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Psych Sci Student Wins $1,000 in GradSLAM

April 9, 2015
Psychological sciences Ph.D. student Holly Rus won $1,000 as a runner-up in last week's GradSLAM! finals. This year was the first time UC Merced participated in the UC-wide event, in which graduate students get just three minutes to present their research to a panel of non-specialist judges...

Sociologist Earns Fulbright Scholar Award to Study in Honduras

April 6, 2015
Paul Almeida, a sociology professor at the University of California, Merced, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to study non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and their role in community well-being in Honduras. Approximately 1,100 faculty and professionals travel abroad each year through...

Musical Sheds Light on Lives of Undocumented Youth

April 3, 2015
“In and Out of Shadows,” a musical by famed Chicano writer and Fresno native Gary Soto, is coming to Merced for a special one-night-only show on April 11. Performed by the San Francisco Youth Theatre DREAM ensemble, the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Merced Theatre’s Art Kamangar...

Sociologist Earns Prestigious Award for 2014 Book

March 30, 2015
UC Merced Professor Paul Almeida has been selected by the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) as the 2015 recipient of its Distinguished Scholarship Award for his book, “Mobilizing Democracy: Globalization and Citizen Protest.” The PSA chose Almeida’s book from a competitive...

Mostern in D.C. to Advocate for Humanities Research

March 16, 2015
Professor Ruth Mostern, chair of the Interdisciplinary Humanities graduate group, is in Washington, D.C., today and tomorrow (March 16 to 17) to advocate for the humanities. Mostern is attending the annual meeting of the National Humanities Alliance today, and she will join several peers tomorrow...

Study: Moral Decisions Can Be Manipulated by Tracking Eye Gaze

March 16, 2015
Moral decisions can be influenced by tracking moment-to-moment movements of the eyes during deliberation, according to new research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.    The study, conducted by researchers from the University of California, Merced,...

Literature Professor Releases Book on Acclaimed Chilean Author

March 13, 2015
Ignacio López-Calvo, professor of Latin American literature in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, has edited a book that was published by Palgrave MacMillan this month. “Roberto Bolaño, A Less Distant Star: Critical Essays,” is the first English-language volume of...

Self-Portraits Show Perception of Illness Remains Despite Cure

March 10, 2015
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Professor Jitske Tiemensma’s research speaks volumes. The UC Merced health psychologist uses self-portraits to assess how patients feel about their illnesses. In a study published recently in the European Journal of Endocrinology, Tiemensma found...

Symposium to Focus on Child Development Myths

March 6, 2015
The UC Merced Symposium on the Child and Family will be held on campus from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 14. The event’s theme is “Myths About Child Development and Learning.” It will feature research-based talks by the psychological sciences and cognitive and informational sciences...

Sociologist Awarded for Book on Inequality in Higher Education

March 5, 2015
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has honored Professor Laura Hamilton and her co-author with its Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award for their 2013 book, “Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality.” The book was the product of two years of research that...

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