UCI School of Social Sciences


	Berg awarded grant to study new theory in human auditory processing Findings could lead to advances in hearing aid technology
	Conflict resolution Cecelia Lynch, associate professor of political science and fall 2007 recipient of the first faculty Living Our Values Award
	Back to the basics Cognitive scientist Barbara Sarnecka leads study on how children understand number concepts; findings may lead to better methods for teaching math
	Are we entering a new period of democratic dominance? New research suggests shifts in party control over U.S. House, Senate, and Presidency occur roughly every 14 years
	Associate dean Linda Cohen means business As economics professor and social sciences associate dean of graduate studies, Cohen plays instrumental role in advancing the study of alternative energy sources and energy efficiency initiatives while also advancing undergraduate business education at UCI
	Do continued increases in immigration erode wages for other immigrants? Sociology graduate student James Bachmeier receives grant from UC Office of the President to find out
	Using art to teach English and ethics UCI professors receive $828,000 grant from the California Postsecondary Education Commission to improve English and arts education
	Anthropology graduate student receives fellowships to study water rights Findings may lead to methods for improving water access to poorer populations
	A better Google? Cognitive scientist uses mathematical and computational models to make machines “more human-like” in their thought processes, retrieving not only what they are told, but also what is inferred; technology has implications for defense and tech industry
	Information overload Cognitive scientist Michael Lee develops mathematical and computational models to do your thinking for you; models provide insight on best possible decision when too much – or too little – information is available; used in oil, defense and tech industries
	Monkey see, monkey do Using fMRI, cognitive scientist Emily Grossman studies how we learn by observing actions of others; findings help researchers understand how brain areas communicate with one another, helps treat those with brain abnormalities
	Greenhalgh on China’s one-child policy Anthropology professor’s research on population control in China contributes to national policy debates

Berg awarded grant to study new theory in human auditory processing

Findings could lead to advances in hearing aid technology

Cecelia Lynch, associate professor of political science and fall 2007 recipient of the first faculty Living Our Values Award

Back to the basics

Cognitive scientist Barbara Sarnecka leads study on how children understand number concepts; findings may lead to better methods for teaching math

Are we entering a new period of democratic dominance?

New research suggests shifts in party control over U.S. House, Senate, and Presidency occur roughly every 14 years

Associate dean Linda Cohen means business

As economics professor and social sciences associate dean of graduate studies, Cohen plays instrumental role in advancing the study of alternative energy sources and energy efficiency initiatives while also advancing undergraduate business education at UCI

Do continued increases in immigration erode wages for other immigrants?

Sociology graduate student James Bachmeier receives grant from UC Office of the President to find out

Using art to teach English and ethics

UCI professors receive $828,000 grant from the California Postsecondary Education Commission to improve English and arts education

Anthropology graduate student receives fellowships to study water rights

Findings may lead to methods for improving water access to poorer populations

A better Google?

Cognitive scientist uses mathematical and computational models to make machines “more human-like” in their thought processes, retrieving not only what they are told, but also what is inferred; technology has implications for defense and tech industry

Information overload

Cognitive scientist Michael Lee develops mathematical and computational models to do your thinking for you; models provide insight on best possible decision when too much – or too little – information is available; used in oil, defense and tech industries

Monkey see, monkey do

Using fMRI, cognitive scientist Emily Grossman studies how we learn by observing actions of others; findings help researchers understand how brain areas communicate with one another, helps treat those with brain abnormalities

Greenhalgh on China’s one-child policy

Anthropology professor’s research on population control in China contributes to national policy debates

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