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Leia Belt Selected as Spark Scholar for Innovative Research on Structural Racism in Public Health

July 24, 2024
Dr. Leia Belt, a postdoctoral fellow in sociology at UC Merced, has been chosen as one of six inaugural Spark Scholars by the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE) at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. This prestigious program, aims to empower interdisciplinary...

Hellman Awards Deepening Research into Genomes, Health and Computer Science

July 22, 2024
Three faculty members have joined the prestigious ranks of Hellman Fellowship recipients this year. Applied mathematics Professor Tomas Rube, who studies mathematical biology, Professor Andrea Polonijo, a medical sociologist, and computer science and engineering Professor Peingfei Su will...

John Adeleke Publishes Op-Ed in The Cable

June 27, 2024
Sociology graduate student John Adeleke has published an op-ed titled "How economic policies are shaping health disparities in Nigeria" in The Cable, a top Nigerian news platform. From the op-ed: It is 2024 in Nigeria, and the cost of food and other household commodities has tripled...

Sociology Celebrates Graduating Scholars

May 13, 2024
This weekend, UC Merced proudly conferred degrees upon exceptional sociology graduates. Among them, René Becerra, Heather Daniels, Melissa Quesada, and Jovana Ramos earned their PhD degrees, showcasing their dedication to advancing sociological knowledge. Also present at the Spring 2024 Graduate...

SSHA Honors Outstanding Graduating Students

May 12, 2024
*/ Thirteen graduating students were honored by UC Merced’s School of Social Science, Humanities and Arts for outstanding academic careers. At a reception held May 9, Interim Dean Heather Bortfeld said the honorees all made their mark with significant research activities, exemplary leadership and...

Professor Pirtle Recognized with Academic Senate Award

May 10, 2024
Whitney Pirtle, Associate Professor of Sociology, has been honored with the prestigious Academic Senate Award for Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Professor Pirtle's unwavering dedication to DEI is evident across her research, teaching, and service, both locally and...

Racialized Horizontal Stratification in US Higher Education: Politics, Process, and Consequences

May 9, 2024
UC Merced Sociology Professor Laura T. Hamilton and Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow Caleb Dawson published an article titled "Racialized Horizontal Stratification in US Higher Education: Politics, Process, and Consequences" in the Annual Review of Sociology. From the article: In...

Connecting Farmworkers to Healthcare in California's Rural North

April 29, 2024
A study on farmworker health led by Ed Flores, Sociology Professor and Faculty Director of the UC Merced Community and Labor Center, and UC Merced colleagues Paul Brown and Ana Padilla, was featured in The Los Angeles Post. "The study found that nearly half of all farmworkers in California...

Grawemeyer Education Winner Focuses on the Racial Inequality of College Funding Cuts

April 26, 2024
The 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education was won by Laura Hamilton and Kelly Nielsen for their book, "Broke: The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Public Universities." Laura Hamilton, professor and chair in the Department of Sociology at the University of...

Private Equity Finds its Next Bet: College Admissions

April 24, 2024
“A private equity buyout of the ACT sets off a lot of alarm bells for me,” Charlie Eaton, an associate professor of sociology and cofounder of the Higher Education, Race, and the Economy (HERE) Lab at the University of California, Merced, told CNN. “There’s a reason why...

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