UCI School of Social Sciences


	Community partners UCI project couples academic research with community action to combat health issues linked to poverty, poor diets
	Congestion solution Mark Kutzbach, 2008-09 Kassouf Fellow, studies solutions to traffic congestion in developing countries caused by increasing incomes
	Speech without sound Study headed by cognitive scientist Mike D’Zmura focused on creating a thought-based communication system; may lead to ability to “speak” without uttering a word; implications extend from healthcare to law enforcement
	Seeing the world from a different angle Inaugural recipient of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience's (CCNS) summer fellowship studies what it's like to see - and understand - the world in reverse; research that may help in development of applications for individuals with spatial deficiencies such as hemispatial neglect, a neurological disorder exhibited by individuals who have suffered from a stroke
	El Salvador's congressmen tap local expertise of UCI faculty and SAPD officers UCI profs share research on changing dynamics of border relations, gang activity and drug trafficking policy
	Chavez investigates media portrayal of immigrants in new book, The Latino Threat Why aren't Latinos learning English? Do they really want to take over the Southwestern United States? Political pundits have made their careers debating these questions, but UCI anthropology professor Leo Chavez provides answers and exposes myths in his latest book.
	Nuclear strategies and sanctions topic of new UC Irvine study Funded by $50,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation
	World of opportunity Denise Sandoval, alumnus and Fulbright scholar, impacts economic development on a global scale
	Upwardly mobile Latinas tap into "ethnic capital" to climb the corporate ladder Study finds ethnic professional associations play a major role in Latina business women's ability to succeed in the Orange County corporate culture
	National voting trends on affirmative action bans topic of UC study Findings will help policy makers and scholars anticipate how coalitions form in order to better predict election outcomes
	Komaie awarded Haynes Foundation Fellowship to study Iranian community Findings will help researchers understand how new populations acculturate into American society
	Study to shed light on pro bono practices of top U.S. law firms Funded by National Science Foundation
	Living the dream Experience as anthropology undergrad inspires alumnus to give back to UCI and environment
	Cleaning up environment saves lives Study by DASA graduate finds cleaning up environment in Russia could save lives
	Trouble paying attention? UC Irvine researcher awarded $1.6 million to study attention processes and training for improved performance
	Budz awarded fellowship to study refugee and asylum policy Research findings show policies may lead to violence as governments attempt to balance human rights and security concerns
	Research close to home Undergraduate psychology major Leyna Vo returns to her roots in order to impact Vietnamese mental healthcare
	Student thrives on stage and in the 'courtroom' Mock Trial training shapes future leaders
	The forgotten youth Roberto Gonzales pursues research on what happens to youth born abroad and brought to the U.S.; impacts immigration policy and how new populations acculturate
	Study argues for transparency and standards in private security industry Findings appear in May issue of American Interest

UCI project couples academic research with community action to combat health issues linked to poverty, poor diets

Mark Kutzbach, 2008-09 Kassouf Fellow, studies solutions to traffic congestion in developing countries caused by increasing incomes

Speech without sound

Study headed by cognitive scientist Mike D’Zmura focused on creating a thought-based communication system; may lead to ability to “speak” without uttering a word; implications extend from healthcare to law enforcement

Seeing the world from a different angle

Inaugural recipient of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience's (CCNS) summer fellowship studies what it's like to see - and understand - the world in reverse; research that may help in development of applications for individuals with spatial deficiencies such as hemispatial neglect, a neurological disorder exhibited by individuals who have suffered from a stroke

El Salvador's congressmen tap local expertise of UCI faculty and SAPD officers

UCI profs share research on changing dynamics of border relations, gang activity and drug trafficking policy

Chavez investigates media portrayal of immigrants in new book, The Latino Threat

Why aren't Latinos learning English? Do they really want to take over the Southwestern United States? Political pundits have made their careers debating these questions, but UCI anthropology professor Leo Chavez provides answers and exposes myths in his latest book.

Nuclear strategies and sanctions topic of new UC Irvine study

Funded by $50,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation

World of opportunity

Denise Sandoval, alumnus and Fulbright scholar, impacts economic development on a global scale

Upwardly mobile Latinas tap into "ethnic capital" to climb the corporate ladder

Study finds ethnic professional associations play a major role in Latina business women's ability to succeed in the Orange County corporate culture

National voting trends on affirmative action bans topic of UC study

Findings will help policy makers and scholars anticipate how coalitions form in order to better predict election outcomes

Komaie awarded Haynes Foundation Fellowship to study Iranian community

Findings will help researchers understand how new populations acculturate into American society

Study to shed light on pro bono practices of top U.S. law firms

Funded by National Science Foundation

Living the dream

Experience as anthropology undergrad inspires alumnus to give back to UCI and environment

Cleaning up environment saves lives

Study by DASA graduate finds cleaning up environment in Russia could save lives

Trouble paying attention?

UC Irvine researcher awarded $1.6 million to study attention processes and training for improved performance

Budz awarded fellowship to study refugee and asylum policy

Research findings show policies may lead to violence as governments attempt to balance human rights and security concerns

Research close to home

Undergraduate psychology major Leyna Vo returns to her roots in order to impact Vietnamese mental healthcare

Student thrives on stage and in the 'courtroom'

Mock Trial training shapes future leaders

The forgotten youth

Roberto Gonzales pursues research on what happens to youth born abroad and brought to the U.S.; impacts immigration policy and how new populations acculturate

Study argues for transparency and standards in private security industry

Findings appear in May issue of American Interest

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