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Professor Jessica Trounstine Featured Guest on "Gimme Shelter" Podcast

February 18, 2022

"Until recently, the Silicon Valley enclave of Woodside was best known as the home of many wealthy tech entrepreneurs, including Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who built a $200-million replica of a Japanese feudal castle across 23 acres of land. But then Woodside got cougars involved. For...

Political Science's Dr. Ada Johnson-Kanu Receives Faculty Appointment

January 25, 2022

We are thrilled to announce that UC Merced political science Ph.D. Ada Johnson-Kanu will join the University of Kentucky's Political Science Department as an assistant professor this coming academic year! Please join us in wishing Ada the very best in her academic appointment and all her...

Doctoral Candidate Peter Cary and Co-Authors Publish in the Journal of Peace Research

January 25, 2022

Many congratulations to UC Merced doctoral candidate Peter Cary and co-authors Curtis Bell, Emily Ritter (formerly of UC Merced's Political Science Department), and Scott Wolford on their newly published article in the Journal of Peace Research discussing the effects of expected...

Dr. Trounstine Publishes in Urban Affairs Review

January 14, 2022

"You Won't Be My Neighbor: Opposition to High-Density Development" Virtually every city in the United States bans multifamily homes in at least some neighborhoods, and in many cities, most residential land is restricted to single-family homes. This is the case even though many...

Fresno County Supervisors Have Links to Conservative Strategist Who Drew District Maps

January 5, 2022

Fresno County supervisors are close to picking a new map for county districts drawn by a conservative strategist — leading detractors to claim the three Republican members of the board are using the redistricting process to stay in power as the county turns increasingly blue. It’s...

Survey: Fresno Voters Concerned with Pandemic, Spending Priorities, Basic Needs

December 15, 2021

A representative sample survey of Fresno voters, now in its second year, is giving area policymakers insight into the opinions and concerns of the people they represent. The UC Merced Community and Labor Center partnered with the Fresno County Civic Engagement Table to conduct the Fresno Speaks...

Honduras Elects First Female President; Study Shows How Protests Affect Change

December 2, 2021

Hondurans cast their votes in the presidential election over the weekend, and the majority decided to elect opposition candidate Xiomara Castro to lead the Central American country. Nasry Asfura, the candidate from the incumbent National Party, conceded defeat and congratulated Castro, who will...

Community and Labor Center Accurately Forecasts Voter Preferences in Fresno Within 1 Percentage Point

October 29, 2021

A partnership among UC Merced's Community and Labor Center and several Fresno area community groups was able to predict accurately the Fresno results for the gubernatorial recall election held Sept. 14. Fresno Speaks 2021 is a partnership of the center and the Fresno County Civic Engagement Table,...

Trounstine to Speak on Race and Regulation in University of Pennsylvania Lecture Series

October 20, 2021

Department of Political Science Chair and Professor Jessica Trounstine will deliver remarks on race and regulation as part of a lecture series hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Trounstine will speak about her research on racial inequalities related to housing and land use...

Congratulations to Political Science Graduate Student Ada Johnson-Kanu

August 10, 2021

It is with great pleasure that we announce PhD candidate Ada Johnson-Kanu has successfully defended her dissertation and will be awarded a PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Merced! Please join us in congratulating Ada on this momentous occasion and for...