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Why federally funded social science research matters
 
 
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Why federally funded social science research matters
 
UC Irvine social scientists Gregory Hickok, Aaron Bornstein, Samantha Vortherms, Ramesh Srinivasan and Jeffrey Krichmar weigh in

 
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David Meyer
 
 
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David S. Meyer named 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
 
Esteemed UC Irvine professor of sociology will research political polarization

 
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Coleman Collins and Simon Huttegger
 
 
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Coleman Collins and Simon Huttegger are named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows
 
UC Irvine scholars are among 198 recipients of prestigious award this year

 
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UC Irvine graduate programs in social sciences recognized among nation's best in U.S. News & World Report rankings
 
All social sciences graduate programs evaluated in this cycle rank in top 25 among public universities
 
 
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Investing in the future of undergraduate research
 
UC Irvine alumna Valerie Garcia Houts '93 encourages students to pursue social sciences research projects
 
 
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Fire knows no season
 
Campus researchers study the science and impact of more intense blazes fueled by climate-driven events
 
 
 
Sara Goodman
 
 
Understanding national citizenship laws
 
UC Irvine political scientist Sara Goodman is leading a three-year National Science Foundation-funded study examining how political systems shape citizenship laws and national identity
 
 
Matt Beckmann
 
 
The President's Day: Managing Time in the Oval Office
 
Book by UC Irvine political scientist Matthew Beckmann examines history, theory, and practice of modern presidential time management
 
 
Vega, Sadiq and Penner
 
 
Outstanding teaching award recipients in social sciences
 
Vega, Sadiq and Penner honored for mentorship, teaching and innovation
 
 
 
UCI LIFTED students celebrate
 
 
Breaking barriers
 
UC Irvine sociology honors student and LIFTED scholar Jesse Rinke has found purpose in education
 
 
Frankie Boren
 
 
Using her voice
 
UC Irvine undergraduate Frankie Boren finds her calling in language science
 
 
Liming Dong
 
 
Policy matters
 
UC Irvine business economics and international studies double major Liming Dong sees the people behind the policies
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Daniel Brunstetter

The last letter

Daniel Brunstetter, political science, shares how dying words can teach us to live in this piece for Aeon.
 
Gary Richardson
 
Richardson on
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AP News
 
Simon Chambers
 
Chambers on free speech
 
Inside Higher Ed
 
 
 
Matt Beckmann
 
Beckmann on politics
 
USA Today
 
Graeme Boushey
 
Boushey on
politics
 
LA Times
 
 
 
 
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01
 
MAY
 
   
 
Racial and Ethnic Stratification in Home Appraisals among Refinance Mortgage Applicants
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517

featuring José Loya, UCLA

 
 
 
 
 
 
01
 
MAY
 
   
 
Local Tax Havens
 
2:00-3:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 3218

featuring Johannes Kochems, UC Berkeley

 
 
 
 
 
 
01
 
MAY
 
   
 
All of Us or None: Migrant Organizing in an Era of Deportation and Dispossession
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100

Monisha Das Gupta, Professor, Departments of Ethnic Studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
MAY
 
   
 
Prayer Camps in Extractivist Politics: More-than-Human Mediation in Worlds and World-Building
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Social Science Tower, Room 777

featuring Elane Westfaul, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine

 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
MAY
 
   
 
Post-Grad Jobs 101
 
2:00-3:00 p.m. | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517
 
 
 
 
 
 
07
 
MAY 
 
   
 
Voices from Viet Nam to America - 50 Years of History and Community
 
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Humanities Gateway, Room 1030
 
 
 
 
 
 
08
 
MAY
 
   
 
Queering the Color Line within the Color Line: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Transwar Transpacific
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100

featuring Alan Michael Williams, Lecturer, Department of English, University of Washington

 
 
 
 
 
 
08
 
MAY
 
   
 
From Viet Nam to America - The Odyssey and Beyond
 
8:00-9:00 p.m. | Irvine Barclay Theatre

 
 
 
 
 
 
09
 
MAY
 
   
 
Political Incivility, Threat, and Polarized Politics
 
12:00-1:15 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Bryan T. Gervais, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Geography, University of Texas at San Antonio

 
 
 
 
 
 
09
 
MAY
 
   
 
Film Screening: New Wave
 
3:30-6:00 p.m. | Humanities Gateway, Room 1341
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
MAY
 
   
 
Does Investing in Schools Reduce Violent Crime?
 
2:00-3:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 3218

featuring Kenneth Whaley, University of South Florida

 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
MAY
 
   
 
Policing Higher Education: The Antidemocratic Attack on Scholars and Why It Matters
 
3:00-4:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Eve Darian-Smith, Distinguished Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Global and International Studies, UC Irvine

 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
MAY
 
   
 
From Proposal to Book: The Basics of University Press Publishing
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517

featuring Dylan White, Editor of Anthropology, Stanford University Press
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
 
MAY
 
   
 
Spatial Competition Among Parking Garages - Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal
 
2:00-3:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 3218

featuring Sofia Franco, UC Irvine
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
 
MAY
 
   
 
Healing through Art and Memory: The 50th Anniversary of the End of Vietnam-American War
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100

featuring Tram Le, Ly Thuy Nguyen, and Quyen N-L (Nguyen-Le)

 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
MAY
 
   
 
Polarized Subjective States and Learning
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 3132

featuring Igor Kopylov, UC Irvine
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
MAY
 
   
 
UCI Survival Kit
 
3:30-4:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 1222
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
MAY
 
   
 
Unlock Your Inner Artist
 
2:00-3:00 p.m. | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1321
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
MAY
 
   
 
Welfare Effects of Buyer and Seller Power
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 3132

featuring Michael Rubens, UCLA
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
MAY
 
   
 
Do Black Lives Matter? Evidence from U.S. Private and Public Sector Health R&D
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 3218

featuring Luis Cabral, New York University

 
 
 
 
 
 
26
 
MAY
 
   
 
Life After College
 
3:00-3:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
 
MAY
 
   
 
Humans' Dominant Strategies and their Social Contexts
 
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Humanities Gateway, Room 1010

featuring Dingxin Zhao, Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
 
MAY
 
   
 
Resource Extraction, Revenue Sharing, and Growth
 
2:00-3:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 3218

featuring Traviss Cassidy, University of Alabama
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
 
MAY
 
   
 
Religious Change in Post-Mao China
 
4:00-5:30 p.m. | Humanities Gateway, Room 1010

featuring Yanfei Sun, Associate Professor, Zhejiang University
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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