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kids and math
 
 
 
nadia chernyak
 
 
featured:
How kids use math to understand equality, fairness
 
UCI cognitive scientist Nadia Chernyak receives funding from National Science Foundation to study connection between children's cognitive skills and pro-social behavior
 
Read on...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
tawfiq alhamedi
 
 
Borderless research
 
UCI anthropology doctoral student Tawfiq Alhamedi earns the support of the National Science Foundation to examine historical migrations between the Arab world and East Africa
 
 
 
 
jeanett castellanos
 
 
A distinguished career of service
 
Jeanett Castellanos awarded for career of dedicated service to communities of color
 
 
 
 
richard futrell
 
 
Understanding AI
 
UCI language scientist Richard Futrell receives National Science Foundation grant to open the black box of neural networks that guide many of our 21st century devices
 
 
 
miles davison
 
 
Davison earns NAEd Spencer Fellowship
 
One-year funding supports the sociology graduate student's work on restorative justice programs in schools
 
 
 
robots
 
 
Robots to the rescue
 
Socially assistive devices can help people cope in times of crisis
 
 
jean claude falmagne
 
 
Research, life and the field of mathematical psychology
 
Fireside Chat with Jean-Claude Falmagne goes in depth on the Society for Mathematical Psychology Senior Fellow's career and accomplishments
 
 
 
bill maurer
 
 
We must invest in the University of California, not cut core instruction
 
UCI social sciences dean Bill Maurer, along with social sciences deans from UCSB and UCSC, give perspective in this piece for CalMatters
 
 
general campus
 
 
Social sciences welcomes five UC President's and Chancellor's Postdocs for 2020-21
 
One-year fellowship supports outstanding women, underrepresented minorities in developing academic careers
 
 
 
 
 
internship group
 
 
How a remote internship exceeded my expectations
 
Nora Beik, UCI political science and international studies major, reports on her experience as an intern with the National Council on United States-Arab Relations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
soc sci
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.
 
hector tobar

Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies professor, provides commentary in The New York Times on the nightly best and worst moments of the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention.

Check out his nightly run downs:
DNC Night 1 | DNC Night 2 | DNC Night 3 | DNC Night 4 | RNC Night 1 | RNC Night 2 | RNC Night 3 | RNC Night 4
 
claire kim
 
Kim on activism among communities of color
 
New York Times
 
bernie grofman
 
Grofman on popular vote and electoral college
 
Medium
 
 
 
roxanne varzi
 
Varzi on race, ethnicity and writing
 
Voice of OC
 
sabrina strings
 
Strings on BMI and race
 
The Star
 
 
 
 
event
calendar
 
 
 
 
 
08
 
SEPT
 
   
 
Two Months to Election Day - Are We Prepared?
 
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Julia Azari, Associate Professor and Assistant Chair, Marquette University; Mindy Romero, Founder and Director, Center for Inclusive Democracy; and Martin Wattenberg, Professor of Political Science, UC Irvine. Co-sponsored by the UCI School of Law and the Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
SEPT
 
   
 
Stagnant Dreamers: How the Inner City Shapes the Integration of Second-Generation Latinos
 
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Maria Rendon, Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Public Policy, UCI. Part of the UCI School of Law Book Talk Series: Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America.
 
 
 
 
 
 
29-30
 
SEPT
 
   
 
Undergraduate Student Orientation
 
Zoom (pre-registration required)

Global and International Studies: Sept 29, 10 a.m.
Chicano/Latino Studies: Sept 29, 11 a.m.
Language Science: Sept 29, 11 a.m.
Anthropology: Sept 29, 2 p.m.
Economics: Sept 29, 2 p.m.
Social Policy & Public Service: Sept 30, 10 a.m.
Cognitive Sciences: Sept 30, 11 a.m.
Sociology: Sept 30, 11 a.m.
Political Science: Sept 30, 2 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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uci soc sci
 
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