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February Headlines Using art to teach English and ethics A team of UC Irvine researchers has received an $828,000 grant from the California Postsecondary Education Commission for a project aimed at improving English and arts education in kindergarten through second grade classrooms. Spanning a four year period, the project will involve 180 teachers and impact more than 7,000 students in the San Diego Unified School District. Lead researchers Liane Brouillette, educational leadership associate professor, and Kristen Monroe, political science professor and director of the Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality, will develop curriculum and, beginning fall 2008, provide professional development training for K-2 educators on how to incorporate art into classroom lessons as a way to strengthen students' English language skills. Read On...  Do continued increases in immigration erode wages for other immigrants?James Bachmeier, third year sociology Ph.D. candidate, has received a $7,500 Labor and Employment Research Fund award from the UC Office of the President to study the relationship between the size of the Mexican immigrant work force in U.S. cities and the wages of individual Mexican workers. Read On... Vets: We're not all the same On Thursday, Feb. 28, the International Studies Public Forum sponsored a panel discussion with six UCI student veterans of the Iraq war. Read On...   Mazzolari and Neumark receive UCOP award to study economic impact of immigrationFrancesca Mazzolari, economics assistant professor, and David Neumark, economics professor, have received a $35,000 Labor and Employment Research Fund award from the UC Office of the President to study the economic impact increasing numbers of Asian and Hispanic immigrants have on local communities. Read On...  Huckabee's campaign chair visits UC IrvineEd Rollins, former campaign director to President Ronald Reagan and current national campaign chair and senior advisor to Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, visited UC Irvine on February 13 to discuss his experiences in presidential politics with students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members. A nationally renowned Republican campaign consultant and advisor, Rollins has had a hand in every Presidential election since 1984. Read On... Baghdad School Project Hopes to Reconstruct Iraqi Lives Three Iraqi war veterans - a U.S. Army soldier, a U.S. Marine, and an Iraqi born journalist - gathered together on Thursday, February 7 at UC Irvine to share their experiences with interested students, faculty, staff and community members. 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 Media'Unknown' Obama struggling to woo California HispanicsLouis DeSipio, political science associate professor and Chicano/Latino studies department chair, is quoted in the Agence France Presse on January 31, 2008. Read On... Donors big and small in South Florida fill presidential candidates' coffers Mark Petracca, political science associate professor and department chair, is quoted in the Sun-Sentinel on February 2, 2008. Read On... Conflicting data on crime, immigration presented at legislators' public hearing A study by Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is referenced in the Dallas Morning News on February 2, 2008. Read On... Top 5 Immigration Myths of this Campaign Season: Ending the Immigration Spin A study by Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is referenced in Al Dia (Philadelphia) on February 2, 2008. Read On... A Tiny Staff, Tracking People Across the Globe Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is quoted in The New York Times on February 3, 2008. Read On... Latino vote critical for Clinton on Super Tuesday Louis DeSipio, political science associate professor and Chicano/Latino studies department chair, is quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on February 3, 2008. Read On... Inland residents follow tradition, seeking help to find a spouse Jen'nan Ghazal Read, sociology associate professor, is quoted in the Riverside Press-Enterprise on February 4, 2008. Read On... MEG imaging simplifies mapping of autistic brains Nicole Gage, cognitive sciences assistant researcher and director of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Lab, is featured in an article by the Simons Foundation on February 4, 2008. Read On... Analysts' View on Super Tuesday Results Louis DeSipio, political science associate professor and Chicano/Latino studies department chair, is quoted by Reuters and The New York Times on February 6, 2008. Read On... California Hispanics set turnout records in primary election Louis DeSipio, political science associate professor and Chicano/Latino studies department chair, is quoted by the Associated Press on February 6, 2008. The story appears in 8 additional news outlets. Read On... O.C. no longer 'Romney country' Mark Petracca, political science associate professor and department chair, is quoted in the Los Angeles Times on February 7, 2008. Read On... Unclogging Urban Arteries David Brownstone, economics professor and department chair, is quoted in Science Magazine on February 8, 2008. Read On... Can black candidate woo Hispanics? Louis DeSipio, political science associate professor and Chicano/Latino studies department chair, is quoted by the Associated Press on February 11, 2008. The story is published in 70 news outlets. Read On... When minimum goes up, so does elimination of jobs for those who need help David Neumark, economics professor, is featured in the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) on February 14, 2008. Read On... Illegal emigres defy the image Frank Bean, sociology professor and director of the Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy, is featured in the San Jose Mercury News on February 18, 2008. Read On... Lost & Found John Serences, cognitive sciences assistant professor, is featured by Ivanhoe Broadcast News on February 19, 2008. Read On... O.C. Cubans react to Castro's resignation Lisa Garcia Bedolla, Chicano/Latino studies and political science associate professor, is quoted in the OC Register on February 19, 2008. Read On... Dalton is interviewed by NPR Russell Dalton, political science professor, is interviewed by NPR on February 22, 2008. Read On... More work on gender, race discrimination in the economy David Neumark, economics professor, is quoted in the St. Cloud Times on February 25, 2008. Read On... Prison rates far lower for immigrants Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is quoted in the Sacramento Bee and Santa Barbara News on February 26, 2008. Read On... Learning about reading begins at birth Virginia Mann, cognitive sciences professor, is quoted in the Standard Times (Mass.) on February 27, 2008. Read On... Greenbacks in the Green Zone: War's risks don't stop job seekers Deborah Avant, International Studies director and political science professor, is quoted by the Associated Press on February 28, 2008. The story appears in 71 additional news outlets. 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. |