Richard Arum, UCI sociology and education, and Mitchell L. Stevens, Stanford sociology, explain, courtesy of The New York Times
UCI economist David Neumark finds conflicting evidence of policy's impact on health and related behaviors following review of current research
UCI anthropologists Lilith Mahmud, associate professor, and Tom Boellstorff, professor, weigh in
10 social sciences staff honored for career milestones, Cañas-Castañeda named Leinen Outstanding Staff Award winner
Elizabeth Hafen, '22 political science and psychology, and Michelle Wei, '22 social policy & public service and education sciences, earn Fulbright honors
UCI track star Hannah Chau, '23 demographic and social analysis, has her sights set on a career in medicine following her record breaking athletics career as an Anteater
David Neumark, economics, breaks down findings in this column for Vox EU
View a photo recap of the undergraduate and graduate ceremonies
UCI social scientists Yousuf Al-Bulushi, global and international studies, and Damien Sojoyner, anthropology, provide perspective
Santa Ana-based project continues past successful community-academic partnership
UCI alumni siblings to present at UN's AI for Good 2023 global summit
Rocio Rosales, UCI associate professor of sociology, on the importance of recognizing contributions and struggles of immigrants in America
Honor highlights sociology grad student's work on affirmative consent
Honor recognizes sociology Ph.D. student for outstanding graduate paper in social sciences
As she nears the end of her time on campus, the graduate Anteater reflects on her UCI experience
A team of UC and CSU researchers is working to remove barriers and build research success among faculty at minority-serving institutions
First-generation Anteater Faith Couts '23 and her son Hunter Wetzel '23 will receive their degrees together
Honor recognizes the undergraduate Chicano/Latino studies major for original research
UCI men's volleyball player and economics major Davis Lau ’23 talks about lessons learned on the court and finding the aloha spirit away from home
27 undergrads from social sciences receive OM distinction, 17 undergrad and grads honored with individual scholarships and honors
Honor recognizes the sociology grad student for promise as a future professor
Honor recognizes the psychology and Chicano/Latino studies senior for undergraduate excellence
Honor recognizes sociology Ph.D. student for outstanding graduate paper in social sciences
Dean Bill Maurer looks ahead to his next five-year term leading UCI's largest student-populated school
Honor recognizes the '23 sociology Ph.D. for promise as a future professor
High school experiences led Nini Wu, '23 political science, to pursue a future in activism
UCI project will build database of incarceration experience
Ajay Kirpekar, finance and macroeconomics Ph.D. '23, reflects on his academic journey and why the study of finance is not about money
Honor recognizes psychology and sociology undergraduate for outstanding service
Honor recognizes the poli sci grad student for exceptional contributions to the school community, including the intellectual growth of others
The mission of the UCI Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy remains as relevant today as it was 30 years ago
Honor recognizes the '23 logic and philosophy of science Ph.D. for impressive research work
While her passion for gaming brought her to UCI, '23 anthropology major Nyah Beck's ability to adapt opened other doors on campus
Honor recognizes the '23 economics Ph.D. for impressive research work
Recognition at annual Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program symposium honors the longtime UCI social sciences Anteater for work beyond the classroom
The fun-loving, hard-working first-gen undergraduate academic advisor shares what's fueled her 20+ years of success as a social sciences Anteater, resulting in her receipt of the 2022 Leinen Outstanding Staff Award
Honor highlights the social policy and public service and urban studies student's paper addressing race, equity and justice
After his grad ceremony in June, Fletcher and family will be heading to Princeton
Commencement speaker Kate Constant, political science and history '23, on perseverance, justice, and what comes next
Commencement speaker Jane Mary Sakr, '23 international studies, shares her international journey
Honor recognizes the economics Ph.D. student for research excellence
UCI political scientist Samantha Vortherms receives NSF CAREER award for study on globalization, establishment of summer research institute
UCI alumna Shelby Anderson '18, '19 is selected as one of the winners of the Walt Disney 100th Anniversary Teacher Celebration
Silver Medal from Independent Publishers recognizes her work on role of politics, economic decisions in global warming
UCI graduate students honored by EPA for bioremediation project video
Honor recognizes the quantitative economics major for excellence in research
UCI Community Credit partners with non-profit Abrazar and PhotovoiceWorldwide to capture community stories of financial struggle, resilience in photographs
Honor recognizes psychology and sociology major for work advancing the understanding of Black experiences
Award recognizes UCI's most outstanding graduating seniors
Grant program supports research by promising assistant professors
