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Homecoming BBQ
 
Calling all UCI soc sci alumni: Join us at the UCI Social Sciences Homecoming BBQ Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, 2:00-6:00 p.m. in Aldrich Park! Tip-off game day, Anteater-style at our pre-game, school-sponsored BBQ under the Social Sciences Tent during the Homecoming Festival. Come for good food and fun before the Anteaters take on the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara.
 
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The anger gap
 
Book by UCI political scientist Davin Phoenix challenges conventional wisdom that anger leads people to polls
 
 
 
 
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UC Irvine joins College and University Fund for the Social Sciences
 
Partnership provides critical link with Social Science Research Council to support research, collaboration and scholarship
 
 
 
 
 
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Finding herself - and a mission
 
Donor-funded scholarships help first-generation student Jocelyne Munoz, social policy & public service and education science major, 'become a well-rounded individual who can speak from multiple perspectives'
 
 
 
 
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Luck, land, and liquidity
 
Anthropology Ph.D. student Tariq Rahman wins a set of prestigious grants to fund his research about the financialization of land in Lahore, one of the fastest growing cities in the world
 
 
 
 
 
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Uncovering the roots of conflict
 
Award-winning research by Jeffrey Kopstein, UCI professor of political science, sheds new light on sources of mass ethnic violence
 
 
 
 
awards
 
 
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Outstanding teaching award recipients in social sciences
 
Turney, Manchak and Jenkins honored for mentorship, teaching and innovation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mar 3 | International Women's Day Global Discussion: The Case for Women's Leadership


The UCI School of Social Sciences is proud to partner with Athena40 to host a dynamic all-female California speaker panel as part of the 2nd Athena40 Global Conversation on Female Leadership. Learn more...
 
 
 
 
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in the media
 
Social sciences faculty and graduate students are consistently sought by media for their expertise in areas ranging from digital play to gender pay. Check out some of our top hits, self-authored pieces, and on-air interviews below, or visit us online for the full run down.
 

Op-Ed: Fear and romance for people without papers

Laura E. Enriquez, Chicano/Latino studies, Los Angeles Times: On Valentine's Day, we focus on love's gift of comfort and partnership, knowing love can also bring pain and heartache. When you don't have papers, these extremes are magnified. Immigration law is used to commit horrors every day - caging children, deporting parents, separating loved ones. But its damage is also subtler, steadily undercutting romance, love and families.
 
 
Hoffman on reality, consciousness
 
Forbes
 
 
O'Connor on math, inequity
 
OUPblog
 
 
 
 
Mednick on importance of naps
 
Thrive Global
 
 
Maurer on digital currency
 
Just Money
 
 
 
Social Sciences Homecoming Pre-Game BBQ
Aldrich Park | Feb 29


Join fellow social sciences alumni at the Social Sciences Homecoming BBQ, hosted by dean Bill Maurer, in Aldrich Park beginning 2 p.m. until tip-off. Learn more...
 
 
 
 
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Subscribe to our online calendar to get all events delivered straight to your smartphone. Bolded names below highlight events featuring social sciences faculty.
 
 
 
 
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FEB
 
   
 
Hiroshima's Ghostly Shadows: Collective Memory, Trauma, and Scale
 
12:30-1:45 p.m. | Social Science Tower, Room 777 | Gabriele Schwab, Distinguished Professor Departments of Comparative Literature and Anthropology, University of California, Irvine
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
 
FEB
 
   
 
National Institute of Justice: Funding Opportunities and Tips for Success
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 2112
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
 
FEB
 
   
 
Change the Narrative, Change the World: Ethics, Explanations and Engagement
 
2:00-3:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 5250 | Helen Haste, Emeritus, Harvard and Bath
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
 
FEB
 
   
 
Big Game and Big Science: A Complicated History of African Animals in the Modern World
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100 | Laura Mitchell, Associate Professor, Department of History, UC Irvine
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
 
FEB
 
   
 
SSARC's Weekly Bagel Fridays
 
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1230
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FEB
 
   
 
UCI Homecoming
 
Festivities start with Anteater Family Weekend activities and Reunion Events on Feb 28, and continue through Feb 29 with the Party in the Park, the Soc Sci Homecoming BBQ, and the Homecoming men's basketball game vs UC Santa Barbara.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FEB
 
   
 
Publishing as Possibility and Engagement
 
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Humanities Instructional Building, Room 135 | Ken Wissoker, Editorial Director, Duke University Press
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
 
