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Research excellence
 
Funding for world class research in the UCI School of Social Sciences grew by more than 33 percent from 2018-19 to 2019-20
 
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belinda robnett
 
 
Building a more representative professoriate
 
UCI sociology professor and associate dean of faculty development and diversity Belinda Robnett receives grant to establish program for underrepresented minority Ph.D. students in social sciences
 
 
 
 
ofer horn
 
 
Poolside reflections
 
Dean's Leadership Society member Ofer Horn turns lessons from an acclaimed UCI coach into business success
 
 
 
 
rocio rosales
 
 
Under the rainbow umbrellas
 
New book by UCI professor RocĂ­o Rosales explores the complex stories of immigrant street vendors in Los Angeles
 
 
 
future of cash
 
 
What's next: The future of cash
 
Bill Maurer, UCI anthropologist and social sciences dean, explains how the death of dollars has been greatly exaggerated
 
 
 
athena 40 speaker panel in california
 
 
The case for female leadership and equality
 
Key findings from a global discussion including an all-female UCI panel
 
 
adan martinez ordaz
 
 
For immigrants, the real risks of virtual activities
 
UCI anthropology Ph.D. student Adan Martinez Ordaz wins a National Science Foundation grant to support his research on immigrants' use of online platforms
 
 
 
equity
 
 
Honoring efforts to advance diversity and equitable inclusion
 
UCI social sciences recognizes professors Hironaka, Bui and grad student Winer for contributions
 
 
general campus - on the bridge
 
 
Advancing equity in the age of COVID-19
 
Four from social sciences awarded funding to lead timely, cutting edge research projects
 
 
 
 
 
student at laptop
 
 
Weathering the pandemic in an online class
 
UC students enrolled in Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa chronicle their remote course experience
 
 
 
 
 
listen in
podcasts and sound bites
 
From politics and race to coins and cooking, experts from UCI social sciences offer insight and inspiration in these podcasts and interviews. Listen in.
 
davin phoenix
 
 
UCI Podcast: Professor Davin Phoenix on the political impact of the Black Lives Matter movement
 
Political scientist and expert on the role anger and race play in politics talks about protests and their potential influence on the November elections
 
melissa king
 
 
UCI Podcast: Top Chef winner is UCI alumna Melissa King
 
'05 psychology alumna dishes on show's final moments and her unique California-Asian culinary style
 
russ dalton
 
 
UCI Podcast: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of WW II
 
UCI political science research professor reflects on the war's far-reaching family impact
 
 
sabrina strings
 
 
Fat phobia and its racist past and present
 
Sabrina Strings, sociology, on NPR
 
colombia
 
 
The problem with the coastal cities of Colombia's Pacific
 
Shauna Gillooly, poli sci, explains on Colombia Calling
 
cash
 
 
Is it time to ditch cash?
 
Bill Maurer, anthropology, on BYU Radio - Top of Mind with Julie Rose
 
 
 
 
soc sci
in the media
 
Social sciences faculty and graduate students are consistently sought by media for their expertise in areas ranging from digital play to gender pay. Check out some of our top hits, self-authored pieces, and on-air interviews below, or visit us online for the full run down.
 
roxanne varzi

"At the end of the day, the mask doesn't represent a lack of choice, but a good one. It's been recommended by public health experts for personal safety and not for political or religious reasons. It's more than a symbol. Bound by politics and danger - and what we anthropologists call a social contract - what we wear is not immaterial." Read more from Roxanne Varzi, anthropology, in this piece she penned for the Daily Pilot.
 
sara goodman
 
Goodman on citizenship and immigration
 
Broadway World
 
david neumark
 
Neumark on gender and pay at Google
 
The Guardian
 
 
 
danielle thomsen
 
Thomsen on women and politics
 
FiveThirtyEight
 
campus
 
Kim, Tesler on politics and race
 
Washington Post
 
 
 
 
event
calendar
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
AUG
 
   
 
UCI Great Big Read Presents Julia Alvarez
 
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

Join us for a discussion with National Medal of Arts recipient Julia Alvarez, prize-winning author of books such as How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, In the Time of the Butterflies, and Afterlife, which is the current UCI Great Big Read selection. A live Q&A session will follow. The discussion will be facilitated by Anita Casavantes Bradford, Chicano/Latino Studies, UCI.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
about
uci soc sci
 
We are not your standard school. Like Peter, our beloved Anteater mascot, we're quirky and different. We're on a mission to create positive change in society, economies and human well-being by breaking down traditional barriers and pushing the limits in teaching, research and service. Doing so requires a different attitude, aim and set of actions.
 
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