Dr. Katie L. Winder is an Economics professor at UC Merced. She also teaches courses in Socio-Economics.
The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
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News & Updates:
UC Merced will open its first major-specific living-learning community in the fall, with an entire section of the Valley Terraces set aside for freshmen management and economics majors. The Management Institute will allow students to explore the field of management in and out of the classroom. Management and economics students will share activities that explore their interests...[read more]
If you had to sum up Sonia Salazar's advice to her fellow graduates, it would be simple: Pay it Forward. "We need to take what we've learned here at UC Merced and take it with us wherever we go," she said during a recent interview. "We are UC Merced's legacy." Salazar, who has earned her bachelor's degree in literature, has been at UC Merced since the beginning...[read more]
UC Merced Professors Sean Malloy and Evan Heit have become two of the most recently published authors in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. Dr. Malloy's book, “Atomic Tragedy: Henry L. Stimson and the Decision to Use the Bomb against Japan,” and Dr. Heit's book, “Inductive Reasoning: Experimental, Developmental, and Computational Approaches," ...[read more]
If it were up to Information Technology Help Desk Supervisor Bobby Bliatout, William Ngo would be a full-time employee. That sentiment is merely one of many glowing remarks Bliatout made on Ngo’s behalf when nominating him as Student Employee of the Year. Ngo learned that he won the honor at the university’s Student Employee Appreciation Reception... [read more]
Coell and Madison Simmons are two of a kind – literally. The 21-year-old twins are history majors in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts. Their grade-point averages only vary by a hair. They are also spending this semester together in Washington, D.C., as part of the UCDC program. For the Simmons twins, the program offers the best of both worlds...[read more]
News & Updates:
Management Institute Combines Living with Learning for Freshmen
UC Merced will open its first major-specific living-learning community in the fall, with an entire section of the Valley Terraces set aside for freshmen management and economics majors. The Management Institute will allow students to explore the field of management in and out of the classroom. Management and economics students will share activities that explore their interests...[read more]SSHA Student Featured Commencement Speaker
If you had to sum up Sonia Salazar's advice to her fellow graduates, it would be simple: Pay it Forward. "We need to take what we've learned here at UC Merced and take it with us wherever we go," she said during a recent interview. "We are UC Merced's legacy." Salazar, who has earned her bachelor's degree in literature, has been at UC Merced since the beginning...[read more]UC Merced Professors Sean Malloy and Evan Heit have become two of the most recently published authors in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. Dr. Malloy's book, “Atomic Tragedy: Henry L. Stimson and the Decision to Use the Bomb against Japan,” and Dr. Heit's book, “Inductive Reasoning: Experimental, Developmental, and Computational Approaches," ...[read more] Art Historian Examines Japanese Artist's Role in WWII Propaganda
As an art historian, ShiPu Wang of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts has spent years examining artworks and documents in museums and archives around the world. Going through this oft-exhausting research process enables him to unearth artists and visual materials that deserve further study... [read more]
CogSci Major Named Student Employee of the Year
If it were up to Information Technology Help Desk Supervisor Bobby Bliatout, William Ngo would be a full-time employee. That sentiment is merely one of many glowing remarks Bliatout made on Ngo’s behalf when nominating him as Student Employee of the Year. Ngo learned that he won the honor at the university’s Student Employee Appreciation Reception... [read more] Econ Major to Spend Summer at Princeton
For many undergraduates, summer vacation means sleeping late, reconnecting with friends from high school and lazy afternoons by the pool. But seven weeks of statistics, economics and policy analysis? That’s what UC Merced junior Amanda Camelo has in store for herself this summer, and she couldn’t be happier... [read more]
Twins Make a Difference on Capitol Hill
Coell and Madison Simmons are two of a kind – literally. The 21-year-old twins are history majors in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts. Their grade-point averages only vary by a hair. They are also spending this semester together in Washington, D.C., as part of the UCDC program. For the Simmons twins, the program offers the best of both worlds...[read more]“Bones” Professor Finds Clues to Lives, Deaths in Skeletal Remains
Vicki Wedel might have been an amazing doctor, except for one minor problem. “The only patients I wanted to be around were the dead ones,” she said. That’s why she spends her time examining bones: prehistoric bones, bones from Colonial America, and even more recent – but unidentified - skeletons as she works on police cases...[read more]