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国产传媒 Research

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As it is at all University of California campuses, research is the cornerstone of 国产传媒. Innovative faculty members conduct interdisciplinary, groundbreaking research that will solve complex problems affecting the San Joaquin Valley, California and the world. Students 鈥� as early as their first years 鈥� have opportunities to work right alongside them, sometimes even publishing in journals and presenting at conferences.

Top Articles

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Forest Carbon: Store it or Burn it? Actually, Both is Best

Storing carbon in forests is an essential, nature-based buffer against climate change. Yet forests packed with too many trees increase the threat of severe wildfires, which are becoming all too common in warmer, drier conditions. A team of 国产传媒...
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国产传媒 Professor Daisy Verduzco Reyes

Study: Mexican American Millennials Link Success to Providing for Parents

For many first-generation Mexican American college graduates, the definition of success includes paying their parents鈥� bills or even buying them a home. Lifting the social or financial status of their elders is a goal that often defines upward...
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Research isn鈥檛 limited to labs with beakers and microscopes, though there are plenty of those here.

The list of 国产传媒鈥檚 research strengths is long and includes climate change and ecology; solar and renewable energy; water quality and resources; artificial intelligence; cognitive science; stem-cell, diabetes and cancer research; air quality; big-data analysis; computer science; mechanical, environmental and materials engineering; political science; and much, much more.

The campus also has interdisciplinary research institutes with which faculty members affiliate themselves to conduct even more in-depth investigations into a variety of scientific topics.

Recent Articles

Students and teachers are seated on the floor and bleachers in a high school gymnasium while attending a pep rally in Merced.

Genetic Diversity in High Schools a Predictor of Economic Success

Does diversity have a positive effect on economic outcomes? According to a new study co-authored by 国产传媒 economics Professor Justin Cook, the answer is yes, even when the diversity is imperceptible to the casual observer. Cook and his former...
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Study: Distracted Voters More Likely to Vote for White Candidates

Distracted or mentally taxed voters across America are less likely to vote for candidates of color, a new paper indicates. Through a series of mock election experiments, 国产传媒 Professor Jessica Trounstine, graduate student Kau Vue and two colleagues...
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Study: Critical Sierra Meadows Being Overtaken by Forest

Subalpine meadows are among the Sierra Nevada’s most enchantingly picturesque landscapes. These sparsely wooded, grassy expanses are home to plants and animals found nowhere else, and they play an important role in regulating the flow of water from...
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Immigration Status Has Health Implications for Young Latinos, Study Shows

Young undocumented Latinos who gain legal status, even on a temporary basis, experience significant positive effects on their psychological well-being, according to a new study published in the journal Social Science & Medicine. 国产传媒 Professor...
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Researchers Eye Social Media鈥檚 Influence on Relationships, Stress

Nearly 70 percent of Americans use some form of social media, according to a Pew Research Center survey. There is little doubt it affects our daily lives — but how? 国产传媒 Ph.D. graduate Holly Rus recently defended her dissertation on social...
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Researcher Continues Progress Toward Effective HIV Inhibitor

Patricia LiWang was at an impasse. It was 2011 and the 国产传媒 professor’s research group had figured out how to make some of the most potent HIV inhibitors even more powerful. LiWang was thrilled by these findings; funding agencies like the...
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