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October 15, 2025
"Young people end up choosing between conflict with their families and conflict with their peers." UC Merced Political Science Associate Professor Christopher Ojeda spoke with The New York Times about when children of public figures go public with their dissent. Check out the article...
October 14, 2025
The beat of drums and the scent of cedar filled UC Merced’s Conference Center as acclaimed chef, author and activist Sean Sherman shared stories of tradition, resilience and culinary innovation during “Flavors & Stories: A Fireside Chat with the Sioux Chef.” The New York Times bestselling...
October 7, 2025
UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Marco Alcocer appeared as a topic expert on Death from Mexico: War of the Drug Cartels, a European documentary on the Mexican War on Drugs for the Arte channel. Watch the documentary here: ARTE.TV Apple TV+
October 7, 2025
UC Merced invites the public to an evening of cosmic discovery on Thursday, Oct. 23, featuring a free lecture by Bruce Macintosh, director of the University of California Observatories, followed by telescope viewing with the campus Astronomy Club. Macintosh, a leading expert in the search for...
October 6, 2025
Kathy Chau believed she knew what her future would look like. The first in her family to attend college, she had long been advised to aim for a safe and stable job — one that might not light a fire in her soul but would pay the bills. “I resigned myself to working a corporate job. I didn't like the...
October 3, 2025
Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science Professor Matthew Hibbing and coauthors Paul Testa, Tarah Williams, Kylee Britzman, and Karra McCray Gibson on their new article publication "Does the Messenger Shape the Message’s Effect? Race, Black Lives Matter, and the Efficacy...
October 2, 2025
For students considering a master’s or doctoral degree, the 2025 California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education is the place to be on Oct. 18. Eight hundred undergraduate and master's-level students are expected to descend on the UC Merced campus for a one-day conference offering workshops,...
October 2, 2025
Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Anil Menon and coauthors Yehonatan Abramson, Dean Dulay, and Pauline Jones on their new article publication "The Effect of Historical Analogies on Foreign Policy Attitudes" in Security Studies. Abstract: ...
September 30, 2025
The Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) at UC Merced is preparing to launch its long-envisioned distinguished speaker series on Oct. 6 with a visit from David Kaplan, a Tufts University professor internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in bioengineering. “This is something we’...
September 19, 2025
A new program between UC Merced and the Fresno Unified School District guarantees admission to UC Merced for qualified high school juniors and offers each student the chance to earn up to $12,000 in scholarships. The Merced Automatic Admission Program (MAAP) agreement notes that both UC Merced and...

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