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October 25, 2024
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — With less than 2 weeks before election day, the race for the White House remains neck-and-neck. The headlines coming from the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump show no signs of slowing down. FOX26 Great Day Anchor...
October 24, 2024
Second-year public health Ph.D. student Sarina Rodriguez was named as a Health Policy Research Scholar by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The HPRS program supports doctoral students from underserved and underrepresented demographics and brings together students from various fields to apply...
October 24, 2024
  Registration is live for the virtual information sessions on the Political Science Graduate Program! Connect with UC Merced's Political Science faculty and learn about graduate study opportunities during a 1-hour webinar and Q&A. This will provide an...
October 18, 2024
Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science graduate student NR Brouwer in his first solo-authored publication "Exploring the Influence of Tribal Governance Capacity: Evidence from Internet Availability in Indian Country" in the Journal of Political Institutions and Political...
October 17, 2024
  UC Merced’s first "Politics & Pastries" event kicked off on October 10th, 2024 with a lively discussion between students and Political Science faculty members Nate Monroe and Marco Alcocer. Students gathered to chat about various political topics over coffee and...
October 15, 2024
Scientists, policymakers and concerned community members will gather at UC Merced this week to compare notes and chart new directions to improve air quality and public health in the San Joaquin Valley. The Conference on Air Quality and Health on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 17-18, at the UC Merced...
October 11, 2024
There are over 60 million “missing women” across India. Why? UC Merced Assistant Professor Anil Menon and coauthors Mark Dincecco (University of Michigan at Ann Arbor), James Fenske (University of Warwick), and Bishnupriya Gupta (University of Warwick - Department of...
October 10, 2024
Congratulations to UC Merced Political Science professor Courtenay Monroe and colleagues Sophia Hatz and Kristine Eck on their publication "Judicial Decisions on Electronic Control Devices and Police Escalation of Force" in The Journal of Politics. Abstract: Jurisprudence...
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...
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...

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