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Black History Month 2022
 
 
 
 
 
featured:
Perspectives on Black History Month 
 
Three UCI social scientists weigh in
Christopher Harris
 
 
Christopher Harris
 
Global and International Studies Assistant Professor
 
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Sabrina Strings
 
 
Sabrina Strings
 
Sociology Associate Professor and Chancellor's Fellow
 
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Michelle Thomas
 
 
Michelle Thomas
 
Undergraduate Psychology Major, Inaugural Social Sciences Black Lives Matter Scholar and Black Psychology Student Association President
 
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Critical race theory
 
 
Critical race theory, explained
 
In video series, 5 UCI scholars share answers to common questions
 
 
 
 
Russia and Ukraine flags
 
 
ICYMI: Understanding the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
 
UCI social scientists breakdown the unfolding crisis
 
 
 
 
 
Sara Goodman
 
 
Citizenship in Hard Times
 
Book by Sara Wallace Goodman, UCI political science, examines the role politics play in peoples' recognition, response to democratic threats
 
 
Maggie Woodruff
 
 
Two degrees of impact
 
How Maggie Woodruff, '21 J.D. from UCI law and current anthropology Ph.D. student, plans to use dual degrees to improve lives
 
 
 
UCI campus sign
 
 
UCI Graduate Division awards grants for social sciences research
 
Research topics funded to advance academic understanding of democratic threats, sexuality, and international migration
 
 
Ly
 
 
Ly named 2022 Gates-Cambridge Scholar
 
'21 UCI anthropology and human biology alumna is first U.S. recipient from UCI in four years
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Vanessa Delgado

Commentary: Budgeting racial justice for the University of California

Bill Maurer, UCI dean of social sciences, Charles R. Hale, UCSB dean of social sciences and Katharyne Mitchell, UCSC dean of social sciences, weigh in via CalMatters.
 
Alana LeBron
 
LeBron on race, env. justice
 
Voice of OC
 
Jeff Kopstein
 
Kopstein on
Canada protests
 
New York Times
 
 
 
Michael Tesler
 
Tesler on race, politics
 
FiveThirtyEight
 
Samar Al-Bulushi
 
Al-Bulushi on coups in Africa
 
Democracy Now!
 
 
 
 
event
calendar
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FEB
 
   
 
Global China in an Anxious Age
 
9:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

Day two of UCI's Forum for the Academy and the Public discussion. Full speaker lineup and schedule online.
 
 
 
 
 
 
01
 
MAR
 
   
 
Couple Relationship Functioning and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the National Couples' Health and Time Study
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Claire Kamp Dush, Professor, Sociology, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota
 
 
 
 
 
 
03
 
MAR
 
   
 
Blockchain Trust: Stakeholders' Perspectives on Cryptocurrency Transactions
 
3:00-4:15 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Corina Sas, Professor, Human-Computer Interaction, School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, UK
 
 
 
 
 
 
03
 
MAR
 
   
 
Creative Dissent: Asian/American Womxn Artists Respond to Hate
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

panel discussion featuring Phung Huynh, Visual Artist | May Yang, Artist and Scholar | Kuttin Kandi, Theater Performer, Educator and Community Organizer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
about
uci soc sci
 
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