FEB
 
   
 
Information-Theoretic Models of Natural Language
 
1:00-2:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 2112 | Richard Futrell, Assistant Professor, Language Science, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
28 
 
FEB
 
   
 
You Need A Nap: The Science of Sleep
 
1:00-2:00 p.m. | UCI Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium | Sara Mednick, Associate Professor, Cognitive Sciences, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
 
FEB
 
   
 
Veterans and Society: Building a Veterans Studies Curriculum
 
2:15-3:15 p.m. | UCI Student Center, Crescent Room A, B | Anita Casavantes Bradford, Associate Processor, Chicano/Latino Studies and History, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FEB
 
   
 
Is Facebook's Libra the Future of Money?
 
3:15-4:15 p.m. | UCI Student Center, Emerald Bay D, E | Bill Maurer, Dean, School of Social Sciences, Professor of Anthropology and Law, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
02
 
MAR
 
   
 
Dropout Decisions in U.S. House Elections
 
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 5206 | Danielle Thomsen, Political Science, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
02
 
MAR
 
   
 
Dean's Ambassador Council | Town Hall Forum
 
5:00-6:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 1222
 
 
 
 
 
 
03
 
MAR
 
   
 
Internal Large Grant Workshop
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517
 
 
 
 
 
 
04
 
MAR
 
   
 
Social Sciences Public Speaking Program
 
12:00-12:50 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1200
 
 
 
 
 
 
04
 
MAR
 
   
 
The Anger Gap: How Race Shapes Emotions in Politics
 
3:00-5:00 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517 | Davin Phoenix, Political Science, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
05
 
MAR
 
   
 
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
 
2:00-3:30 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1321
 
 
 
 
 
 
05
 
MAR
 
   
 
Housing, Bequests, and the Elderly
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 3132 | Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley
 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
MAR
 
   
 
SSARC's Weekly Bagel Fridays
 
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1230
 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
MAR
 
   
 
Two Failures of Successive Voting in the UK House of Commons: Lords Reform in 2004 and Brexit in 2019
 
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 5206 | Iain Mclean, Nuffield College, Oxford
 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
MAR
 
   
 
Ways Cantor Was Ignored
 
3:00-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Tower, Room 777 | Donald (Tony) Martin, Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Res. Prof., Dept. of Mathematics, UCLA
 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
MAR
 
   
 
Online Advertising Marketplaces: A Fun Workplace for Economists
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 3218 | Miguel Alcobendas, Yahoo!
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
MAR
 
   
 
Climate Crisis: Science and Policy
 
2:00-3:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 5250 | Teresa Sabol Spezio, Visiting Assistant Professor, Pitzer College, Claremont CA
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
MAR
 
   
 
Estimating Labor Market Power
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 3132 | Iona Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
MAR
 
   
 
Interpersonal Dynamics and the Handling of Controversial Topics in the Diverse Classroom
 
3:00-5:00 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517 | Kevin M. Huie, Director, Student Success Initiatives, Division of Undergraduate Education, Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
MAR
 
   
 
Gradual Specialization and the Allocation of Talent
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 3132 | Titan Alon, UC San Diego
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
MAR
 
   
 
SSARC's Weekly Bagel Fridays
 
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1230
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
MAR
 
   
 
Records and Archives for History & Archaeology: Assessing Some Case Studies on Sicily (1861-1945)
 
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 3323 | Antonino "Nino" Crisa, Ghent University
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
MAR
 
   
 
Sicily in Wartime: Protecting Antiquities, Museums and Communities (1939-45)
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 3323 | Antonino "Nino" Crisa, Ghent University
 
 
 
 
 
 
17
 
MAR
 
   
 
Effective Grant Writing and Keys to Finding Research Funding in STEM
 
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Graduate Resource Center, Grad Division
 
 
 
 
 
 
17
 
MAR
 
   
 
Do Youth Employment Programs Work? Evidence for the New Deal
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 3132 | Adriana Liera-Muney, UCLA
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
MAR
 
   
 
Shifting Incentives from Getting it Published to Getting it Right
 
6:00-7:00 Presentation 7:00-7:30 p.m. Discussion | UCI Student Center, Crystal Cove | Brian Nosek, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia and Co-Founder and Executive Director, Center for Open Science
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
MAR
 
   
 
Enhancing Diversity and Equitable Inclusion
 
3:00-5:00 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517
 
 
 
 
 
 
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