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Free Children’s Pop-Up Exhibit Returns to Merced

August 6, 2018
Kids Discovery Station, this year’s second installment of the children’s pop-up exhibit, opened Aug. 1 at the Merced County Library after the resounding success of the city’s first Merced for Kids pop-up museum, which ended its run in June. Those who weren’t able to attend the first pop-up will be...

Multimillion-Dollar Grant Brings Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center to Campus

July 23, 2018
UC Merced has been awarded a $3.8 million grant to establish the UC Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC), positioning UC Merced and the San Joaquin Valley region as a leading center for the study of public health and policy matters related to tobacco and marijuana. “Awarding of this center...

Dr. Hahn-Holbook shares insights on post-partum depression

February 16, 2018
Dr. Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook, a professor of Health Psychology at UC Merced,  was one of four speakers who participated in UC Merced's fifth annual Symposium on the Child and Family on February 10th, where she presented the latest findings on post-partum depression and its...

Meet our new partner: UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education

March 13, 2017
Dr. Pamela Ling recently formed a research partnership with our Alliance. Dr. Ling is Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, where she conducts research on tobacco, media, and social marketing to young people. Dr. Ling studies tobacco industry marketing...

Merced County Office of Education presents annual education report

February 23, 2017
Feb. 22, 2017 Merced Sun-Star By Brianna Calix A group of students who make up more than 11 percent of Merced County’s enrollment was at the center of attention Wednesday during a presentation of the Merced County Office of Education’s annual report. The roughly 5,000 students with...

What is Decoding Dyslexia? A parent led network.

February 6, 2017
Decoding Dyslexia is a network of parent-led grassroots movements across the country concerned with the limited access to educational interventions for dyslexia within the public education system.  We aim to raise dyslexia awareness, empower families to support their children and inform...

Downtown center focuses on child development

January 27, 2017
Downtown Center Focuses on Child Development Parents, caregivers and community members in the Merced area have a new resource for information about childhood development and disorders. The UC Merced Alliance for Child and Family Health and Development, in downtown Merced, is a place where people...

Be Healthy Today; Be Healthy For Life! Information for Youth and their Families Living with Type 2 Diabetes

August 18, 2016
Children and Type 2 Diabetes The number of teens living with type 2 diabetes has increased in recent years.  Managing diabetes as a teen or adolescent can come with different challenges than an adult may face.  Be Healthy Today; Be Healthy for Life is filled with information for...

ScienceDaily Research News; "Traumatic experiences during early childhood linked to poor academic performance, behavior problems in kindergarten."

January 14, 2016
  Summary: Adverse experiences in early childhood, including incarceration of a parent, and physical and psychological abuse, impede on learning and behavior development as early as kindergarten, according to a study. The evidence adds to data indicating that maltreatment and dysfunction...

"Why Study Dynamic Visual-Spatial Thinking in Dyslexia? Q & A with Jeffrey Gilger"

October 20, 2014
Summary:   Long-standing speculations and questions about a possible dyslexia-talent relationship, particularly in nonverbal-spatial domains, have piqued interest for decades,  The questions have remained largely unanswered, a least scientifically, ever since dyslexia was described in...

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