Welcome to SSHA
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Our school embraces many disciplines, including economics, management, cognitive science, history, political science, literature, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and the creative arts.
Our faculty are among the very best scholars in the world in their respective disciplines and they have joined UC Merced to create exciting new programs that appeal to our leaders of the future... [read more]
UC Merced Student Balances Athletics and Academics
Sophomore Alexandria Curtis is doing something most students wouldn't even consider - competing in two of UC Merced's first varsity intercollegiate sports this fall while juggling a full college course load. Curtis, a literatures and cultures major from San Jose... [read more]
UCSF, UC Merced to Study Anti-Tobacco Programs
Researchers with UCSF 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 increasingly limited resources to support and defend the most effective approaches...
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UC Merced Study Shows Urban Rail Reduces Air Pollution
The opening of a major urban rail system in Taiwan caused a reduction in air pollution, according to a forthcoming study by UC Merced professors. "Despite the importance of the transportation sector for air pollution, little work has examined the air pollution effects of transportation infrastructure directly," Professor Alexander Whalley and Professor Yihsu Chen wrote in the paper... [read more]
