SocialSciences Research News


	Event to explore ‘Women, War & Peace’ Actress Geena Davis and UCI anthropologist Roxanne Varzi among participants in panel discussion marking debut of PBS series
	Hickok receives grant to grow his brain research team Postdoctoral researcher Kayoko Okada, cognitive sciences `05, will help map brain lesions and activity linked to language processing using fMRI
	Salas receives grant to study consequences of family planning program funding disruptions Funding provided by the UC Pacific Rim Research Program
	Social sciences 2011-12 Expert Speaker Series focuses on social media, sustainability and the future of healthcare Social sciences 2011-12 Expert Speaker Series focuses on social media, sustainability and the future of healthcare
	Shorette receives NSF grant to study global fair trade organizations Funding period began in August and runs through July 2012
	Gillespie receives grant from NSF to study impact of parent-child cohesion on residence choices Funding begins in September and runs through August 2012
	Dingeman-Cerda receives NSF grant to study impact of deportation on El Salvadoran immigrants Study began in August and runs through July 2012
	Multi-university study finds racial classification linked to status cues in clothing New multi-university study finds racial classification linked to status cues in clothing
	New UCI research center links economics-related research with public policy Center for Economics & Public Policy, housed in the School of Social Sciences, is directed by economist David Neumark
	Vargas receives grant to study role of musical sound and sociality in relation to racialized gender, sexuality Funding provided by the UC Center for New Racial Studies
	Social sciences welcomes four new faculty in fall 2011 Research interests span game theory, political behavior, social inequality and computational modeling
	Lee is selected as a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar Honor includes funding for one-year in-residence at foundation’s New York headquarters
	UCI sociology makes strong showing at annual American Sociological Association meeting Faculty and graduate students earn awards and key positions on section councils
	David Frank earns honor at American Sociological Association annual meeting Study on criminal sex regulation recognized as best scholarly article in global and transnational sociology
	Boellstorff's Coming of Age in Second Life inspires virtual machinima Video available on YouTube, courtesy of Spiral Silverstar
	UCI-directed documentary on Bracero Program to air on PBS stations nationwide Harvest of Loneliness, directed by Gilbert Gonzalez, Chicano/Latino studies, and Vivian Price, political science doctoral alumna
	Bean receives 2011 Distinguished Career Award from ASA’s International Migration section Sociology and economics Chancellor’s Professor received honor at the association's annual meeting in Las Vegas
	Embarking on a new adventure Anthropology professor Bill Maurer takes the reins as associate dean in School of Social Sciences
	Americans are angry. Why aren't they protesting? An op-ed by David Meyer, sociology professor, is featured in the Washington Post August 12, 2011
	UCI cognitive scientists want your help forecasting the future UCI cognitive scientists want your help forecasting the future