SocialSciences Research News


	Dalai Lama Scholar promotes religious tolerance Armaan Rowther, public health science undergrad and Olive Tree Initiative student, plans a series of events on interfaith cooperation
	Solinger’s States’ Gains, Labor’s Losses earns Outstanding Title honors from Choice Honor recognizes book as one of the most significant print and electronic works reviewed in the magazine in 2010
	IMTFI researcher studies Afghan monetary practices to learn how emerging mobile money industry could make lasting economic impact UCI IMTFI researcher studies Afghan monetary practices to learn how the emerging mobile money industry could make a lasting economic impact
	Study coauthored by Chicano/Latino studies assistant professor Belinda Campos finds health benefits of expressive writing do not apply equally across all cultures Study coauthored by Chicano/Latino studies assistant professor Belinda Campos finds health benefits of expressive writing do not apply equally across all cultures
	Anthropologist receives grant to study how the world’s largest nation is handling gender imbalance Anthropologist receives grant to study how the world’s largest nation is handling gender imbalance
	UCI cognitive scientists’ non-invasive synthetic telepathy communication work featured in April edition of Discover Magazine UCI cognitive scientists’ non-invasive synthetic telepathy communication work featured in April edition of Discover Magazine
	Daisy Reyes, sociology grad student, earns Lauds & Laurels honors for research on roles of student clubs on college campuses Daisy Reyes, sociology grad student, earns Lauds & Laurels honors for research on roles of student clubs on college campuses
	UCI social scientists use blogs to share research, experiences UCI social scientists use blogs to share research, experiences
	Brian Skyrms, winner of the 2011 Extraordinarius award, discusses the finer points of social contract theory Brian Skyrms, winner of the 2011 Extraordinarius award, discusses the finer points of social contract theory
	UCI Graduate Division awards grants for social sciences research Research topics funded to advance academic understanding of issues impacting our everyday lives
	Studying health disorders at the neural level UCI cognitive scientist and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience director receives grant to advance basic science-level understanding of stroke, schizophrenia and stuttering
	UCI Chancellor’s professor receives grant to study health of children of Mexican immigrants Funding provided by National Institutes of Health Child Health and Human Development Program
	Pay in the public sector: Sun, salaries and public servants A study by UCI economists Jan Brueckner and David Neumark is featured in The Economist March 3, 2011
	UCI Alumni Association honors five recipients in social sciences with Lauds & Laurels awards Skyrms and 18 others will be honored at 41st Lauds & Laurels ceremony May 12
	Public Impact Fellowship winner follows his heart Andrew Chang left promising engineering career to pursue doctorate in economics
	Dancing away their differences Visits engender friendship between UCI arts students and their Ghanaian counterparts
	Neumark to testify before State Senate on merits of hiring and earned income credits, pitfalls of Enterprise Zone Program Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 9:30 a.m.
	New book by sociologist Judith Treas examines how culture and society influence who does household chores UCI sociologist and CDASA director Judith Treas explains in new book how society, culture and public policy impact who does chores in homes around the globe
	UCI anthropology garners top honors NRC ranks department in top ten while four graduate student dissertations are selected among nation’s top 40 in cultural anthropology
	U.S. death certificates reflect racial stereotypes, study finds UCI sociologists Noymer and Penner find assumptions about victims of violence and alcoholism influence ethnic classification