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Thank you!
 
We'd like to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in #UCIGivingDay. With your support, we raised more than $30,000 for social sciences students, faculty, research and programs. Your gifts help us push forward our school's mission to create positive change in society, economies and for human well-being, and for that we are eternally grateful.
 
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judy kroll
 
 
Judith Kroll is named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
 
Language scientist joins 34 other UCI faculty members in the prestigious organization
 
 
 
 
new employees
 
 
UCI study finds that California Competes Tax Credit program creates jobs
 
Effective place-based policy can be model for future incentives, evidence shows
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
bee friendly campus
 
 
Bee friendly
 
UCI undergrad Alyssa Romea, political science and environmental science and policy, discusses the successful campaign to certify UCI as a Bee Campus, and what you can do to make your home and community more friendly to these important pollinators
 
 
hina usman
 
 
Usman receives grant to study recidivism program in Pakistan
 
Funding provided by Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
 
 
 
 
lauren ross
 
 
The distinctiveness of disease explanation
 
Lauren Ross receives fellowship expanding her research aimed at bringing clarity to scientific explanation
 
 
heidi hardt
 
 
Hardt receives fellowship to embed with the U.S. State Department
 
One-year post will give her insider's view of how foreign policy is made
 
 
 
 
 
 
awards
 
 
Outstanding teaching award recipients in social sciences
 
Richardson, Rosales, Tobar and Lynch honored for mentorship, teaching and innovation
 
 
uci campus
 
 
Response to April 15 mass shooting in Indianapolis
 
From UCI social sciences, humanities and inclusive excellence office
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
davin phoenix

"Maxine Waters' display of anger, and others like her, may inspire Black citizens to feel that it’s worth staying involved in the struggle to reform policing."

Op-ed by Davin Phoenix, poli sci, and others in The Washington Post.
 
claire jean kim
 
Kim on
anti-Asian
hate crimes
 
LA Times
 
sabrina strings
 
Enriquez on immigration-impacted students
 
Inside Higher Ed
 
 
 
vellore arthi
 
Arthi on
post-COVID economy
 
Bloomberg
 
bill maurer
 
Maurer on cryptocurrency energy
 
Yahoo Finance
 
vanessa delgado

Vanessa Delgado, sociology Ph.D candidate, studies the interactions between children and their immigrant parents. She says many times it takes children convincing their parents to get the vaccine. ... "This is work that millions of (children of immigrants) here in the U.S. are doing in order to make sure that their parents get the best resources that they can," she says. More, courtesy of NW News Network.
 
samar al-bulushi
 
Al-Bulushi on East Africa
 
Africa Is A
Country
 
anneeth kaur hundle
 
Hundle on Sikh studies
 
Chapati
Mystery
 
 
 
bill branch
 
Branch on
inflation
 
Forbes
 
raul fernandez
 
Fernandez on Central America
 
Latino Rebels
 
 
 
 
event
calendar
 
 
 
 
 
29
 
APR
 
   
 
Carceral Conservation: Infrastructures of Violence, Confinement, and Incarceration at California's Salton Sea
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Traci Voyles, Ph.D., Department of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Oklahoma
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
APR
 
   
 
Williams Lecture: Can Madison's Constitution Cope with Our Polarized Politics?
 
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Paul Pierson, John Gross Professor of Political Science and Director, Berkeley Center for the Study of American Democracy, University of California, Berkeley
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
APR
 
   
 
Virtual Town Hall: Social Science and the Biden Administration: Priorities and Opportunities
 
1:30-3:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Wendy Naus, Executive Director, Consortium of Social Science Associations | Sara D. Barber, Professional Staff-Majority, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives | Pramod Khargonekar, Vice Chancellor for Research, UCI | moderated by Bill Maurer, Dean, School of Social Sciences
 
 
 
 
 
 
04
 
MAY
 
   
 
What is a Good School, and Can Parents Tell? Evidence on the Multidimensionality of School Output
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Kirabo Jackson, Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
 
 
 
 
 
 
05
 
MAY
 
   
 
Advancing Equity in the Age of COVID-19
 
4:00-5:30 p.m. | online

featuring Rebecca Black, Informatics | Victoria Ann Lowerson Bredow, Newkirk Center | Angela Chen, Dreamers Resource Center | Darlene Esparza, Campus Organizations & Volunteer Programs | Alana LeBron, Chicano/Latino Studies | Paulina Raygoza, Student Outreach and Retention (SOAR) Center | Adriana Villavicencio, Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
MAY
 
   
 
Mediterranean Imaginaries
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Claudio Fogu, Ph.D., Department of Italian Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
 
 
 
 
 
 
07
 
MAY
 
   
 
Using Data to Fight Racism and Police Violence
 
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Samuel Sinyangwe, Policy Analyst and Data Scientist
 
 
 
 
 
 
07
 
MAY
 
   
 
Eckstein Lecture: Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy
 
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Suzanne Mettler, John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions, Cornell University
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
MAY
 
   
 
Advancing Equity in the Age of COVID-19
 
4:00-5:30 p.m. | Online

featuring Laura Enriquez, Chicano/Latino Studies | Graeme Boushey, Political Science | Alison Holman, Nursing | Constance Iloh, Education | Pavan Kadandale, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry | James Lee, Asian American Studies | Bill Maurer, Social Sciences | Mandy Mount, Campus Assault Resources & Education | Virginia Parks, Urban Planning & Public Policy | Sora Tanjasiri, Epidemiology | Candice Taylor Lucas, Pediatrics
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
MAY
 
   
 
Cultivating Mentor-Mentee Relationships
 
12:00-2:00 p.m. | online

featuring Matt Freedman, Economics, UCI | Long Bui, Global and International Studies, UCI | Ann Hironaka, Sociology, UCI | Stevie Ruiz, CSUN
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
MAY
 
   
 
Would Work
 
4:00-6:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Alan Hajek, Professor, Australian National University
 
 
 
 
 
 
18
 
MAY
 
   
 
Book Talk: Reimagining Money: Kenya in the Digital Finance Revolution by Sibel Kusimba
 
9:00-10:00 a.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Sibel Kusimba, University of South Florida | Olufunmilayo B. Arewa, Temple University Beasley School of Law | Nina Bandelj, UC Irvine | intro by Bill Maurer, IMTFI, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
18
 
MAY
 
   
 
LIFTED In-Prison Education Panel Discussion
 
5:00-6:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Keramet Reiter, Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Law & Society & Director, LIFTED, UC Irvine | Carroll Seron, Emerita Professor, Department of Criminology, Law & Society, UC Irvine | Gabe Rosales '17, Doctoral Student, Department of Criminology, Law & Society, UC Irvine | moderated by Bill Maurer, Dean, School of Social Sciences, UC Irvine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
about
uci soc sci
 
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