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Fall 2024 PhD recipients
Congratulations to our Fall 2024 PhD recipients!
The Public Health Department congratulates our newest graduates, Dr. Kimberly Arellano Carmona and Dr. Nimrat Sandhu, on receiving their Ph.D. degrees.
Center for Health Policy Research honors Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research honors Prof. Maria-Elena Young
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research honors Prof. Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young for empowering communities and transforming health policies
Campus Hosts Conference of Air Quality and Health
Department Chair Asa Bradman and collaborators on the SJV-CAIR project, funded by the California Department of Justice, hosted a conference on air quality and health in the San Joaquin...
Sarina Rodriguez Named Health Policy Research Scholar
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...
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Dedicated Student Breaks Ground With Ph.D., Autism Research

June 13, 2016
When Nikko Da Paz decided to go to graduate school, she didn’t limit herself to one degree — or even one campus. The mother of two young children with autism enrolled at UC Merced in 2011, and in May she became the university’s first African-American student to earn a Ph.D....

Medical Students Reach Out to Create a Healthier Valley

June 9, 2016
Six medical students, all with ties to the San Joaquin Valley, are spending part of their summer reaching out and giving back to the community they call home. The students are taking part in a four-week, voluntary summer program called Research, Education and Community Health in the San Joaquin...

Study Links Cancer Cell Growth to Nervous System

May 17, 2016
Cancer cells divide with more frequency and are more resilient when they are closer to the brain, indicating a potential link between cell growth and the nervous system, according to new research from Professor Néstor J. Oviedo of the University of California, Merced. The study, published today (...

NIH Funds Research Into Stem Cells, Bone Disease

April 28, 2016
A new study from UC Merced Professor Jennifer O. Manilay promises to shed new light on how bone diseases can affect the maintenance of healthy blood and immune cell development throughout life. Funded by a $434,000 grant over three years from the National Institutes of Health — specifically the...

Downtown Center Focuses on Child Development

April 20, 2016
Parents, caregivers and community members in the Merced area have a new resource for information about childhood development and disorders. The UC Merced Alliance for Child and Family Health and Development, in downtown Merced, is a place where people can make connections, find resources and learn...

For GradSLAM Champion, Research Is Personal

April 15, 2016
Arturo Durazo, winner of this year’s UC Merced GradSLAM! competition, has a personal connection to his research. The fifth-year Ph.D. candidate studies the psychological effects of debilitating illnesses. Most recently, he has been researching the way thoughts and emotions guide behaviors...

Researcher Works to End HIV Stigma in Ethiopia, India

April 8, 2016
UC Merced lecturer Carol Sipan became concerned with the social stigma of HIV in some developing countries after a 2009 trip to Burundi, where she and a colleague from Tanzania were training pastors and church leaders on what they and their congregations could do to reduce HIV and its impact in...

Researcher Works to End HIV Stigma in Ethiopia, India

April 8, 2016
UC Merced lecturer Carol Sipan became concerned with the social stigma of HIV in some developing countries after a 2009 trip to Burundi, where she and a colleague from Tanzania were training pastors and church leaders on what they and their congregations could do to reduce HIV and its impact in...

Study: In-Home Parent Training Levels Field for Low-Income Kids

April 5, 2016
Home-based interventions that teach parents to engage children in playful interactive learning activities can close the cognitive development gap between disadvantaged children and higher-resource peers, according to a new study led by UC Merced Professor Jan Wallander. The study, published this...

Study: In-Home Parent Training Levels Field for Low-Income Kids

April 5, 2016
Home-based interventions that teach parents to engage children in playful interactive learning activities can close the cognitive development gap between disadvantaged children and higher-resource peers, according to a new study led by UC Merced Professor Jan Wallander. The study, published this...

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