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April Headlines![]() Rein Taagepera, political science professor emeritus at UC Irvine, has been awarded the Johan Skytte Prize for his analysis of the function of electoral systems in representative democracy. The Skytte Foundation, based at Uppsala University in Sweden, annually awards the prize to the scholar who has made the most valuable contribution to political science. As the 2008 award winner, Taagepera joins the company of 13 prestigious past recipients, seven of whom are past presidents of the American Political Science Association. Read On... ![]() Susan Greenhalgh, anthropology professor, has been selected to deliver Harvard University's 2008 Annual Edwin O. Reischauer Lecture Series April 16-18. Sponsored by the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, those selected to deliver the prestigious talks are chosen from among the most prominent scholars of East Asia - an "extremely high honor," according to anthropology department chair Bill Maurer. Read On... ![]() Edwin Amenta, a sociology professor and recently elected member of the Sociological Research Association, has received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the rise, decline and persistence of social movement organizations throughout the last century. Read On... ![]() Joseph L. White, social science professor emeritus, has been named San Francisco State University's 2008 Alumnus of the Year. He will be honored May 24 at the university's 107th annual commencement. Read On... Berg awarded grant to study new theory in human auditory processing Bruce Berg, cognitive sciences professor, has received a $355,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study a possible new theory in auditory processing which could lead to advances in hearing aid technology. Using laboratory sound tests, Berg will collect data to determine whether the human auditory system is comprised of a solitary peripheral filterbank - as is currently believed - or multiple filterbanks in the processing of sound. Read On... ![]() Roxanne Varzi, anthropology assistant professor, will be one of two featured speakers at a conference in London honoring internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad on April 19, 2008. Varzi's talks will focus on the role of women in post-war Iranian society as depicted in Etemad's films "Gilaneh" and "The May Lady," which Varzi showed at the UC Irvine Film and Media Center's Iranian Film Fest in 2006. Read On... ![]() Coming off their second place finish in February's regional championships, UC Irvine's senior Mock Trial team headed to St. Paul, Minnesota on April 4 to take part in the association's National Championship Tournament. One of only 64 qualifying teams, the trip marked the first ever national appearance by the UCI team which was started just three short years ago. Read On... ![]() UCI Lauds & Laurels Outstanding Graduate Student Roberto Gonzales impacts immigration research at the national level America has historically been a country of immigrants. Increasing debate over immigration policy within California and the greater United States has further propelled this very complex issue into the limelight, raising both awareness as well as a number of concerns across the nation. Absent from a majority of these important discussions, says Roberto Gonzales, is any mention or creation of solutions that properly address the needs of immigrant children. Read On... Tell us how UC it! Calling all undergrads: Register online today for the UC Undergraduate Experience Survey! Make a difference for future student services through your survey responses, and be entered in a drawing for awesome prizes. Read On... If you have a good idea for a feature story or would like to post a news item to the School of Social Sciences website, please contact your department manager or Heather Wuebker, hwuebker@uci.edu. |
Social Sciences in the MediaThe 'dirty Hindus'Karen Leonard, anthropology professor, is quoted in The Hard News on April 1, 2008. Read On... Mathematical mysteries and gut feelings in politics Donald Saari, economics and mathematics distinguished professor and director of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, is quoted in the Scripps Howard News Service on April 3, 2008. Read On... How to turn a herd on Wall St. Calvin Morrill, sociology professor, is quoted in The New York Times on April 6, 2008. Read On... UCI scholar wins one of top prizes in political science Rein Taagepera, political science professor emeritus, is featured in the OC Register on April 7, 2008. Read On... Education key to assimilation, study says Jen'nan Read, sociology associate professor, and Zeinab Najaf, political science undergraduate student, are featured in the Daily Pilot on April 9, 2008. Read On... Candidate with environmental platform has oil investments Mark Petracca, political science associate professor and department chair, is