Social Sciences School-Wide News
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Social sciences alumnus impacts healthcare in third world countries Efforts earn Sam Downing 2009 Lauds & Laurels Outstanding Alumnus in Social Sciences Award |
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Filling the U.S. history book gap on Asian Americans Efforts earn graduate student Kathy Rim the 2009 Lauds & Laurels Outstanding Graduate Student Award |
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Alumnus creates Law Forum program to shape future leaders, lawyers Efforts earn Pam Kelley 2009 Lauds & Laurels Community Service |
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Teaching students to be global citizens For his efforts, political science research professor Jim Danziger receives 2009 Lauds & Laurels Extraordinarius Award |
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UCI cognitive scientist on team tapped to create large-scale artificial brain Computerized brain will help researchers bridge gap between man and machin |
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Rumbaut awarded book grant from Russell Sage Book to discuss ethnicity and inequality among immigrant populations in Southern California |
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Back in the classroom '05 alumnus and DHS inspector shares insight on careers in government service |
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UCI researchers to study brain region with links to autism and musical ability Findings from cognitive neuroscientists Hickok and Saberi will be critical in guiding clinical research on disorders including autism, schizophrenia and stroke-induced aphasia |
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Street-wise scholar Chicano/Latino studies and psychology undergrad Pamela Ruiz studies ways to end gang strangleholds in Honduras and the U.S. |
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Human rights best practices Political scientist Alison Brysk examines international human rights success stories in new book, Global Good Samaritans |
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Demographic doom for world's most populous country? Sociologist studies negative economic and social consequences related to China's one-child policy |
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Economics alumni share insight on careers in financial services Alumni represented local financial powerhouses Analytic Investors; Metropolitan West Capital Management, LLC; Bank of the West and Far East National Bank; and BlackRock Private Investors Group |
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Gridlock puts brakes on job growth Graduate student Kent Hymel studies traffic, economy; finds more efficient public infrastructure can spur local economic growth |
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Fraternal instincts Political science alumnus Mitchell Winans goes to Washington - after a stellar UCI career that earned him a Living Our Values Award |
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Sociologist & Fulbright scholar Jennifer Lee explores fading lines of race in U.S. Findings indicate interracial marriage is more common among Asian/White and Latino/White couples than among Black/White couples |
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Reaching out Jerry Nguyen, biological sciences undergrad and Jumpstart corps member, expands education opportunities for children at home and abroad |
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Illegal migration worldwide poses security risks Political scientist Kamal Sadiq investigates how paperwork - often falsely obtained - grants citizenship to illegal immigrants |
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Study by cognitive scientist Emily Grossman to shed light on how visual cues and motor activities formulate perception Findings will aid in development of new treatments for victims of stroke and individuals with autism and schizophrenia |
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Anthropologist explores root causes of drug addiction in rural New Mexico Finds economic disparity is culprit behind addiction in area; study published in October issue of Cultural Anthropology |