SocialSciences Research News

Anthropologist Leo Chavez receives dual honors from field’s top association

2009 Book Prize and Prize for Distinguished Achievement in the Critical Study of North America recognize more than 25 years of immigration research contributions


Obama pushes rights with Chinese students

Dorothy Solinger, political science professor, is quoted in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette November 16, 2009


Decreasing the minimum wage

David Neumark, economics professor, is quoted in Parade Magazine November 15, 2009


Debate over illegal immigration is still raging

A study by Ruben Rumbaut, sociologist, is featured in the Herald News November 12, 2009


UCI robot being given ability to 'think'

Study by Jeff Krichmar, UCI cognitive scientist, is featured in the OC Register November 10, 2009


Michael Moore ignores capitalism's blessings

An op-ed by Gregory Ferenstein, political science graduate student and CSD Peltason Fellow, is featured in the Christian Science Monitor on November 3, 2009


Imagine: L.A. bicyclists in the driver's seat, one day a week

Adonia Lugo, anthropology graduate student, is quoted in the LA Times on November 4, 2009


Ana Pesic receives 2009 Sheen T. Kassouf Fellowship

Award named in honor of pioneering economics professor and academician


A ‘rat-brained’ scheme for decisions

Study by Jeff Krichmar, UCI cognitive scientist, is featured in the Daily Pilot November 4, 2009


Kathy Rim is named 2009-10 Fletcher Jones Foundation Fellow

Award recognizes academic excellence and carries $20,100 prize


Freemasonry: fact vs. fiction

UCI's Lilith Mahmud discusses the society's portrayal in a hit novel and reveals its 'best-kept secret'


Iverson receives Society for Mathematical Psychology Best Paper Award

Honor recognizes work in theoretical psychophysics


UCI researcher receives grant to study U.S. immigrant health

Funding provided by National Institutes of Health “GO” program


UCI cognitive scientist studies how background noise helps and hinders hearing

Findings will help explain how we separate and hear sounds in an acoustically cluttered world


Unsolved mysteries

Professor Barrett is searching for answers to one of philosophy and physics’ deepest mysteries


Understanding the human mind is focus of two new graduate fellowships in Social Sciences
Academics seek to put a human face on undocumented Hispanic immigrants

Leo Chavez, anthropology and Chicano/Latino studies professor, is quoted in Feet in 2 Worlds, on October 19, 2009


State GOP tries to steal Dems' fire over water

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies department chair and political science associate professor, is quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 19, 2009


UCI report says small businesses face heavy burden

David Neumark, economics professor, is featured in the OC Metro on October 16, 2009


Invisible immigrants

Research by sociology professor Judith Treas sheds light on foreign-born seniors in the U.S.