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


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


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


Honor highlights the UCI political science undergrad's work on climate change, Indigenous sovereignty, and geopolitics in the Arctic


Community-facing project, funded by SSRC, will focus on accuracy, use and impacts of AI on residents' civic understanding, engagement and inclusion


Barbara Sarnecka, shares her experience with the California Post


Donald Hoffman, cognitive sciences, talks about his work with Popular Mechanics


Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, shares expertise with The Orange County Register


UC Irvine political science and sociology honors student Stephanie Garcia-Mora '26 centers empowerment in her research and experiences


Fourth-year UC Irvine anthropology undergrad Brian Lam has learned more than how to dig in the dirt


Op-ed by political scientists Jeffrey Kopstein, UCI, and Stephen Hanson, William & Mary, quoted in AlterNet


Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured U.S. News and World Report


Political scientists Jeffrey Kopstein, UCI, and Stephen Hanson, William & Mary, weigh in via The New York Times (op-ed)


Di Xu, education and CPIP affiliate, weighs in via CalMatters


Graduating Ph.D. student Jyotsana Kala, economics, reflects on award-winning research, standout teaching, and lessons table tennis brought to academia


Clovis Hung '26 history major with an anthropology minor is graduating this June at 15 years old


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