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The Impact of Experiences with COVID-19 on the 2020 Presidential Election and Support for Health Reform

March 12, 2025

Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Anil Menon and coauthor Nolan Kavanagh on their publication "The Impact of Experiences with COVID-19 on the 2020 Presidential Election and Support for Health Reform" in the Public Opinion...

Finalists Vie for Campus Grad Slam Champion Title During Research Week

March 10, 2025

Each spring, master’s and doctoral students across UC Merced’s 18 graduate groups are invited to contend in the campus’s Grad Slam Finals. They are given three minutes and one visual slide to present their research to a panel of non-specialist judges. This year’s competition will take place during...

Research Team Focuses on the Next Generations of Scientists

March 4, 2025

The Biology Integration Institute (BII): The Institute for Symbiotic Interactions, Training and Education in the Face of a Changing Climate, or INSITE, stands out because it is supported by $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation, one of the largest NSF grants UC Merced has ever received...

The Wrong Winners: Anti-Corporate Animus and Attitudes Towards Trade

January 28, 2025

Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Anil Menon and coauthor Iain Osgood on their publication "The Wrong Winners: Anti-Corporate Animus and Attitudes Towards Trade" in the British Journal of Political Science. Abstract: ...

When Your Son Goes MAGA

January 21, 2025

"In a hyper-digital world, parents’ influence may be waning." UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Christopher Ojeda was quoted in the New York Times on children's endless access to alternative ideas to their parents' views. Read the full article HERE.

What’s Next? — IGCC Experts Weigh In on the Year Ahead

January 8, 2025

"Will Right-Wing Populists Embrace or Impede Emerging Tech?" "Are Our Newsfeeds Making Us Sadder?" UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professors Christopher Ojeda and Aditya Dasgupta contributed to the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and...

Institutional Design Preferences Among German and US Citizens: Results from a Factorial Survey Experiment

January 7, 2025

Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Christopher Ojeda and coauthors Claudia Landwehr and Lea Stallbaum on their publication "Institutional Design Preferences Among German and US Citizens: Results from a Factorial Survey Experiment" in ...

Supplemental online resources improve data literacy education: Evidence from a social science methods course

December 20, 2024

Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science Assistant Professor Marco Alcocer and coauthors Leonardo Falabella, Alexandra Lange, Nicholas Smith, and Maureen Feeley on their publication "Supplemental online resources improve data literacy education: Evidence from a social science...

Josiah Beharry Oﬀers Unique Perspective as 50th Student Regent

December 18, 2024

First-generation doctoral student Josiah Beharry made history in 2023 when he was chosen as the ﬁrst student regent from UC Merced. In addition to being the 50th student to serve on the Board of Regents that governs the University of California system, Beharry also is the ﬁrst publicly identiﬁed...

Health as a driver of political participation and preferences: Implications for policy makers and political actors

December 9, 2024

Congratulations to UC Merced Assistant Professor Anil Menon and coauthor Nolan M. Kavanagh on their policy memo "Health as a driver of political participation and preferences: Implications for policy makers and political actors" in the World Health Organization's European Observatory...