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Jay Colond, Waleed Rajabally, Luis Ruben Gonzalez and Charlie Eaton Win the Dignity and Debt Student Loan Data Visualization Competition

December 7, 2020
Congratulations to graduate students Jay Colond, Luis Ruben Gonzalez, and Waleed Rajabally, along with Professor Charlie Eaton, for their winning entry in the Dignity and Debt Student Loan Data Visualization Competition! Visualizations can render data to make it meaningful for people around the...

Professor Stephanie Canizales Receives ASA 2020 Community Action Research Institute Grant Award

November 24, 2020
ASA is pleased to announce the 2020 Community Action Research Initiative (CARI) awards. One of three recipients, UCM Sociology professor Stephanie Canizales brings social science knowledge, methods, and expertise to address community-identified issues and concerns and has proposed pro-bono work...

Undergraduate Students Present Research at the 2020 California Sociological Association Meetings

November 17, 2020
Several UC Merced undergraduate sociology majors presented their research at the annual meetings of the California Sociological Association (CSA) on November 6 and 7. The theme for this year's virtual conference (because of COVID-19) was "Transcending Borders: Disrupting Racial, National,...

Two MacArthur Foundation Chairs Awarded to Female SSHA Faculty

November 9, 2020
Two female faculty members of UC Merced’s School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) have been named the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation chairs, making four prestigious chairs in the campus’ 15-year history. Professors Nancy Burke and Whitney Pirtle have been recognized as...

Professor Meredith Van Natta: Schools Adopt Face Recognition in the Name of Fighting Covid

November 6, 2020
A year ago, facial recognition was rare in schools. In October 2019, WIRED identified eight public districts that were part of an early vanguard using the technology, on the premise that the technology could help combat gun violence and keep out unwanted intruders. The purchases were...

Hala Alnagar, Graduate Student Researcher Receives Big Cat Hero Award

November 2, 2020
Heroism comes in many forms and is especially needed in uncertain and challenging times like these. The contribution of this individual during the COVID-19 pandemic has made a positive impact on others – an outcome that is heroic by many measures. We are proud to name Hala...

UCM Sociology Professor Whitney Pirtle named MacArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights

October 27, 2020
We are thrilled to announce that sociology professor Whitney Pirtle has been named MacArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights. Whitney’s critical understanding of race and racism, her research on health disparities, and her engagement with racially marginalized...

Fresno Speaks 2020: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Registered Voters and their Positions on Major Issues

October 23, 2020
The UC Merced Community and Labor Center recently released, "Fresno Speaks 2020: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Registered Voters and their Positions on Major Issues." Fresno Speaks 2020 was based on a random sample of 2,397 registered voters with phones in the City of Fresno...

Dr. Whitney Pirtle Receives the Association of Black Sociologists 2020 A. Wade Smith Award for Teaching, Mentorship, and Service

October 20, 2020
The A. Wade Smith Award for Teaching, Mentorship, and Service was established in 1998. According to the association, named in honor of A. Wade Smith, Ph.D., a tireless advocate for racial justice, the award recognizes an ABS member for outstanding teaching, mentoring, and service. The A. Wade Smith...

Dr. Ben Leffel Uses Real-Time Big Data Analytics for Environmental Sociology Class

October 19, 2020
Altura Collaborates with UC Merced for Environmental Sociology Course.   Altura is excited to announce our support of what might be the first ever environmental studies class using real-time data analytics as a core element of the curriculum. The course, Environmental Sociology, is...

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