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August Headlines Vargas awarded fellowship to study Mexican American women in music  Deborah R. Vargas, Chicano/Latino studies professor, has received a $40,000 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in support of her research which examines historical configurations of citizenship, nation, gender, sexuality and race through a feminist analysis of twentieth century Mexican American women singers and musicians. As part of her fellowship, Vargas will spend the 2007-2008 academic year at the University of California, Los Angeles with host institution mentor Chon Noriega, Professor and Director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, while completing final revisions of her manuscript tentatively titled "Decolonial Divas: Gender, Sexuality and Nation in the Making of Texas-Mexican-American Music."  UC Irvine sociology department among top in the nation for NSF funding Over the past five years (6/02-6/07), the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 17 research grants to UC Irvine sociology faculty members and graduate students - a total that collectively places the department among the top sociology departments in the nation with respect to total NSF grants awarded within the five year period, says Calvin Morrill, sociology professor and former department chair. Read on...  Professor Alejandro Morales to receive Luis Leal Book Award Alejandro Morales, Chicano/Latino studies professor and novelist, is the 2007 recipient of the Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature. Sponsored by the University of California - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, and the Santa Barbara Book Council, the award recognizes Morales' contributions to Chicano/Latino literature and his accomplishments as a major American writer. Read on... HABLA program receives donation from Simon Family Foundation The School of Social Sciences' Home-based Activities Building Language Acquisition (HABLA) community outreach program has received a $10,000 donation from the Simon Family Foundation in support of the organization's preschool transition program, HABLA English. Read on...  Professor Polletta receives Outstanding Book Award from ASAFrancesca Polletta, associate professor of sociology, is the recipient of the American Sociological Association's (ASA) section on Collective Behavioral/Social Movements 2007 Outstanding Book Award for her title, It Was Like A Fever. Selected from among 28 nominated books, the honor recognizes Polletta's significant contribution to the "culturalist" approach to collective action and social movements, says Rhys Williams, University of Cincinnati sociology professor and chair of the award committee. Polletta's book also received an honorable mention from the ASA's section on Political Sociology Distinguished Scholarship Award. Read on...  Muslim integration in the United States and France The Association for the Sociology of Religion has published a special issue of its premier journal, Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review. Edited by Jen'nan Read, UC Irvine sociology professor, the special issue entitled "Muslim Integration in the United States and France" is a compilation of papers presented at an international conference organized by Read focused on the politics of veiling in France and the United States. Read, a 2006-08 Carnegie Scholar, is a leading expert on the experiences of Arab Americans and Muslims in the U.S. Read on... Study develops new political science department rankings based on hard data A recently released study ranks UC Irvine's Department of Political Science 17th in the nation - a ranking which differs greatly from their 35th placement by the popular U.S. News and World Report. The disparity, researchers say, rests with the objectivity of measurement methods employed by each. Read on...  Journal of Urban Economics publishes special issue honoring Kenneth SmallThe Journal of Urban Economics has released a special issue of its premier publication in recognition of Kenneth Small's contributions to urban and transportation economics. "Essays in Honor of Kenneth A. Small," includes a collection of papers presented at a February 2006 conference held in honor of Small's retirement from UC Irvine. Read on... Social Sciences in the Media Our town A study coauthored by Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is referenced in the New York Times Magazine on August 5, 2007. Read on... Video game lets players be immigrants Louis DeSipio, political science professor and Chicano/Latino studies professor and department chair, is quoted in The Associated Press on August 3, 2007. Read on... Two measures requested for ballot Mark Petracca, political science professor and department chair, is quoted in the Daily Pilot on August 3, 2007. Read on... Unhappy O.C. parents going after school trustees Mark Petracca, political science professor and department chair, is quoted in the LA Times on August 6, 2007. Read on... At odds over immigration assimilation Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is quoted in The Washington Post on August 7, 2007. Read on... China begins Olympic countdown Dorothy Solinger, political science professor, is quoted in the Centre Daily Times (State College, Penn.) on August 7, 2007. Read on... An anthropologist goes native in a virtual world Tom Boellstorff, anthropology professor, talks about his research and forthcoming book with The Chronicle of Higher Education on August 7, 2007. Read on... Hispanics taking population lead Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is featured in The Dallas Morning News on August 9, 2007. Read on... A fearsome gang and its wannabes Connie McGuire, anthropology graduate student, is quoted in the New York Times on August 19, 2007. Read on... "Cuba in Focus" interview with Ruben Rumbaut Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, will be featured in a radio interview with "Cuba in Focus" on Monday, August 27 at 2 p.m. on WBAI 99.5 FM radio in New York. Read on... Will Anaheim project touch off an uncivil war? Mark Petracca, political science chair and professor, is quoted in the Los Angeles Times on August 23, 2007. Read on... Virtual worlds offer far more than just escapism Tom Boellstorff, anthropology professor, is quoted in the August issue of the New Scientist magazine. Read on... California community college students abandon transfer plans at high rate David Neumark, economics professor, is quoted in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education on August 22, 2007. Read on... A new Willie Horton? Louis DeSipio, political science professor and Chicano/Latino studies professor and department chair, is quoted in the Cox News Service on August 28, 2007. 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. |
"While Waiting" photo exhibit by Frank Cancian