Social Sciences School-Wide News
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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 |
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Unsolved mysteries Professor Barrett is searching for answers to one of philosophy and physics’ deepest mysteries |
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Understanding the human mind is focus of two new graduate fellowships in Social Sciences |
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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 |
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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 |
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UCI report says small businesses face heavy burden David Neumark, economics professor, is featured in the OC Metro on October 16, 2009 |
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Invisible immigrants Research by sociology professor Judith Treas sheds light on foreign-born seniors in the U.S. |
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Cities can't bank on small businesses for stable economic partnerships UCI co-author says study validates efforts to attract and retain corporate headquarters |
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Pitfalls and unintended positives of going global New book takes a comparative look at the impact of global trade on the local economies and government responsiveness in China, France and Mexico |
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Study combines EEG and MEG imaging to understand how brain processes attention Data will be used to create computerized model for future non-invasive cognitive and clinical studies of attention disorders |
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Figuring out the true cost of complying with California regulations David Neumark, economics professor, is featured in the LA Times on October 13, 2009 |
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Graduate research to shed light on factors impacting immigrant health Funding provided by National Science Foundation |
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Can union mergers reverse declining membership? Sociology graduate student Jasmine Kerrissey awarded grant from NSF to find out |
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Tea Party story leaves tasty leftovers David Meyer, sociology professor, is quoted in the Arizona Daily Star on October 5, 2009 |
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The young and the jobless Studies by David Neumark, economics professor, are highlighted in the Wall Street Journal on October 4, 2009 |
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UC researchers to use robots to study brain processes involved in decision making Findings could lead to advancements in understanding human behavior and further developments in neurorobotics |
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Gucci snake bag draws ire in China as wage gaps widen Dorothy Solinger, political science professor, is quoted on Bloomberg.com on September 30, 2009 |
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Dispelling bias against Latinos Leo Chavez, anthropology and Chicano/Latino studies professor, is featured on Recordnet.com, on September 30, 2009 |
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UCI profs weigh in on growth of network analysis in special edition of Science Papers appear in July 24 issue |
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Lynn’s immigrants and police share a gulf A study by Rubén Rumbaut, sociology professor, is featured in The Boston Globe on September 25, 2009 |