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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

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

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...

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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National Public Health Week Includes Research Symposium and Food Drive

April 3, 2023

The campus community is invited to take part in the first UC Merced National Public Health Week, from April 3-9. Several events are planned to show students, faculty and staff the importance of public health. In-person and virtual events will address community, violence prevention, sexual and...

Research Week Highlights Solutions to Urgent Environmental Issues

March 2, 2023

It's time for the campus and the community to celebrate UC Merced’s high-level research during Research Week, March 6 through 10. The annual research showcase, hosted by the Office of Research and Economic Development, kicks off with a Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) event titled “...

Study Finds Childhood Exposure to Weed Killer May Increase Risk of Disease in Young Adulthood

March 2, 2023

Children who are exposed to glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide worldwide, may suffer from liver inflammation and metabolic disorder in early adulthood, according to a new study by a team that includes Public Health Chair and Professor Asa Bradman. The study, published in the journal...

Community and Labor Center's New Study Highlights Farmworkers' Health Challenges

February 3, 2023

A new landmark study by the UC Merced Community and Labor Center shows farmworkers across California are facing serious health challenges on a daily basis. The goal of the Farmworker Health Study was to examine agricultural worker health and well-being, in addition to health care access, local...

Award Supports Study of Fish Embryos to Understand Process that Affects Birth Defects

February 1, 2023

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given Professor Stephanie Woo the CAREER award to help her delve into congenital birth defects by looking at the embryonic cells of zebrafish. Woo is the 32nd researcher from UC Merced to earn a CAREER award. CAREER awards are among the NSF’s most...

Connecting Communities Around Tobacco Policies Summit

January 26, 2023

"Merced's "Mainzer Theater" hosted an event encouraging communities to get involved and support policies against tobacco use. The UC Merced Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center, American Heart Association, and other partners put on the "Connecting Communities Around Tobacco...

UC Awards $16.4 Million in Grants to Address Climate, Energy and Health

January 9, 2023

For the first time, UC Merced faculty members from each of the campus’s three schools have been chosen as principal investigators on some of the 21 exciting new projects that are being funded through UC’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI). In addition, UC Merced researchers are...

UC Merced Gains Prestigious UC Agricultural Experiment Station Designation

November 16, 2022

UCs Merced and Santa Cruz became the newest campuses in the system to be named an agricultural experiment stations (AES), UC President Michael Drake announced at today’s Regents’ meeting. They are the first campuses in more than 50 years to earn the designation. “With the AES designation, Santa...

Webinar on Health Effects of Hookah to Include Doctoral Student's Research

November 9, 2022

A doctoral student in the Public Health program will be among the presenters taking part in a webinar on the health effects and policy implications of hookah smoking. Sarah Alnahari will present her research in the webinar titled "Shisha, Hookah and Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Health Effects of Use...

Professors to Share Their Research Through Comics at Events

November 3, 2022

The Center for the Humanities is hosting in-person and virtual events to give some insight into how professors share their research through comics. The center's Bobcat Comics series aims to showcase different types of research in an easy-to-understand format. Four new comics are being launched...