Honor recognizes the economics and poli sci senior for outstanding academic performance and service to the School of Social Sciences, UCI campus and community
After her grad ceremony in June, Zhang will be headed to Harvard as a postdoc
Honor recognizes the double major transfer student for academic excellence
UCI poli sci alumni Derek Anderson and Scott Land are climbing to the top of the EDM world as Slander
The first alumnus (political science) to lead the board has enhanced many areas of campus
Kim Fortun, anthropology, and EcoGovLab, Voice of OC, May 15, 2023
System-wide conference hosted by UCI Center for Population, Inequality, and Policy
New term will build on his decade of success helming UCI's largest academic unit
Honor recognizes students who are planning a career in international affairs and/or public/community service with funds supporting research, service and educational international travel
An update on funded works from inaugural grant recipients
Danika Wong '06, international studies and political science, is fueling growth of the Social Sciences Alumni Network and Women of the Dean's Leadership Society
Honor recognizes the political science major as the UCI School of Social Sciences outstanding scholar in the next to graduating class
Applications due by May 17, 5:00 p.m. PT
Findings, published in the journal SLEEP, point instead to poor sleep as culprit for mood swings during menses
Eric Swanson, economics, explains in this interview with CNN's Rosemary Church (video)
UCI affiliates Jenny Fan, IMTFI manager, and Melissa Wrapp, '21 anthropology Ph.D. and postdoctoral project manager of Community Credit, report out on Photovoice Worldwide
Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism, explains courtesy of the Los Angeles Times (also ran in Yahoo News)
Funding award supports the global and international studies graduate student's work on emerging eldercare economy and its impact on the lives of older Filipinos
Panunzio prize recognizes research and scholarly excellence since retirement
Jacqueline Burns, poli sci Ph.D. student, explains in this guest essay for The New York Times (also ran in The Hill and Letters from an American)
UCI global and international studies associate professor Long Bui receives Tom Angell Fellowship
2023 Bradford-Osborne Research Award spotlights the economists' study on the positive side of using FinTechs to provide relief payments to underrepresented business owners during COVID
Renowned anthropologist studies international migration, particularly among Latinos
How Diana Lavery '06, M.A. '08 leverages skills from UCI's Demographic and Social Analysis program
UC Irvine scholars are among 171 recipients of the prestigious award
UCI sociologist Kristin Turney receives $510,000 National Science Foundation grant to provide nation's first systematic accounting of pandemic-related deaths in U.S. prisons
Book by UCI economics professor Michael McBride breaks down applied sabermetrics in an easy-to-use, no-math-required guide for assessing, developing and advancing youth players and teams
Courtesy of Salvador Zárate, UCI anthropology assistant professor
A reflection by Neil Nory Kaplan-Kelly, UCI anthropology Ph.D. student
UCI sociologist Edwin Amenta shares his latest work analyzing more than a century of digitized news to highlight how journalists reported on hundreds of causes, and the consequences of their coverage
Rocheteau, Ross and Mednick honored for mentorship, teaching and innovation
Cognitive scientists Megan Peters and Nia Nixon are helping develop an online educational platform for researchers
Findings will help fill critical gap on underlying inequities and stories of resilience
UCI Chicano/Latino studies and history associate professor Ana Elizabeth Rosas reflects on generative qualities of her collaborative community project with El Sol Science and Arts Academy of Santa Ana and her research
Friends Lydia Zacher Dixon, Ph.D. '15 and Caitlin Fouratt, Ph.D. '14 in conversation about the "family vibe" of their cohort, how UCI gave them a model of collegiality, and their recent publications
UCI writer-in-residence Sholeh Wolpé, Iranian-American poet, playwright and librettist, highlights the accomplishments and struggles of Iran's women, past and present
Jeff Kopstein, poli sci, New America, March 13, 2023
Emeritus Professor, Department of Political Science, University of California, Irvine, 1940-2023
Maria Montenegro, UCI global and international studies assistant professor, explains in this piece for Public History Weekly
Book by UCI anthropologist Damien Sojoyner is a poignant account of how the carceral state shapes daily life for young Black people--and how Black Americans resist, find joy, and cultivate new visions for the future
Bill Maurer, UCI anthropologist and Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion director, weighs in
David Neumark, UCI Distinguished Professor of economics, along with Ian Burn, Daniel Firoozi, and Daniel Ladd discuss their work in this piece for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Economic Letter
Five-volume reference work co-edited by UCI sociologist David Snow updated to include more than 200 new cultural and political developments of the past decade
Damien Sojoyner, anthropology, discusses his new book, Joy and Pain on the New Books Network podcast with host Reighan Gillam