News
January 27, 2015
Mark Aldenderfer, dean of the UC Merced School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, is a guest lecturer this weekend at Kshitij, the annual “techno-management fest” of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
IIT Kharagpur, the oldest and largest of the Indian...
January 27, 2015
If James Leonard looks familiar, you’re not experiencing déjà vu.
Leonard works in University Communications as director of news and social media, and it’s his second time working at UC Merced. He first joined the campus in 2010 as a senior public information representative and...
January 27, 2015
What makes a government decide to use torture in its interrogations? How do those decisions differ when terrorism is suspected? Once torture starts, how can it be stopped?
These questions are at heart of the research being conducted by political scientist Courtenay Conrad, a professor in...
January 27, 2015
UC Merced has worked closely with community partners at the local, regional and state levels since before the campus opened in 2005, and that collaboration has contributed much to the university’s success in education and innovation. This month, that commitment to community collaboration...
January 27, 2015
Let's face it, there are still a lot of people who don't know UC Merced.
One of the key messages University Communications works to convey to the public — including potential students and their families and potential faculty members — is that UC Merced is a...
January 27, 2015
In the fall, new freshmen and transfer students completed a survey about their educational plans, transition to college and use of campus services. Major tasks on the minds of new students typically include:
finding and using campus resources;
developing habits that support their academic...
January 27, 2015
UC Merced sociologist Laura Hamilton has gained national attention since the 2013 release of the book she coauthored, “Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality.”
The book, which illustrates the ways in which large state universities perpetuate inequality and inhibit...
January 27, 2015
Everyone is invited to take part in and attend Research Week 2015.
Each year, UC Merced showcases research from around the campus through a variety of events including a poster competition, lectures and the popular 90-Second Video Challenge.
Deadlines are approaching, so make...
January 26, 2015
If an emergency happens on campus, the UCM Alert emergency notification system will send text, email and/or phone messages to help ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff.
Register online with your UCMNetID and select “Change Emergency Contact Information” to...
January 26, 2015
Even when we don’t notice it, service is a huge part of everyday life, from the people who make our morning cups of coffee to the doctors who save our lives, said Professor Paul Maglio, the founding director of UC Merced’s new California Center for Service Science.
As traditionally...
