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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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UC Merced, Stanislaus State Awarded $1.4 Million to Help Snuff Out Tobacco Use

March 14, 2022
UC Merced's Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) and California State University, Stanislaus, are partnering on a large project as part of California Endgame's goal to end tobacco use in the state by 2035. The two universities have been awarded a $1.4 million Smoke and Vape Free Scholars...

Research Week Offers Both Virtual and In-person Events This Year

March 3, 2022
Research Week, the annual showcase of UC Merced’s important explorations into some of the world's most pressing challenges, kicks off Monday with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute’s symposium on climate. SNRI researchers are at the forefront of innovative tools, technology and thinking about...

Faculty Fellowships

March 1, 2022
Congratulations to  Dr. Alec Chan-Golston for receiving the Faculty Success Initiative-Extramural Funding Fellowship!

McCloskey Earns a Place Among Fellows in Prestigious Bioengineering Organization

February 15, 2022
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has elected founding faculty member Professor Kara McCloskey into its College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to biomaterials for cell and tissue engineering, and meritorious commitment to diversity, equity and...

B Cell Study Indicates Promising Direction for Anti-parasitic Vaccines

February 1, 2022
Creating vaccines to train the immune system against parasites is particularly challenging. They are also highly specialized masters of immune evasion. Some parasites can secrete proteins that bind to immune cell molecules, manipulating them for their survival purposes. Some have complex and fast...

NSF Award Goes to Research into Brain Formation and What Leads to Developmental Disorders

January 26, 2022
Professor Xuecai Ge, a developmental neurobiologist, has received a CAREER award for research to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms that direct brain formation, and how errors in cell signaling lead to developmental disorders. Ge is the 31st number researcher from UC Merced to earn a CAREER...

Survey: Fresno Voters Concerned with Pandemic, Spending Priorities, Basic Needs

December 15, 2021
A representative sample survey of Fresno voters, now in its second year, is giving area policymakers insight into the opinions and concerns of the people they represent. The UC Merced Community and Labor Center partnered with the Fresno County Civic Engagement Table to conduct the Fresno Speaks...

With Fellowship, Grad Students Pay It Forward at Community College Level

December 1, 2021
Their community college experiences occurred hundreds of miles apart, but Kim Arellano Carmona and John Wilson each found the support and inspiration that would propel them to Ph.D. candidate studies at UC Merced. Now they both have a golden opportunity to give back as awardees of a fellowship...

Study: Many Immigrants Perceive Racial Discrimination at Work, in Health Care

November 15, 2021
In recently published reports, Department of Public Health Professor Maria-Elena Young, Public Health doctoral student Sharon Tafolla and colleagues at UCLA discovered that Latino and Asian immigrants in California have varied perceptions and experiences in the workplace, encountering law or...

Research is Clarifying Benefits of Transforming Human Waste into Useable Resources

November 8, 2021
Human waste isn’t a topic most people want to talk about. But environmental systems Professor Rebecca Ryals embraces the subject, especially when it comes to mitigating climate change, improving public health and creating sustainable food systems. In a recent publication in Frontiers in...

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