Enrollment of uninsured patients in a program with benefits comparable to those offered under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 resulted in significant healthcare cost savings, a new study finds. Published in the February issue of Health Affairs, the research sheds light on the potential outcomes of newly enacted healthcare reforms.

According to new research by Frank D. Bean, sociology Chancellor’s Professor, pathways to legalization and citizenship appear to take on greater significance for overcoming disadvantages in Mexican American educational attainment than previously thought.

Tune in to KPFK 90.7 Sunday, Feb. 5 at 12:30 p.m. to hear UCI sociologist David Smith discuss inequality in America as part of the ongoing "Insighters" series.

Live streaming is available.

Cynthia Feliciano, Chicano/Latino studies and sociology associate professor, and Jeanett Castellanos, Social Sciences Academic Resource Center director, are being honored by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) for their efforts in support of Latinos in higher education.

The Population, Society and Inequality Colloquium Series presents

“The Role of Labor Union Participation in Facilitating Latino Parents’ Critical Civic Engagement”
with Veronica Terriquez, Assistant Professor, USC Department of Sociology

February 7, 2012
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Social Science Plaza B, Room 4250

This lecture is sponsored by the Center for Immigration, Population and Public Policy.  
 

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The Population, Society and Inequality Series presents

"Marriage Markets and Family Formation: the Role of the Vietnam Draft"
with Marianne Bitler, Department of Economics, UC Irvine

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Social Sciences Plaza B, Room 4250

This lecture is sponsored by the Center for Demographic and Social Analysis.

For further information, please contact Sandy Cushman, scushman@uci.edu or 949-824-3344.

The Population, Society and Inequality Series presents

"Incarcerating Parenthood? The Countervailing Consequences of Paternal Incarceration"
with Kristin Turney, Department of Sociology, UCI

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Social Sciences Plaza B, Room 4250

The lecture is sponsored by the UCI Center for Gender, Work, and Family Research Group.

For further information, please contact Sandy Cushman, scushman@uci.edu or 949-824-3344.

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