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Three Hellman Fellows Awarded at UC Merced

September 22, 2023
Three UC Merced researchers have recently received the prestigious Hellman Fellowship. Computer science and engineering Professor Shijia Pan, economics Professor Briana Ballis and life and environmental sciences Professor Xuan Zhang have all been named Hellman Fellows. The Hellman Fellows...

Soccer Standout Heads to UC Merced this Fall

July 12, 2023
Since age 5, Preston Nguyen has been kicking around a soccer ball. “I have been consumed by the sport ever since,” the Turlock native said. “I can play any role in the midfield, but I usually play as a defensive midfielder.” The incoming management and business economics major is joining UC Merced...

EBM Faculty Honors Graduating Seniors

May 2, 2023
On Wednesday, April 26th 2023, the Economics and Business Management (EBM) faculty held a ceremony to recognize 10 top graduating seniors from the Class of 2023. These students were selected by the faculty based on their commitment to community service, leadership, research activities, and...

Briana Ballis Receives Russell Sage Foundation Grant

May 1, 2023
Join us in congratulating Professor Briana Ballis once again for recving a Russell Sage Foundation grant  (co-funded with the Carnegie Corporation) for her research project "Immigrant Peers and the Short-Run Academic and Long-Run Outcomes of US-Born Students" Prior studies have...

Justin Hicks Receives the Fall 2022 Faculty/Staff Award for Supporting Student Well-Being

April 18, 2023
We are pleased to recognize Professor Justin Hicks as the recipient of the Fall 2022 Faculty/Staff Award for supporting student well-being. Undergraduate students were invited to nominate faculty and staff who are attentive to students’ needs,  provide support when it is...

Briana Ballis Receives Upjohn Institute Award

April 14, 2023
Congratulation to Professor Briana Ballis for her Upjohn Institute 2023 Early Career Research Award!  The Upjohn Institute today announced the winners of its 2023 Early Career Research Awards, awarding grants to 10 young scholars to carry out policy-relevant research on labor market...

Extra Pay Could Lure Experienced Teachers to Poorer Schools

April 7, 2023
Andrew Johnston, an economist at UC Merced, said the research makes clear that an effective teacher can have a profound impact on all students. He shares his perspective on the subject with CalMatters. Read the article here.

Ana Tur-Prats Publishes in the Quarterly Journal of Economics

April 7, 2023
Congratulations to economics professor Ana Tur-Prats and her co-author Eleonora Guarnieri on the forthcoming Quarterly Journal of Economics publication of their article "Cultural Distance and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence", This paper examines the relationship between ethnic-based...