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Grants, Accolades and Awards
A documentary directed by a UC Merced professor that enters the bleak world of a fading, elderly man in a Virginia state prison has received several recent awards and is scheduled for numerous screenings in 2026, including a symposium this month at the university.
“Where’s My Coffee Cup?” was created by media and performance studies Professor Yehuda...
Asa Bradman, a UC Merced professor of public health and environmental systems, was appointed on April 2 to an advisory committee for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
The Scientific Prioritization and Review Committee is charged with making recommendations to the department on policies...
UC Merced participated in a new gathering designed to ensure University of California research is informed by and benefits local, regional and national community members.
The Community Engagement Retreat brought together leaders, researchers, and community partners from across the UC system, the state of California and the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Science.
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Research Publications
In his book debut, a UC Merced professor challenges the common narrative that adoption is mainly an act of love that benefits the adoptees, adoptive parents and birth parents, especially in cases that cross racial lines and national borders.
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A Braitenberg vehicle travels the realms of science. Sometimes it’s real, sometimes it’s not. Either way, its simple designs help researchers see how an agent’s interaction with its environment can produce complex, seemingly intelligent behavior such...
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Public Health fifth-year Ph.D. candidate Kesia Garibay has a new first-authored article titled, “Examining the Role and Strategies of Advocacy Coalitions in...
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