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Former Gov. Gray Davis Awarded Chancellor’s Medal for Transformative Leadership in Bringing UC Merced to the Central Valley

February 24, 2026
At an intimate gathering of supporters, UC Merced awarded former Gov. Gray Davis the Chancellor’s Medal — the university’s highest honor — in recognition of his instrumental role in bringing the 10th University of California campus to Merced. The medal was presented recently during a special...

Professor Christopher Ojeda's Book Turned into a Comic

February 19, 2026
Check out a new comic from the UCM Center for Humanities! Professor Ojeda worked with illustrator Eli Africa to turn his book The Sad Citizen into a comic strip. Check the comic here: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1bb006nd 

Professor Christopher Ojeda Quoted in DAME Magazine

February 19, 2026
Professor Ojeda was quoted in DAME Magazine recently! Check out what he has to say about the toll politics is taking on the mental health Americans: https://www.damemagazine.com/2026/02/18/political-chaos-mental-health-polycrisis/

Political Science Professor Anil Menon Featured in JHPPL

February 12, 2026
Congrats to Political Science Professor Anil Menon and co- authors who were featured in JHPPL for their paper, ""Thoughts and Prayers": The (Non) Effect of Partisan Response to Mass Shootings on Public Opinion." Experts consider gun violence a public health crisis in the...

Spotlighting Black Trailblazers Whose Stories Deserve to be Told

February 12, 2026
Black History Month often honors familiar names, leaders whose courage and determination changed the course of a nation. But many others have made groundbreaking contributions that exposed injustice, advanced civil rights, reshaped American culture and revolutionized technology. Their achievements...

Political Science Professor Christopher Ojeda Featured in JHPPL

February 12, 2026
Congrats to Political Science Professor Christopher Ojeda, who was featured in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law for his paper, "Mental Health in Times of Democratic Backsliding: Insights from Trump's Second Term." The United States is currently experiencing...

Political Science Professor Christopher Ojeda Featured in Political Behavior

February 1, 2026
Congrats to Political Science Professor Christopher Ojeda and co-author who were featured in the latest issue of Political Behavior for their article, "The Health-Representation Gap: We Don’t Know Much But What We Know Is Concerning."  There is now evidence that disparities...

Ph.D. Student Awarded Fellowship to Advance Environmental Health and Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation

December 18, 2025
Public health Ph.D. student Felix Agyemang Opoku has been awarded the UC Global Health Initiative Center for Planetary Health Water and Health Summer Research Fellowship. The research fellowships are designed to provide students with funding to conduct research on water and health. Opoku, who works...

Professor Andrew Shaver Featured in Latest Issue of QJPS

November 26, 2025
Congrats to Political Science Professor Andrew Shaver and researchers who were featured in the latest issue of QJPS, "Civilian Harm, Wartime Informing, and Counterinsurgent Operations".  See the full X thread here!

People Don’t Worry About Losing Jobs to AI, Even When Told It Could Happen Soon

November 18, 2025
As debates rage about artificial intelligence's impact on jobs, new research suggests that even warnings that AI could disrupt workers' employment soon do little to shake their confidence. In a survey-based study, political scientists Anil Menon of UC Merced and Baobao Zhang of Syracuse University...

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