UC Merced's Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) and the American Heart Association are hosting a free webinar to provide insight on generating media coverage and helping change public perceptions on a variety of issues in the Central Valley.
"Policy and the Media - How to Influence Change...
News
September 29, 2021
It's no surprise that a good night's rest is one of the most important factors for a person's well-being, but not everyone can say they have the luxury of being able to sleep for eight hours a night. New research from UC Merced is shedding light on the problems this can cause, specifically for the...
September 28, 2021
UC Merced's Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) has been awarded a $1.2 million grant to study the effects of vehicle emissions on public health and the environment. This award is part of a $10 million program by the California Department of Justice to support research on the effects of...
June 4, 2021
A UC Merced professor is collaborating with faculty from UCLA and the University of Illinois in a study that aims to find how people might best deal with COVID-19 at home. Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook, a professor of health psychology and the director of the Lactation Attachment Technology and...
June 3, 2021
A UC Merced professor is collaborating with faculty from UCLA and the University of Illinois in a study that aims to find how people might best deal with COVID-19 at home. Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook, a professor of health psychology and the director of the Lactation Attachment Technology and Child...
May 29, 2021
This study on smoking during COVID-19 published by a team of scientist including, among others, Anna Epperson, Dianna Halliday, and Anna Song was featured in a recent UC Merced news feed: https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2021/smokers-light-more-cigarettes-following-california-covid-19-lockdown-order-...
May 26, 2021
A number of psychology graduate students have received awards recently in campus-wide competitions.
The recipients were:
Janice Disla, President's Dissertation Year Fellowship
Avia Gray, Fletcher Jones Fellowship
Bianca Hinojosa, Fred and Mitzie...
May 25, 2021
Graduate student Bianca Hinojosa received the Fred and Mitzie Ruiz Fellowship from the graduate school. This prestigious award is intended for students who bring to their academic reseearch careers the perspectives that comes from their non-traditional education background or understanding of...
May 5, 2021
Drs. Khislavsky, Howell, & Song were all recognized with awards during the Spring 2021 Meeting of the Merced Division of the UC Academic Senate.
The awards recieved were:
DR. ALEXANDER KHISLAVSKY, Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching by a Non-Senate Faculty...
April 27, 2021
Name: Keanu Velasquez
Major: Sociology Major and Psychology Minor
Year: Graduating May 2021, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Commencement Student Speaker
Hometown: San Francisco
What clubs or organizations were you part of at UC Merced?
I was a member of the Pilipino-American...