomes, Health and Computer Science
By Lorena AndersonJuly 22, 2024This year's Hellman Award recipients come from all three schools.Three faculty members have joined the prestigious ranks of Hellman Fellowship recipients this...
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Training Ph.D. Candidates for Peer Support Roles
August 1, 2024Nicholas Brouwer, Hamid Rajabi, andJose Martinez (back left to right); Harleen Kaur, Shelby Defeo, Maria Nishanian and Pravien Rajaram (front left to right)As a young institution in the...
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Psychological Bias Links Good Deeds with Religious Belief, UC Merced Research...
By Jody Murray, UC MercedAugust 8, 2024Extraordinarily benevolent people are more likely to be seen as believers in God, research says. (AI-generated illustration)Experiments conducted by UC Merced...
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Political Science Students Take on Lawmaking and Lobbying at the State Capitol
By Alyssa JohansenAugust 19, 2024A cohort of six UC Merced political science students traveled to Sacramento for the CAPE Legislative Bootcamp.UC Merced political science students returned to...
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UC Merced Arts Opens Season with LitFest, Musical Tribute to Railroads
By Jody Murray, UC MercedSeptember 11, 2024A residency by Silkroad's Train Station Trios highlights the opening of the 2024-25 UC Merced Arts season.A celebration of stories and a concert highlighting...
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UC Merced Curates Sweeping Chicano Art Exhibit at 3 Galleries
By Patty Guerra, UC MercedSeptember 16, 2024'Alma, Corazón, y Vida' will be displayed starting next month.A three-site exhibit is celebrating Chicano art in a collaboration between a university and a...
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New SSHA Dean Thanks Helping Hands Along a Remarkable Journey
By Jody Murray, UC MercedSeptember 24, 2024Leo Arriola, a political scientist known for his work on African governments and politics, is the new dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and...
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