For Mia Lekika Mayengue '26 anthropology, reframing perspectives has been central to not only her research but also her own life


Award-winning UC Irvine cognitive sciences Ph.D. student Sharanya Bashyam is advancing research on language, culture and children's social cognition


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


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)


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


How Chicano/Latino studies and political science double major Karen Aiko Rivera's love of Hello Kitty became a lens for understanding identity, community and belonging


UC Irvine social sciences gave student-body president Alondra Elena Arevalo a springboard toward her path in public health


Shawn Khalifa, sociology alumnus, featured in Axios


Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, explains on Sky News Australia


Founder and CEO of Tea Drops shares how she learned to think strategically about markets, consumers and opportunity as an undergrad at UCI


UC Irvine LIFTED leaders, featured in ASA Footnotes, reflect on the program's early successes and transformative impacts on its human participants


Research by Gary Richardson, economics, featured by Brookings


Austin Wagner '26 leverages AI to advance language science and serve diverse communities


A 60th anniversary reflection on the Farm School, where learning grew from the land and imagination


UC Irvine's Claire Kerns '26 unearths a future for herself in anthropology


Sherine Hamdy, UCI anthropologist and author of Landing in Place, shares her new book with Publishers Weekly's Amanda Ramirez


Scholarship will support the UC Irvine political science major's Roots to College virtual program aimed at improving college access for Oakland high school students


Graduating UC Irvine senior Emory Slane '26 blends her business economics major with the art of performance and connection


David Neumark, economics, weighs in via KGOU


Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured in Becker's Hospital Review


Nina Bandelj, sociology, weighs in via Newsday


First-generation college student and double major Lisa Nguyen's UC Irvine journey won't end with undergrad


Jan Brueckner, economics, offers insight on Daily Wire


Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured in KFF Health News


Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured in Hoodline


Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured in the San Francisco Chronicle


Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured by Motley Fool


Erin Lockwood, political science, shares insight on Powell's term with CNN


UC Irvine cognitive scientist talks reality, consciousness, and the very fabric of our universe with Impact Theory's Tom Bilyeu


Honor includes one year of research support at Freie University Berlin


Gary Richardson, economics, weighs in via CBS LA


Haynes Foundation-funded effort will update decade-old analysis of spending, track results


Yamilett Farias Chaidez, '26 Chicano/Latino studies and political science, traces immigration, identity and belonging through research, community and law


UC Irvine business economics major Wynn Schoeman '26 found connections across surfing, academic support and culture


Work by Michael Tesler, political science, featured by CNN


Work by UC Irvine economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured in Science of Money


Nina Bandelj, sociology, via Bloomberg


Eric Swanson, economics, weighs in via the Brookings Institution


Leadership role will enable the social sciences dean to help steer research agenda focused on pressing social, world challenges


From Palmdale to global policy spaces, UC Irvine social sciences commencement speaker Rocio Celeste Rivera, '26 political science and international studies, builds a path defined by purpose, persistence and perspective


Nina Bandelj, sociology, shares expertise with Straight Arrow News


Jan Brueckner, economics, weighs in via Straight Arrow News


Research by David Neumark, economics, helps explain, via Fortune


Jan Brueckner, economics, shares expertise in this Q&A with Alex Kirshner at Slate


Program funding will support the political scientist's research on the role and accountability of the Federal Reserve in providing economic security


UC Irvine School of Social Sciences commencement speaker Zayaan Khan, '26 social policy and public service and quantitative economics, reflects on growth, purpose and community


UCI social sciences dean Maurer celebrates with Anaheim community at Orange County United Way's new SparkPoint site opening


Bill Maurer, anthropology and law, offers insight with U.S. News & World Report


Carolina Silva, UC Irvine class of 2026, pursues pre-med with a double major in Chicano/Latino studies and public health


Digital archive includes 4,700 stories, new thematic collections, artwork, curriculum materials and other resources


Jan Brueckner, economics, explains in NPR - Planet Money


Alyssa Brewer, cognitive sciences, weighs in on Live Science


Work by Michael Tesler, political science, featured in The National News Desk


Research by Dan Bogart, economics, published in Explorations in Economic History, featured by the University of Cambridge


Roxanne Varzi, anthropology, shares perspective on KPBS - The Finest (Podcast) 


Ami Glazer, economics, weighs in on Marketplace


Jim Weatherall, LPS, highlighted in Daily Nous


Chernyak, Rodelo and Enriquez honored for mentorship, teaching and innovation


Faculty lauded for scholarly excellence spanning topics in anthropology, biomedical engineering, education, logic & philosophy of science, political science and sociology


Jan Brueckner, economics, shares shares expert insight on airline pricing models with NPR


Gvantsa Gasviani, Global Studies


Jan Brueckner, economics, shares airline industry expertise with The New York Times


Michael Tesler, political science, explains in this piece for Good Authority


Melissa King, cognitive sciences alumnus, in Travel and Leisure


John Duffy, economics, shares expertise with MarketWatch


Jan Brueckner, economics, comments on the future of malls in this interview with KNBC (video)


Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, provides perspective in this interview with Spectrum News 1 (video)


Second year UC Irvine political science major Kiley Wielenga finds success embracing opportunities outside of her comfort zone


Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, via The Australian and Sky News Australia


Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, on Sky News Australia (video)


Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, shares expertise in this interview with The Australian (video)


Gary Richardson, economics, weighs in courtesy of The New York Times


Award-winning book by UC Irvine political science professor Kevin Olson explores politics of subordination and resistance


Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, shares perspective with The New York Times


Honor will support the '23 economics, political science, and urban studies alumnus through a one-year Master's in Global Affairs at Beijing's top-ranked Tsinghua University


Sara Mednick, cognitive scientist, shares expertise with Prevention Health


Research by David Neumark, economics and CPIP, featured in the Financial Times - Free Lunch newsletter


David Meyer, sociologist, shares perspective with Print


Research by Irene Vega, sociology, featured in The Atlantic


Bandelj joins The Mother of It All podcast to chat about her new book


Kelley Fong, sociology, on what this means via the Associated Press - Mountain State Spotlight and U.S. News and World Report


Sara Mednick, cognitive science, offers expert advice in Yahoo Health - One Small Thing


Long T. Bui, global and international studies, chats with author Andrew Lam in this piece for the Los Angeles Review of Books


Michael Tesler, political science, shares expertise in this piece for Good Authority 


Honor recognizes the UC Irvine logic & philosophy of science Ph.D. student for academic excellence


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