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The sky's the limit

High-jump champ and sociology undergrad Lauren Collins ends a record-setting season on track for the Olympics


A call to action

Students in School of Social Sciences' Community Service and Leadership Program bring smiles, hope to Orange County community members



HIV/AIDS in China

UCI grad student studies the politics behind HIV/AIDS in China


Staff honored for university service

14 from School of Social Sciences recognized


Iranian/American reaction

discusses dynamics of protesters in Iran


Getting from here to there

Economics professor Jan Brueckner discusses the future of plane, train and automobile travel


A perfect match

UCI professor creates new mathematical model to explain how the human eye sees color; findings may help bridge gap between colors seen in real-life and those reproduced on televisions, computer monitors and digital cameras


Social Sciences dean elected to Vision Sciences Society Board of Directors

Four-year term begins in June


Etel Solingen Impacting international relations

UCI prof collaborates with international scholars to impact U.S-China relations, findings detailed in new book, Power and Restraint: A Shared Vision for the U.S.-China Relationship


UCI Immigration Center earns university designation of organized research unit

New status denotes UC system-wide recognition for research topic complementary to goals of university, says Office of Research


A lesson in humanity

UCI's Baghdad School Project sends classroom supplies to Iraqi children


Playing many parts

Jumpstart outreach program volunteer uses acting to engage students in reading, receives national award for Spirit of Service; program helps pre-school students learn to read


Opening doors to learning

Robert Espero '92 helps students with disabilities succeed in the classroom


Cognitive scientists receive grant to study how humans learn language

Findings will help researchers learn if humans are hardwired to pick up language more quickly than other skills.


Citizenship as blood right rather than birthright

Anthropology graduate student Erin Moran studies Ireland's efforts to curtail immigration; findings could play role in U.S. immigration policy


Anthropology in Second Life

Professor Tom Boellstorff gathers information in the virtual world about its appeal to growing numbers of participants


Internet love is not colorblind

UCI study of online daters shows race-based preferences; people follow racial stereotypes when looking for love


Modern day pirates

New book by Sandholtz takes historical look at modern day pirates through examination of patterns in developing international law


Olive Tree Initiative to receive O.C. Human Relations Commission award

Founding board member of UCI Center for Citizen Peacebuilding also to be recognized