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Welcome Week
 
 
featured:
Welcome back, Anteaters!
 
A fall message from Bill Maurer, social sciences dean
 
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Hector Tobar
 
 
Perspectives on Hispanic Heritage Month
 
Héctor Tobar, UCI professor of Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism and award-winning author, shares insights
 
 
El Sol mural
 
 
Archiving something new under the sun
 
Ana Elizabeth Rosas, UCI associate professor of Chicano/Latino studies and history, is leading a research team dedicated to telling El Sol Academy's rich history
 
 
 
Jeanett Castellanos
 
 
Riding the Academic Freedom Train: A Culturally Responsive, Multigenerational Mentoring Model
 
Book coauthored by Jeanett Castellanos, UCI social sciences professor of teaching, presents framework to help students - particularly underrepresented and first-generation undergrads - thrive
 
 
Undergrad Advising Office
 
 
Staff service
 
Estela Magana awarded Leinen Service recognition for fostering excellence, innovation, and community; five social sciences staff members honored for career milestones
 
 
 
Shelley Thunen
 
 
Her eye on OC
 
UCI alumnus Shelley Thunen is a rainmaker for Orange County's medical device industry
 
 
students smiling
 
 
UCI social sciences welcomes 11 new faculty members
 
Research interests span topics including racism and social justice, Indigenous studies, educational inequality, and much more
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Eleana Kim

The human cost of South Korea's era of transnational adoption (podcast)

Eleana Kim, anthropology, weighs in via podcast with the Melbourne Asia Review.
 
Kristin Turney
 
Turney on
incarceration
 
The 19th
 
Shawn Rosenberg
 
Rosenberg
on democracy
 
NPR
 
 
 
Mike McBride
 
McBride on
baseball
 
Flannery Fired Up
 
Sabrina Strings
 
Strings on
diet culture
 
Self
 
Judith Stepan-Norris

This Labor Day comes amid the biggest jump in union activity in decades

Judith Stepan-Norris, UCI sociologist, and Jasmine Kerrissey, University of Massachusetts Amherst, explain what's different from the past 40 years and what's the same in this piece for The Washington Post.
 
Eric Swanson
 
Swanson on interest rates
 
Intl. Business Times
 
Wang Fengf
 
Wang Feng on
China
 
The Guardian
 
 
 
Sara Mednick
 
Mednick on
sleep
 
HCPLive
 
David Neumark
 
Neumark on
ageism
 
MarketWatch
 
 
 
 
event
calendar
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SEPT-OCT
 
   
 
Locked Down and Locked Up: A PrisonPandemic Exhibit
 
Tuesdays-Fridays, Sept. 27-Oct. 14 | 2:00-6:00 p.m. | Catalyst Gallery, ACT 2223, Claire Trevor School of the Arts
 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
OCT
 
   
 
The Logistics Counter-Revolution: Decolonial Struggle and the Transpacific Political Economy of Just-in-Time Circulation
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100

featuring Charmaine Chua, Department of Global Studies, UC Santa Barbara
 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
OCT
 
   
 
Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America
 

In-person reception | 5:00-5:30 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517

In-person and Zoom Discussion (registration required) | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517 or Zoom Webinar

featuring Joan Donovan, Research Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
OCT
 
   
 
Is Territorial Integrity Sacred in Ukraine? Evidence from Survey Research in July 2022
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Gerard Toal, Government and International Affairs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
OCT
 
   
 
Cognitive Decline and Political Leadership 2022 Symposium
 
12:00-4:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

Keynote and featured speakers will systematically confront the problem of cognitive decline among politicians.
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
 
OCT
 
   
 
The Social Murder of Victoria Salazar
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100

featuring Steven Osuna, Department of Sociology, Cal State Long Beach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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