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Ph.D. Candidate Maria Dueñas Wins National Science Foundation Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate California Hispanic Serving Institutions Alliance Fellowship

June 5, 2019
This National Science Foundaton program provides pedagogical training and career mentoring to prepare historically underrepresented doctoral students in their pursuit of teaching and research-focused faculty careers at colleges and universities. Maria is receiving fellowships for this summer and...

Rocio Murillo Receives SSHA 2019 Outstanding Student Medal for Sociology Department

May 31, 2019
Surrounded by faculty, family and friends, Rocio was given her medal at the Outstanding Student Awards reception on May 17, just in time to walk across the commencement stage wearing a symbol of her success. She was also recognized for her accomplishments as a graduate of distinction by Sociology...

Graduate Dean Marjorie Zatz Named American Society in Criminology Fellow

May 30, 2019
The American Society of Criminology has named Marjorie Zatz an ASC Fellow in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of criminology. The Society will celebrate Dean Zatz’s achievements during an award ceremony at the upcoming ASC meeting on November 13 in San Francisco....

Sociology Professor Whitney Pirtle Publishes Article in 'The Atlantic' Highlighting Modern-Day Segregation Within Individual Schools

May 30, 2019
Sociology Professor Whitney Pirtle highlights modern-day segregation within schools through academic tracking. The public focuses its attention on divides between schools, while tracking has created separate and unequal education systems within single schools. The segregation of America’s...

Sociology Ph.D. Candidate Veronica Lerma and Sociology Professor Laura Hamilton Publish Article in Social Problems

May 22, 2019
Graduate Student Veronica Lerma in conjunction with UC Merced Sociology Professor Laura Hamilton and Cornell University post-doctoral scholar Kelly Nielsen have recently published an article, “Racialized Equity Labor, University Appropriation and Student Resistance” in the prestigious...

Sociology Department holds its Inaugural Graduation Reception after Commencement Ceremony

May 21, 2019
On Sunday, immediately following the graduation ceremony, the Sociology Department held its inaugural reception for graduating seniors in Sociology in the California Room. Professor Ed Flores gave a heartfelt speech to the graduates and their families highlighting the role families played and their...

Sociology Recognizes 2019 Seniors Graduating with Distinction

May 14, 2019
Six sociology majors are graduating with distinction this Spring – those with an overall GPA of 3.5 or above. These seniors were recognized for their achievements at an awards ceremony held Friday April 19th. Professors Paul Almeida, Ed Flores, Sharla Alegria, and Nella Van Dyke were there to...

Sociology Graduate Student Hyunsu Oh To Have Paper Published in 'Research in the Sociology of Health Care'

May 8, 2019
The editors of Research in the Sociology of Health Care recently accepted Sociology graduate student Hyunsu Oh’s second solo paper for publication! Look for Oh’s paper, 'The Impact of Racial Discrimination on Health Disparities among Asian Americans,' to appear in volume 38...

Sociology Honors Society Hosts First Annual Research Symposium

May 3, 2019
Finals are a busy time for students, but that didn’t stop UC Merced’s sociology undergraduates from kicking off their first annual Alpha Kappa Delta Research Symposium on April 19. Alpha Kappa Delta is a nearly 100-year-old honor society for students with a focus in sociology. Graduating senior...

Sociologist’s New Research Explores ‘Collateral Consequences’ of Deportation in Newest Publication

April 25, 2019
The number of people being deported from the United States is at a historic high and one UC Merced professor is on the ground-level, meeting with family members of those affected to better understand the traumatic consequences of deportation. Sociology Professor Tanya Golash-Boza conducted a study...

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