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MCS team uses ML and networks to analyze structure of US National Park system

April 24, 2024
Recent UCM doctoral graduate Dr. Felber Arroyave and MCS professors Jenkins and Petersen published two papers exploring the impact of science policy on knowledge management and other systems-level dimensions of the US National Park System by applying methods of machine learning, network...

New study by Prof. Abatzoglou et al. published in Nature

March 14, 2023
Study identifies increasing prevalence of "flammable nights", a paradigm mediated by climate-change resulting in hotter drier nights, which decreases fire-fighters' ability to leverage night-time heat cover to manage fire advancement, and importantly - to rest....

Framework for analyzing Convergence Science published by Prof. Petersen et al. in Research Evaluation

January 5, 2023
Study provides a framework for measuring and evaluating the emerging interdisciplinary paradigm of Convergence Science, and applies the framework to a convergence nexus of human brain science in order to gain insights into the alignment of social and conceptual dimensions that represent the...

New study by MCS affiliate Felber Arroyave et al. published in Research Policy

February 24, 2022
UC Merced doctoral candidate and MCS affiliate Felber Arroyave and colleagues published in the leading science policy and management journal Research Policy, a member of the prestigious Financial Times 50 list.   Article summary: The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set...

AMR Origins Series Interview with MCS's Russ McBride on the Structure of Social Reality

September 8, 2021
The Academy of Management Review (AMR) hosts a video series called the "AMR Origins Series" that interviews authors publishing in AMR in an attempt to understand how their theory paper was written, where the ideas for it originated, and "where theories come from". Our MCS...

Prof. Osborne to lead UC Center for Climate Justice launch event

April 21, 2021
Celebrate Earth Day 2021! The UC Center for Climate Justice — directed by MCS Prof. Osborne — is a University of California system wide initiative to address climate change as a social justice and equity issue. Learn more about the center and how to get...

2021's Best & Worst States to Start a Business

March 20, 2021
Starting a business is never easy. MCS faculty member, Russ McBride, discusses startup incentives. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, about a fifth of all startups typically don’t survive past year one of operation, and nearly half never make it to their fifth...

Multi-campus UC wildfire project led by MCS Prof. Kolden

January 21, 2021
UC Merced, UCLA and UC Berkeley to join forces in MRPI focused on "Addressing California communities doubly vulnerable to catastrophic wildfires". Read more in the UCM feature article — Prestigious Biennial Grant Program Includes Funding for Ag-labor and Wildfire...

MIST faculty welcome Professor Spencer Castro

July 1, 2020
A big welcome to Dr. Spencer Castro, Assistant Professor in the Department of Management of Complex Systems at the University of California, Merced.  An exemplary interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Castro's research at the neuro-technology interface melds cognitive neuroscience and...

MIST faculty welcome Professor John Abatzoglou

July 1, 2020
A big welcome to Dr. John Abatzoglou, Associate Professor in the Department of Management of Complex Systems at the University of California, Merced.  As director of the Climatology Lab, Dr. Abatzoglou’s empirical analysis and modeling work has improved our understanding of the earth...

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