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Cailin O'Connor
 
 
featured:
UCI Podcast: Women in science
 
Cailin O'Connor, Chancellor's Professor of logic & philosophy of science, details obstacles overcome and the path ahead

 
Listen
 
Melinda Gormley
 
 
featured:
AAAS names 5 UC Irvine researchers - including CPIP's Melinda Gormley - as 2025 fellows
 
Scholars are honored for their efforts to advance science or its applications

 
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Jeffrey Kopstein
 
 
Multi-university study maps link between explicit and implicit antisemitic content that circumvents online censorship, social stigma
 
Findings, published in PLOS One, highlight hidden ways hate speech spreads
 
 
Smith and Coauthors
 
 
Understanding racialized labor in global supply chains
 
UC Irvine-led study draws connections between European imperialism in Africa and present-day models of global supply chain control
 
 
 
Mike McBride
 
 
Coaching Youth Baseball and Softball with Sabermetrics
 
Third book in series by UCI economist Mike McBride takes on creation of customized and youth-centric stats that better measure success and motivate young players
 
 
Samar Al-Bulushi
 
 
War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror
 
New book by UCI anthropologist Samar Al-Bulushi examines shifting configurations and expansive geographies of post-9/11 imperial warfare
 
 
Polletta and Amenta
 
 
Changing Minds: Social Movements' Cultural Impacts
 
New book by UCI sociologists Francesca Polletta and Edwin Amenta examines when, why and how social movements change culture
 
 
 
Cecelia Lynch
 
 
Lynch named International Studies Association's Religion and International Relations Distinguished Scholar finds
 
Honor recognizes the UC Irvine political science professor for shaping the field through research, service and mentorship
 
 
Syliva Croese
 
 
Croese named to LGIU list of top 25 thinkers
 
International recognition highlights the UC Irvine global and international studies assistant professor for thought leadership on challenges facing local governments
 
 
 
Alumni
 
 
Sisters in good
 
Anteater alumnae CEOs help make Orange County - and beyond - a better place
 
 
Catlin Tran
 
 
UC Irvine's Catlin Tran '23 is changing the way we dine
 
Her startup Nutripair just received a grant from Verizon and earned the business economics alumna a once-in-a-life trip to the Super Bowl
 
 
 
Luis Franco Flores
 
 
The power of persistence
 
UC Irvine sociology major Luis A. Franco Flores' determined path to achieving his higher education dreams
 
 
Samantha Quezada
 
 
Hitting the ground running
 
A fourth-year transfer student, business economics honors scholar Samantha Quezada has made the most of her time at UC Irvine
 
 
 
Ky Vinh Mai
 
 
Beyond the data
 
UC Irvine language science and data science double-major Ky-Vinh Mai tackles big questions in ethics and AI
 
 
Olivia Sirchio
 
 
Bridging a divide
 
UC Irvine international studies honors scholar Olivia Sirchio draws on personal experience near the southern border to guide her research
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Michael Tesler

Republicans really do care more about 'masculine energy'

Michael Tesler, political science, and John Sides and Colette Marcellin offer insight. Read, courtesy of The New York Times.
 
Sydney Gordon
 
Gordon on
social security
 
The American
Prospect
 
David Meyer
 
Meyer on social movements
 
Nature
 
 
 
 
Hector Tobar
 
Tobar on
cartels
 
USA Today
 
Gary Richardson
 
Richardson on
tariffs
 
NPR
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Time to Choose A Grad Program!
 
12:00-12:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Civic Activism in Authoritarian Space: Urban Development Interventions in Kazakhstan
 
12:30-1:45 p.m. | Social Science Tower, Room 777

featuring Sara O'Connor, Associate Director, GeospAce Lab, California State University, Long Beach

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Guantánamo: Past and Present - Military Bases, Refugee Camps, and Detention on the U.S. naval base in Guantánamo Bay
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100

featuring Jana Lipman, Professor, Department of History, Tulane University

 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Metalinguistic Construal of Mathematical Propositions
 
3:00-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 1222

featuring Zeynep Soysal, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Rochester

 
 
 
 
 
 
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LeadHER Info Session
 
12:00-12:50 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

 
 
 
 
 
 
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A Landscape of War
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
What Are CVs, Cover Letters, and Resumes
 
4:00-4:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Writing Indigenous History in Diaspora
 
12:00-1:15 p.m. | Humanities Hall, Room 303

featuring Luís Sánchez-López, UCI Department of Chicano/Latino Studies

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
UCDC Info Session
 
1:00-2:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Ellen Kern

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Career Showcase for Social Sciences Majors
 
2:00-3:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
The Best Buy? Prospective Evidence on Successful Remediation in Morocco's Public Primary Schools
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 3218

featuring Andreas de Barros, Assistant Professor, School of Education and (by courtesy) Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Silent Denunciations: Crafting a Lexicon of Survival
 
12:00-1:15 p.m. | Humanities Hall, Room 303

featuring Génesis Lara, UCI Department of Chicano/Latino Studies

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Grad School vs Workforce
 
3:30-4:30 p.m. | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1321

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
LeadHER | Second Harvest Food Bank Site Visit
 
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Resume Review with Writing Center Partnership
 
1:00-1:50 p.m. | In-person (registrants will receive location information)

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Covid-19 in China: Lessons Learned
 
2:00-5:00 p.m. | Humanities Gateway, Room 1010

featuring Dali L. Yang, William Claude Reavis Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago | Li Shi, Distinguished Professor, Dean of the Institute of Common Prosperity and Development, and Deputy Director of the Academic Committee, Zhejiang University | Lynette H. Ong, Distinguished Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Toronto, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Asia Society’s Center for Chinese Analysis

 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Which Potentialist Set Theory?
 
3:00-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 1222

featuring Sharon Elizabeth Berry, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Cross-Cultural Harlem: Theory, Method and Field
 
4:00-5:30 p.m. | Humanities Gateway, Room 1010

featuring Sandhya Shukla, Associate Professor of English and American Studies, University of Virginia, and Affiliate Faculty, Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies
 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
SPPS Alumni Panel
 
3:00-3:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Julia Lo, Christopher Martinez
 
 
 
 
 
 
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APR
 
   
 
Trump's First 100 Days
 
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517

featuring UC Irvine political scientists Matthew Beckmann, Jordie Davies, Michael Tesler, and Danielle Thomsen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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