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UCLA Honors Maria-Elena Young
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Proudly Honors Maria-Elena Young, PhD
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research honors Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, PhD for empowering communities and transforming health policies
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Campus Hosts Conference of Air Quality and Health
Public Health Department Chair Asa Bradman and collaborators on the SJV-CAIR project, funded by the California Department of Justice, will host a conference on air quality and...
Sarina Rodriguez Named Health Policy Research Scholars
Sarina Rodriguez Named Health Policy Research Scholars
We are proud to announce that Ph.D. student Sarina Rodriguez has been selected to participate in one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s leadership programs, the Health Policy Scholars...
Ph.D. candidate Sneha Ghimire presents her research at the the national Society for Epidemiologic Research's annual meeting.
Ghimire Presents at Society for Epidemiologic Research
Public Health Ph.D. student Sneha Ghimire in Prof. Sandie Ha’s lab presented her research on the links between ambient air pollution and risk of fetal death in California’s San...
Spring 2024 grad students
Congrats Spring 2024 Grads!
The Public Health Department congratulates its newest graduates on receiving their degrees! Ph.D. students Kimberly Sanchez, Gilda Zarate-Gonzalez, Carlisha Hall, Rudiel Sanchez, and Kimberly Valle,...
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Misbehaving “Killer” Cells Accelerate Progress of Autoimmune Disease

June 29, 2018
In 1998, scientists studying rheumatoid arthritis observed a population of immune cells that weren’t behaving the way they were supposed to. Immunologists noted the strange phenomenon, but decided not to pursue the subject further, and the cells were soon forgotten. But interest in these cells has...

Sifuentez Appointed to Head Center for Humanities

June 28, 2018
As new director of the Center for the Humanities, Professor Mario Sifuentez ’ sights are set on a fuller understanding of rural communities and how best to help them. He’s got a multi-pronged plan for work that will be done through the center during his three-year-term. He wants to focus on...

Beaudin Named Campus’ Second Winner of Prestigious Pew Award

June 14, 2018
Biology Professor Anna Beaudin was named a member of the 2018 class of Pew Biomedical Scholars today, one of 22 early-career researchers nationwide to receive this year’s prestigious award. “I am thrilled and humbled to be joining such an accomplished and talented group of scientists as a 2018 Pew...

Global Health Institute - "No summer rest as UC students eye global health abroad, at home"

June 7, 2018
              Ya Yang, UC Merced   In the summer, students have multiple options: refresh, do research, take courses or travel. Some UC students are doing all of that, and at the same time immersing themselves in different...

Grad Student Erendira Estrada, Awarded Thesis of the Year for Work in Public Health

June 6, 2018
                      UC Merced public health graduate student Erendira “Dida” Estrada's master’s thesis, “Development of a participatory health communication intervention: An...

Study Finds That Gene Transcription Can Serve as Brain’s Timekeeper

May 31, 2018
Neurons keep time. These brain cells – which are responsible for the brain’s “heavy lifting,” from information processing to memory formation – seem to "know" how long they’ve been exposed to sensory stimulation. Now, scientists are starting to understand how they do this. Neurobiology Professor...

Alumnae Staff Members Honor Family With Endowed Scholarships

May 23, 2018
In creating scholarships to help future generations of Bobcats succeed, UC Merced staff members and alumnae Monique de Villa (’16) and Danielle Armedilla (’12) are cementing the legacy they are leaving for campus.   De Villa and Armedilla were honored for their generous contributions at last month’...

Public Health Commencement

May 12, 2018
      Public Health Commencement: Faculty gather to celebrate graduating students   Our growing Public Health Department gathered on May 11th to celebrate our many undergraduate and MSPH students. It was a beautiful day and a great opportunity for faculty to...

Global Oral Health Symposium, “Immigration: A social determinant of oral health?”

May 7, 2018
  On Monday, May 7, 2018 Professor Nancy Burke gave the keynote talk at the University of California, San Francisco Global Oral Health Symposium. Entitled “Immigration: A social determinant of oral health?”, Prof. Burke’s talk brought together recent public health...

Grad’s Ambition Continues to Motivate Her Success

May 4, 2018
The odds of Tomanik’e Banks graduating from college were slim — only slightly lower than the odds she’d go to college at all. But Banks had one thing going for her that many others don’t. Determination. When Banks crosses the commencement stage May 12, she’ll...

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