Faculty book: "Information technology is at the center of modern life. It supports most day-to-day activities: talking on the phone, getting money from an ATM, or working in the office. Whether for work, commerce, or fun, we interact with computers, networks, and databases -- all sorts of information technology. How does it work? " Click here for Amazon, co-authored by UCM faculty Paul Maglio.

Featured faculty research: "The squeals, vowel-like sounds and growls made by infants are critical to the development of human language, according a recent paper coauthored by a cognitive scientist at the University of California, Merced." Click here for the story about Anne Warlaumont's recent paper.

Recently featured faculty Teenie Matlock: "Studying the more implicit linguistic details of these messages, especially grammar and metaphor, is useful to gaining a better understanding of how language influences election outcomes." Click here for the story in American Scientist

Merced @ CogSci! This year, UC Merced's Cognitive Science group is bringing over two dozen presentations to the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, in Berlin, likely placing it among the best-represented universities at the conference. Click here for the list of presentations...