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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.

Ada Johnson-Kanu Receives Best Dissertation Award

August 9, 2022

Congratulations to Ada Johnson-Kanu, recent @UCMercedPolisci graduate, for receiving the American Political Science Association's Race and Ethnic Politics Section’s Best Dissertation Award! Ada is headed to the University of Kentucky as an incoming assistant professor....

Andrew Shaver Awarded 2022 APSA Migration & Citizenship Section Best Article Prize

August 9, 2022

Political Science Professors Andrew Shaver of UC Merced and Yang-Yang Zhou of the University of British Coumbia have been awarded the 2022 APSA Migration & Citizenship Section Best Article Prize for “Reexamining the Effect of Refugees on Civil Conflict: A Global Subnational...

Professor Elaine Denny Wins Campus Wide Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching

May 12, 2022

The Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching for Senate Faculty award is intended to encourage and recognize individual excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level. This is a very competitive field and the criteria to be nominated are extensive. Please join us in...

Systemwide Climate Justice Course Debuts This Fall

May 5, 2022

Undergraduates will have a new, one-of-a-kind class they can sign up for this fall — Climate Justice — a hybrid course that features lectures by faculty from all 10 UC campuses. According to the UC Center for Climate Justice’s website, “climate justice recognizes the disproportionate impacts of...

Political Science Professor Named 2022 Carnegie Fellow

April 27, 2022

The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced that Department of Political Science Chair and Professor Jessica Trounstine has been named to the 2022 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows. Each of the program's 28 award recipients will receive a $200,000 stipend to devote their time to research and...

Former UC Merced Doctoral Candidate Melissa Baker Receives Faculty Appointment

March 31, 2022

Dr. Melissa Baker, former UC Merced, Political Science doctoral candidate and current postdoctoral associate at the University of Toronto, will be joining the Political Science Department at the University of Texas, El Paso as an assistant professor in Fall 2022! . Congratulations...