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Professor Studies Link Between Youth Unemployment, Mental Health
November 2, 2015By Annie Hunt, For University CommunicationsYoung people who are neither employed nor pursuing an education are vulnerable to mental health issues like depression and anxiety, but their...
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Kids Under 2 Can Spy Deception in Others, Study Shows
November 13, 2015By James Leonard, University CommunicationsIn its most positive form, deception — when used in moderation — can be critical to maintaining social relationships. The ability to...
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Spatial Analysis Center Expands Training, Research Tools
November 18, 2015By Cyndee Fontana-Ott, For University CommunicationsUC Merced’s innovative Spatial Analysis and Research Center is mapping the next chapter in its development with a new faculty...
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Hmong Anniversary Celebration Kicks Off at UC Merced
November 30, 2015Southeast Asian American Legacies symposium, including free theater performances on campus, will serve as a precursor to the opening of the Hmongstory 40 exhibit in Fresno.By James...
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Student-Professor Team Publishes Book on Literary Pioneer
December 7, 2015By Ashley Ayon Loza, For University CommunicationsUC Merced alumna Beth Hernandez-Jason and Professor Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez have teamed up to create a compilation of essays devoted...
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UC Merced Shares in Three of Four UC Catalyst Grants
December 11, 2015By Lorena Anderson, University CommunicationsUniversity of California President Janet Napolitano announced this week the 2016 recipients of the President’s Research Catalyst Awards,...
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Psychologist: Show Troubled Kids Peter Parker, Not Spider-Man
December 21, 2015UC Merced researcher Chris Fradkin finds that while troubled kids can find inspiration in superheroes, they might have more to gain from the ‘pre-cloak’ versions of those characters.By...
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Day of Giving Nets More Than $310K for Scholarships
December 23, 2015#GiveTueUCM breaks record for number of individual donations in single dayBy Tonya Kubo, University CommunicationsQuick Facts: A one-day giving campaign raised $316,000 in 24 hours,...
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Professor Named ‘Rising Star’ in Quantitative Psychology
January 8, 2016By James Leonard, University CommunicationsUC Merced Psychology Professor Sarah Depaoli has been recognized as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (APS), a...
View ArticleHuman Rights Film Series Marks 10th Anniversary
February 2, 2016The UC Merced Human Rights Film Series celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, with a series dedicated to the memory of Denard Davis, a Merced community advocate, educator, mentor...
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FAA Chief, Silicon Valley Entrepreneur to Speak at Commencement
February 4, 2016Michael Huerta and Dado Banatao will address the Class of 2016 at UC Merced’s commencement ceremoniesBy Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsQuick Facts: Administrator of the Federal...
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New Dean Inspired by Campus’s Innovative Spirit
February 9, 2016By James Leonard, University CommunicationsWith two decades of experience at prominent American research universities, Jill Robbins has a good feel for what works and what doesn’t in...
View ArticleHarvard Professor to Speak on How Culture Changes the World
February 9, 2016Harvard University Professor Doris Sommer will present UC Merced’s fourth annual Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities at noon Feb. 22 in the California Room on campus. Sommer’s talk,...
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Two Professors Named Campus’s First MacArthur Chairs
February 18, 2016By James Leonard, University CommunicationsTwo UC Merced faculty members with distinguished, international research careers recently became the campus’s first John D. and Catherine T....
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Growing Research Week Offers Events and Activities for All
February 24, 2016By Lorena Anderson, University CommunicationsThe annual Research Week tabling event has more than doubled in size from last year, and that’s just one of the new and growing events...
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Dean Earns NEH Support for Book on Madrid Attacks
February 25, 2016Jill Robbins, dean of the UC Merced School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support the...
View ArticleGradSLAM! Finalists Hope to Become Campus Champion
March 4, 2016Ten UC Merced graduate students are going to the campuswide finals of the GradSLAM! competition in the hopes of becoming campus champion and competing with grad students from across the UC...
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Students Can Catch Up, Save Up With Summer Session
March 17, 2016By Brenda Ortiz, University CommunicationsCompleting degree requirements in eight semesters can be challenging for many students. Add a minor, a job or a semester abroad, and students can...
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Message From the Provost and EVC on Professor William Shadish
March 29, 2016To the campus community:I am sad to report that William Shadish, professor of quantitative psychology and a founding faculty member at UC Merced, died at his home on Sunday, March...
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New Lecture Series Draws Distinguished Maya Scholars
April 5, 2016UC Merced Professor Arturo Arias, recently named one of the campus’s first John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chairs, has established a new lecture series to further critical race issues...
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