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Great giving

Social sciences alumnus encourages random acts of generosity through his company, Generosity Gang

How many people do you know who would literally give a stranger the shirt off their back? Would you? It's a tough question to answer, but Sonsern Lin - an alumnus of the School of Social Sciences business economics program and founder of clothing company Generosity Gang - wants to change that.

"I wanted to do something that allowed people to experience the feeling of giving," he explains. "Our brand has always been, not so much focused on a specific cause, but focused on how to inspire the person consuming our product to make generosity a part of their lifestyle."

The one-man show behind the newly rebranded company - they used to be called P1124 - hopes to help people appreciate the resources they have access to while encouraging them to live generously in every aspect of their lives. Their unique model allows customers to choose a product based on a cause that is meaningful to them and offers wearable reminders to practice giving in everyday life. The company's current initiatives - Choose Hunger, Choose Water, and the Sweatshirt Off Your Back campaign - each boast a unique cause and products to appeal to different people and types of giving.

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Entrepreneur at eighteen

Freshman business econ student kick starts her career as a CEO with $25,000 for Guardian Locket

UCI economist explains what the interest rate hike means for consumers

Increase is a good sign with relatively little impact for homeowners, general public, he says

UC system working to close gender equity gap in academia

Study finds UCI making greatest strides, ADVANCE program key in hiring female faculty

UCI researchers help demystify key elements of digital disaster communications

Study suggests strategies emergency management agencies can use to promote reposting

Supporting inclusive excellence

Social sciences professors recognized for work on diversity education and advancement

IMBS visiting Distinguished Professor Levin awarded National Medal of Science

Medal is highest presidential honor bestowed upon individuals in science and engineering

Dual honors for Peterson's book on Nigerian drug market

Published in 2014 by Duke University Press

Diversity and knowledge creation

Philosopher of science receives NSF funding to study diversity in STEM fields and its impact on science

UCI philosopher awarded National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship

Funding will support research on philosophical views on identity, necessity

Do we really want to awaken the alien force?

Human efforts to communicate with extraterrestrials via images or sound are doomed to failure, UCI professor asserts - and that may be for the best

International development and humanitarianism

Poli sci grad student honored by International Studies Association for contributions

Alumna featured in Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Anthropology alumna examines the role of midwives in Mexico among widespread social violence


 





upcoming events

From Undocumented to DACAmented: Understanding Legal Status in a New Policy Context

Jan 1

Diversity in Household Dynamics: Changes in Living Arrangements and Poverty Status

Jan 13

Separate and Unequal: Race, and the Mortgage Market, and Health

Jan 20

From Undocumented to DACAmented: Understanding Legal Status in a New Policy Context
January 1

Hot Blooded Gluttons: Coherence & Method in Historical Science
January 8

Diversity in Household Dynamics: Changes in Living Arrangements and Poverty Status
January 13

Separate and Unequal: Race, and the Mortgage Market, and Health
January 20





in the media

OP-ED: How hostile are Trump supporters toward Muslims? This new poll will tell you.

Tesler, The Washington Post


OP-ED: ”Self-radicalization" and responsibility for violence

Lynch, The Huffington Post


OP-ED: The evidence is piling up that higher minimum wages kill jobs

Neumark, The Wall Street Journal


ESSAY: Money talks

Maurer on money as a token of our social relations, courtesy of AEON

AUDIO: The etymology of the word du jour, 'radical'

Distinguished Professor of sociology Dave Snow comments on Southern California Public Radio

AUDIO: Fed interest rates, Mexican migration, dying, consumer rage

Chavez talks immigration on BYU Radio

Hiking minimum wage an inefficient tool to fight poverty: Fed research
Neumark, NBC News and CNBC

UCI research exposes effectiveness of terror or natural disaster tweets
Butts, OC Weekly

One mother spent a decade after her daughters' deaths changing car-rental laws
Beckmann, Los Angeles Times

The effects of minimum wages on employment
Neumark, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Fed: State minimum wage hikes may have killed 200,000 jobs
Neumark, Washington Examiner

Has President Obama's foreign policy worked?
Lynch, BBC News

The etymology of the word du jour, 'radical' (Audio)
Snow, Southern California Public Radio

Overwhelming majority of studies show raising minimum wage costs jobs (Blog)
Neumark, American Thinker

Saving for a rainy day – in alternative ways: part 1
Arnado, The Guardian

Jared Bernstein agrees with David Neumark on the minimum wage (Opinion)
Neumark, Forbes

Supreme Court hears historic case on affirmative action
Lee, Asian Journal

Eight economics books to buy this Christmas
Maurer, The Economic Times

The evidence is piling up that higher minimum wages kill jobs
Neumark, The Wall Street Journal

Fed interest rates, Mexican migration, dying, consumer rage (Audio)
Chavez, BYU Radio

Symbols, signs and secrets: What symbols tell us about ourselves
Ito, BBC's - The Forum

"Self-radicalization" and responsibility for violence
Lynch, Huffington Post

Lawyers for elections board want map work to proceed
Grofman, Richmond Times-Dispatch

Saving for a rainy day – in alternative ways: part 2
Kusimba and Joseph, The Guardian

New Jersey school district eases pressure on students, baring an ethnic divide
Lee, The New York Times

How a necklace can fight off sex offenders
Sanchez, LaRaza

How hostile are Trump supporters toward Muslims? This new poll will tell you.
Tesler, The Washington Post

What's a tetrachromat? Meet a person who sees 100 million colors
Jameson, upvoted (reddit)

Biz News: Smart Customer Mobile wins energy award
Maurer, Los Angeles Times

Watchdog: The gap between haves, have-nots grows in Orange County
Petracca, Orange County Register and Bloomberg

Fountain Valley's Au Lac gets second location in L.A.
Nguyen, Orange County Register

Give us snow: For some charities, a green Christmas makes it harder to raise money
Snow, Ottawa Citizen


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