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CIS Brain Study Reveals Mechanism that Controls Sympathy

October 5, 2021
Profs. Colin Holbrook and Ramesh Balsubramaniam, in collaboration with recent CIS alum Dr. Chelsea Gordon, current CIS PhD student Shannon Proksch, recent CIS graduate Harmony Makhfi, and UCLA neuroscientist Prof. Marco Iacoboni, have published a paper in Social Neuroscience on their...

Prof. Hicks Publishes Paper on Open Science and Environmental Public Health

September 15, 2021
Prof. Dan Hicks' paper "Open Science, the Replication Crisis, and Environmental Public Health" has been published in the interdisciplinary journal Accountability in Research. The paper examines the relationship between open science practices and ongoing concerns about the...

Prof. Tyler Marghetis Interviewed on Complexity Podcast

September 13, 2021
Prof. Tyler Marghetis was interviewed on the Complexity Podcast, where he discussed his research on regimes and ruptures across timescales — from the frustration and creativity of mathematicians and musicians to the bursts of innovation that appear to punctuate civilization and the biosphere...

CIS Ph.D. Student Ben Falandays Receives Marr Prize From Cognitive Science Society

August 12, 2021
Ben Falandays, a Ph.D. student in Cognitive and Information Sciences, was awarded the Marr Prize Marr Prize for Best Student Paper at the Cognitive Science Society’s annual conference. Read more about Ben's award winning research here. His award-winning paper, co-authored with CIS Prof....

CIS Welcomes Dr. Zenaida Aguirre-Muñoz

April 29, 2021
In Spring 2021, Cognitive & Information Sciences welcomed a new Professor: Dr. Zenaida Aguirre-Muñoz. We asked Zenaida about her background, research and teaching interests, and why she’s excited about UC Merced. See her responses below. What is your background? I was born in...

Philosophy Major Alisha Nesslage Accepted to Selective Summer Programs for Philosophers-in-Training

April 26, 2021
Philosophy major Alisha Nesslage is going to have a busy summer. She’s been accepted to two selective summer programs for philosophers-in-training: the 2021 Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy (hosted by the University of Colorado, Boulder) and the Summer Program for Women in Philosophy (...

Prof. Matlock's Climate Change Research Featured in the Los Angeles Times

April 22, 2021
CIS Professor Teenie Matlock's recent research on countering climate change was featured in the Los Angeles Times. A preprint of the paper may be found here.

Professor Matlock Receives Athena Award for Academic Leadership

January 26, 2021
The CIS Department at UC Merced is proud to announce that Teenie Matlock, Professor of Cognitive and Information Sciences and Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, has received the fifth annual Athena Award. The Athena award is part of the University of California’s Women in Tech Initiative,...

CIS Researchers Shedding Light on Social and Cognitive Dimensions of COVID-19 Pandemic

January 25, 2021
Faculty and students in the Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences have been leveraging the many tools of cognitive science to help understand and respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Assistant Professor Lace Padilla and colleagues received nearly $200,000 from the National Science...

CIS Welcomes Dr. Rachel Ryskin

August 20, 2020
In Fall 2020, Cognitive & Information Sciences welcomes a new Assistant Professor Dr. Rachel Ryskin. We asked Rachel about her background, research and teaching interests, and why she’s excited about UC Merced. See her responses below. What is your background? My parents...

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