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Student Speakers will Impart Words of Wisdom at Commencement

May 11, 2023

Two undergraduate student speakers will share their journeys and insights with UC Merced’s graduating class and their families and friends at two commencement ceremonies to be held this weekend. Gehad Elhanafy, a bioengineering major from Merced, will speak at the May 13 ceremony for the schools of...

Does Ambient Temperature Influence Wartime Violence?

May 1, 2023

Congratulations to Professor Andrew Shaver and Alexander K.Bollfrass, Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich, on the recent publication of their article, “Disorganized Political Violence: A Demonstration Case of Temperature and Insurgency" in Cambridge...

Do Politics Promote Depression? Hear More With Christopher Ojeda

March 15, 2023

Do politics promote depression? Hear more about this topic from UC Merced political science professor Christopher Ojeda, author of the forthcoming book The Sad Citizen: How Politics Makes Us Depressed, on the Democracy Works podcast! "Many of us can conjure moments when politics...

Depression and the Gender Gap in Political Interest

March 1, 2023

Congratulations to UC Merced political science professor Christopher Ojeda and co-authors Luca Bernardi and Claudia Landwehr in the publication of their new article in Electoral Studies. Fascinating new research arguing that depression helps explain why women report lower interest in politics...

Elaine Denny Co-Authors New Publication on Citizen Cooperation with Police in Guatemala

December 9, 2022

Congratulations to UC Merced political science professor Eaine Denny and co-authors David Dow, Wayne Pitts & Erik Wibbels on their new publication in the Comparative Political Studies journal. At a time when conversations about the relationship between community and police are widespread...

Incoming Professor Anil Menon Publishes on Displacement Dynamics in Post WWII Germany

November 29, 2022

Congratulations to incoming UC Merced political science professor Anil Menon (Fall 2023) on his new paper in the Comparative Political Studies Journal, In his paper, "Studying displacement dynamics in post-WWII Germany",Professor Menon explores the long-term effects...

Elaine Denny and Undergrads Publish in the Cambridge Press

November 16, 2022

Looking for strategies to engage first generation students in research? Check out this this paper, titled "New Voices of Inquiry: How the Inclusive Classroom Catalyzes Innovative Research" by professor Elaine Denny and a team of more than a dozen UC Merced undergraduates...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Visits UC Merced Political Science Class

November 16, 2022

A day before the midterm election, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a surprise visit to a political science class at UC Merced. Newsom was invited by Assemblymember Adam Gray, who co-teaches the class and provides insight about how government, specifically the California State...

Latinas in Law: Alumnae Advocate for Immigrants in Valley

October 17, 2022

Linda Barreto ('08), Jessica Jaramillo Perez ('14) and Alejandra Tenorio Zurita ('20) all knew at a young age that they wanted to become lawyers. What they didn't know, however, was that UC Merced would play a pivotal role in merging their paths to create a powerhouse that advocates for hundreds of...

University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Podcast

October 7, 2022

What role does social media play in elections? How does depression effect political participation? Learn more about these and other issues from @UCMercedPoliSci Professor Christopher Ojeda and @UCLA Professor @cesicruz on the following @UCIGCC's podcast found here.