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October 30, 2018
Psychology Professor Eric Walle ’s Interpersonal Development Lab will recruit local infants and mothers as an important and unique part of a large-scale study focusing on the development of young children. Led by scientists at New York University and Pennsylvania State University, the...
September 24, 2018
UC Merced psychology Professor Anna Song and biology Professor Jennifer Manilay had a special dinner with UC President Janet Napolitano at her Oakland home recently to honor the faculty members for their work on first-generation student initiatives. All faculty in attendance, including...
August 24, 2018
Quantitative psychology professor Jack Vevea has been elected as the next president of the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology.  SRSM is an elected-membership society limited to 85 members that focuses on meta-analysis and research synthesis. Past presidents include other highly...
July 23, 2018
UC Merced has been awarded a $3.8 million grant to establish the UC Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC), positioning UC Merced and the San Joaquin Valley region as a leading center for the study of public health and policy matters related to tobacco and marijuana. “Awarding of this...
June 20, 2018
Though illustrations have been used to convey ideas and information since before language existed, after Benjamin Franklin published the world’s first editorial cartoon in 1754, comics emerged a distinct avenue for visual storytelling. Now, comic art has come into classrooms at UC Merced...
April 13, 2018
The Society of Pediatric Psychology has recognized Professor Deborah Wiebe for her body of research on the psychology of adolescent health. Wiebe, the head of UC Merced’s Health Psychology program within the Psychological Sciences graduate group, won the Dennis Drotar Distinguished Research...
April 12, 2018
Distinguished Professor Jan Wallander heads to New Orleans today (April 12) to attend a conference and receive the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Pediatric Medicine and Behavioral Health from the Society of Behavioral Medicine Child and Family Health...
April 3, 2018
Last month, Psychological Sciences graduate student Arturo Durazo met with California lawmakers to tell them about the exciting research he and others are conducting at UC Merced. You can read more about this visit, and the tremendous impact of UC graduate students on California, in this article on...
February 16, 2018
Health psychology professor Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook was one of four speakers who participated in UC Merced's fifth annual symposium on the Child and Family on February 10th, where she presented the latest findings on post-partum depression and its relationship with breastfeeding. A discussion of...
January 29, 2018
Health psychology Professor Deborah Wiebe is the 2018 recipient of the Dennis Drotar Distinguished Research Award in Pediatric Psychology. This yearly award from the Society of Pediatric Psychology (a division of the American Psychological Association) recognizes "excellence and...

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