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February 13, 2025
This story is part of a series for Black History Month. Read more stories highlighting Black excellence at UC Merced. The Black Scholars Resource Center might be one of UC Merced’s best-kept secrets, although its leaders hope that changes soon. It takes up two rooms – 101 and 102 – on the...
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: ...
January 26, 2025
Give to UC Merced, the university’s annual year-end fundraising campaign, was the most successful of its 11-year history, garnering nearly $1.43 million from 647 donors. The tremendous show of generosity far exceeded the original goal of $250,000 from 500 donors. Each year, the UC Merced campaign...
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.
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
December 16, 2024
Recognizing food as both sustenance and a cultural experience that can evoke memories, cross boundaries and bring people together, seasoned chef and media personality Ed Porter recently brought his latest short film to UC Merced for an exclusive screening. “The Food that Fuels” is a documentary...
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...

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