Political science Professor Jessica Trounstine has been awarded the inaugural UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees Presidential Chair.
This chair was created to recognize the excellent contributions of a faculty member in a field of research at the discretion of the chancellor. Chancellor...
Political Science
The newest campus in the University of California system, UC Merced is a campus that attracts leaders — individuals who enjoy the challenge of paving the way for others to follow — and the Class of 2017 is no different.
On May 13 and 14, the campus...
UC Merced student Stephanie Maldonado was excited when she earned a slot in the University of California’s public service internship program in Washington, D.C., this fall — then came the financial reality check.
Maldonado, a third-year political science...
This weekend, more than 900 degree candidates are expected to take part in the 11th commencement ceremonies at University of California, Merced, and commemorate the hard work that led to their momentous day.
“Commencement marks a significant milestone in...
In high school, Domonique Jones knew she wanted to go to college. She also knew it wasn’t going to be easy.
Raised by her single mother in Hercules, Jones was the first in her family to consider and ultimately attend college, landing at UC Merced in 2012...
Chinese people who have overly rosy views of socioeconomic conditions in the western world tend to have more negative views of their own government — but when their misconceptions of foreign countries are corrected, their opinions about the Chinese...
With the 2016 presidential race already in full swing, political science graduate student Kayla Canelo’s research is particularly timely.
This spring and summer, Canelo designed and carried out a study that examines the effects of scandal on the public...
One of the things that attracted Chelsea Coe to UC Merced as an undergraduate student was the opportunity to do research. She transferred to UC Merced during her junior year and worked in Professor Teenie Matlock’s interactive cognition lab for the rest...
Baltazar Cornejo is poised to become a strong and tireless advocate for the Central Valley, thanks to a fellowship program that provides real-world experience in state government.
Born in Modesto to farmworker parents who had immigrated from Mexico,...
Experienced policymakers are more likely to make fair offers in bargaining than the average person, and less likely to accept low offers — even if it means both sides get nothing.
Such were the findings of a recent study coauthored by UC Merced...
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