quoted in the OC Register on April 14, 2008. Read On... Immigration reform not a presidential must Frank D. Bean, chancellor's professor of sociology and director of the Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy, is quoted in Vida En El Valle on April 16, 2008. Read On... Bad math = mad politics Donald Saari, economics and mathematics distinguished professor and director of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, is quoted in the Wall Street Journal on April 25, 2008. Read On... At carpool's edge: Will $4 gas be the turning point? Kenneth Small, economics professor emeritus, is quoted in the Hartford Courant (Conn.) on April 25, 2008. Read On... Number of California's potential immigrant voters to swell Louis DeSipio, political science associate professor and Chicano/Latino studies department chair, is quoted in the Los Angeles Times on April 29, 2008. Read On... If you have a good idea for a feature story or would like to post a news item to the School of Social Sciences website, please contact your department manager or Heather Wuebker, hwuebker@uci.edu. |
May 2008 Events(as received prior to May 1, 2008) | |
05/01/2008 3:30 p.m. |
Building on Recent Success by Forging the Next Strategy for Iraq Richard Brennan, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100 |
05/01/2008 to 05/31/2008 |
Fire in the Morning: A Pictorial Exhibit of Mexican Americans in Orange County Crystal Cove Auditorium, UC Irvine Student Center |
05/01/2008 4:00 p.m. |
On Statistical Estimation of Accuracy of Verdicts in Criminal Cases Bruce Spencer, Dept of Statistics, Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University Social Science Plaza A, Room 2112 |
05/02/2008 05/03/2008 |
Cuba: New Research Directions Student Center, University of California, Irvine |
05/02/2008 05/03/2008 |
The Paradoxes of Race, Law and Inequality in the United States Humanities Instructional Building 135 |
05/06/2008 7:00 p.m. |
5th Annual Wan-Lin Kiang Lecture: In Search of China's Lost Bridges Ronald G. Knapp, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, State University of New York, New Paltz UC Irvine Student Center, Doheny Beach Room A |
05/06/2008 12:00 p.m. |
Parents' Work Demands and Activities with Children Anne Roeters, Doctoral Fellow, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands Social Science Plaza B, Room 4206 |
05/06/2008 12:00 p.m. |
Anthropology, Torture & the Importance of Critique in the War on Terrorism Laura McNamara, Sandia Laboratories, Member, AAA Ad Hoc Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communities UCHRI Conference Room 338 - Administration Bldg |
05/08/2008 3:30 p.m. |
Politics, NGOs and Basic Services in Fragile States Steve Commins, University of California, Los Angeles Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100 |
05/08/2008 3:30 p.m. |
The Face Veil: State Actors and Niqabis in the Netherlands Annelies Moors, Professor and ISIM Chair, University of Amsterdam Social Science Plaza B, Room 4250 |
05/09/2008 to 05/11/2008 |
Society for Cultural Anthropology Biannual Meeting Aboard the Queen Mary Long Beach, California |
05/14/2008 12:00 p.m. |
Post-Katrina New Orleans as a New Migrant Destination Elizabeth Fussell, Tulane and Washington State Social Science Plaza B, Room 4206 |
05/15/2008 6:00 p.m. |
Dinner Club: Why Can't We Reform Immigration? Louis DeSipio, Chair and Professor of Chicano/Latino Studies, and Professor of Political Science Library Room, University Club 801 East Peltason Drive Irvine, California 92697 |
05/15/2008 3:30 p.m. |
Never Ending Wars Ann Hironaka, Associate Professor of Sociology, UCI Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100 |
05/16/2008 12:00 p.m. |
Rendition and International and Domestic Law Joseph DiMento, Professor of Law and of Planning, Policy and Design Director, Newkirk Center for Science and Society Social Science Plaza B, Room 5250 |
05/16/2008 8:30 a.m. |
6th Annual Global Connect Symposium Features NBC News Journalist Keith Morrison Keith Morrison, Dateline NBC News Correspondent University of California, Irvine |
05/22/2008 3:30 p.m. |
Global Leadership: Careers in Diplomacy and International Affairs Bob Peirce, British Consul-General; Professor Richard Matthew, Director of UCI's Center for Unconventional Security Affairs; and Peter Kovach, Senior Foreign Service Minister-Counselor and UCLA Diplomat in Residence Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100 |
05/22/2008 4:00 p.m. |
Quantum Cognitive Sciences Donald Hoffman, Professor of Cognitive Sciences, UC Irvine Social Science Plaza A, Room 2112 |
For current Social Sciences events, make sure to visit our website, http://www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/events.php. If you would like to post an event to the School of Social Sciences calendar, please contact your department manager or Heather Wuebker, hwuebker@uci.edu. |
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