UC Irvine professors Elizabeth Cauffman, Keramet Reiter, and Kristin Turney share research that is actively reshaping how California thinks about incarceration
Research by Paul Hanselman, sociology, featured by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, shares expertise with Sky News Australia
Annual Staff Assembly awards honor excellence among managers, supervisors - including social sciences graduate affairs director Jennifer Gerson
UC Irvine's LIFTED Class of 2026 earns degrees, rewrites the odds
14 UCI social sciences staff celebrated for career milestones, excellence in leadership
Christofer Rodelo, Chicano/Latino studies, is featured in Broadway World
Sara Mednick, cognitive sciences, explains for AOL (Stacker)
Nicholas Marantz, urban planning and public policy and CPIP, explains in the LAist
The school's LIFTED program is part of a broad expansion of education behind bars. For at least one inmate graduate, the result is a new self-image, the OC Register reports
Keramet Reiter, criminology, law and society and CPIP, and David John Frank, sociology, share experiences with The Orange County Register
Sociology Ph.D. student Yeryeng Choi shares her award-winning contributions to the social sciences, campus community
Dylan Roby, Wen public health and CPIP affiliate, weighs in via KQED
Award-winning sociology grad student Yuhan Gao shares her work
Honor recognizes UC Irvine's most outstanding graduating seniors
Clovis Hung, '26 humanities and anthropology, shares his story on KNX Radio (audio)
UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, explain in this piece for The Centre for Economic Policy Research
Anthropology Ph.D. student Juwon Lee shares his award-winning contributions to the social sciences, campus community
Honor recognizes the language science major for academic excellence, university involvement and achievement
Judy Wu, Asian American studies and Long Institute affiliate, shares expertise with OC World
As she prepares for law school, award-winning UC Irvine sociology Ph.D. student Amelia Roskin-Frazee '26 studies how race, gender and sexuality shape outcomes in the criminal legal system
38 undergrads from social sciences receive distinction, 22 undergrads and grads honored with individual scholarships and honors
Research by Yael Marks, clinical pharmacy practice, and Isabel Almeida, Chicano/Latino studies, featured in GeneOnline
Research by Yael Marks, clinical pharmacy practice, and Isabel Almeida, Chicano/Latino studies, featured in Bioengineer.org
Work by David Neumark, economics, featured in Reason
Research by Yael Marks, clinical pharmacy practice, and Isabel Almeida, Chicano/Latino studies, featured in Medical Xpress and News Medical
Work by Mirian Martinez-Aranda, sociology, featured in PennLive
Insurance coverage, healthcare access influence whether women get required amounts
Joshua Stom, political science Ph.D. student, receives Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship to complete work in political theory
Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured in Fortune
Nina Bandelj, sociology, explains in this piece for the Chicago Tribune
For Mia Lekika Mayengue '26 anthropology, reframing perspectives has been central to not only her research but also her own life
Kim Fortun, UC Irvine professor of anthropology, and Margaret Tebbe, UC Irvine anthropology Ph.D. candidate, expand in this piece for Voice of OC
Award-winning UC Irvine cognitive sciences Ph.D. student Sharanya Bashyam is advancing research on language, culture and children's social cognition
Charis E. Kubrin, criminology, law and society and CPIP affiliate, featured by Stockholm University News, June 5, 2026
Valerie Grimaldo, '26 political science and social policy and public service, and Diana Hernandez, '26 political science and sociology, share experiences as inaugural graduates of the UC Irvine Labor Studies Certificate Program
Honor recognizes political science major for work that examines issues related to Black lives
Unexpected avenues, including research and her time with the UCI LIFTED program, have inspired sociology undergrad Lily Wu '26 to consider a path in industry
Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, weighs in via the Patch
Work by Don Hoffman, cognitive sciences, is featured in the Science Blog
Honor recognizes the '26 UC Irvine Chicano/Latino studies and political science double major for original research
Mina Shin '26 political science has come to embrace her own agency through her time at UC Irvine and encourage it for others, too
Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, My News LA
Soon-to-be grad reflects on UCI experience, what's next
Jaylin Higgins '26 sociology pairs her passion for social justice with a certificate in social problems and public policy
Lively debate shapes future of criminology, law and society and CPIP affiliate Julian Gerez's California tobacco tax compliance study
Findings, coauthored by Cynthia Lakon, health, society, and behavior and CPIP affiliate, offer a clearer roadmap for designing more effective anti-smoking interventions among teens