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Kids’ political concerns are surprisingly grownup

October 3, 2024

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sahasra Yellepeddi, 16, has lived in Allen, Texas, all her life. Last year, a gunman killed eight people and wounded at least seven in an outlet mall there, one “I’ve been...

Increasing intergovernmental coordination to fight crime: evidence from Mexico

October 2, 2024

Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Marco Alcocer on his publication "Increasing intergovernmental coordination to fight crime: evidence from Mexico" in Political Science Research and Methods. In this article, Dr. Alcocer analyzes how increasing...

Using Committee Amendments to Improve Estimates of State Foreign Policy Preferences

October 1, 2024

Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science Professors Courtenay Monroe and Nathan Monroe and PhD Alum Shengkuo Hu on their new publication Using Committee Amendments to Improve Estimates of State Foreign Policy Preferences in Conflict Management and Peace Science. ...

Indian Cultural Society to host ‘Diaspora to Diplomacy,’ exploring pivotal time in politics

September 30, 2024

As the election approaches, the Indian Cultural Society is partnering with professors and political researchers from Stanford and the University of California, Merced to host a panel called “Diaspora to Diplomacy.” Sabrina Toor is a 16-year-old Modesto High student, chair of the school...

1300 Campaign Students Hosted at UC Merced Academy

September 25, 2024

Dozens of high school students stepped off buses at UC Merced on a toasty Monday last summer, coming from Stockton, Modesto and Merced to spend a few days exploring college opportunities. They were part of a special program, the 1300 Campaign, which aims to increase the number of young men of color...

New SSHA Dean Thanks Helping Hands Along a Remarkable Journey

September 24, 2024

He studied in hallowed halls of academia. His highly respected research takes him halfway around the globe into societies both foreign and familiar. In his newest role, he leads the largest school of a research university less than two decades old but soaring in reputation and influence. Yet if you...

UC Merced Political Science Faculty Take On APSA 2024

September 6, 2024

Whether chairing a panel, presenting on a paper, or featuring as a discussant, UC Merced's Political Science department is taking the 120th American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exihibition by storm. This year's 4-day event, held September 5-...

Department of Defense Awards $46.8 Million in Grants for Minerva Research Initiative

August 28, 2024

Congratulations to UC Merced's Political Science Assistant Professor Anil Menon along with Allen Hicken (University of Michigan), Tom Pepinsky (Cornell University), and Dan Slater (University of Michigan) whose research project China's Rise and Societal Cohesion in the Indo-...

Political Science Students Take on Lawmaking and Lobbying at the State Capitol

August 19, 2024

UC Merced political science students returned to Sacramento to get first-hand experience at California’s Capitol with internships. The Center for Analytic Political Engagement (CAPE) Legislative Bootcamp is led by CAPE’s Director Professor Nathan Monroe and Associate Director Adam Gray. The week-...

How America built an AI tool to predict Taliban attacks

July 31, 2024

UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Andrew Shaver was cited in The Economist along with colleague Alexander Bollfrass for their 2023 paper published in International Organisation, referencing that high temperatures were correlated with violence in both Afghanistan and...