UC Irvine sociologist Irene Vega takes home three top prizes, a silver medal and an honorable mention for her first book, Bordering on Indifference


Already a trusted advisor to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, Angel Chen '99 is lighting the way for future generations at UC Irvine


Wang Feng, sociology, shares expertise on the BBC - The Documentary Podcast


National book awards from Society of Professors of Education and Foreword INDIES recognize the global legal scholar's contributions to understanding challenges shaping higher ed


Work will fill critical gap in how AI is applied to unsolved mathematical problems


Cailin O'Connor, logic & philosophy of science, weighs in via Science


Boston Herald names UCI Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism professor Héctor Tobar's "Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of 'Latino'" among its top reads for America250


Kelley Fong, sociology, shares expertise with The New York Sun


David Neumark, economics, shares expertise with Fortune


Three-year term and funding recognize scholars of exceptional value to the university


Dean's Leadership Society Doctoral Dissertation Research Support Fellowship Program launches to fill federal funding gap for graduate students


Nina Bandelj, sociology, in conversation with Public Books


Kim Fortun, anthropology, weighs in via Yahoo News (Vox) and MSN


OC Register names UCI Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism professor Héctor Tobar's "Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of 'Latino'" among its top reads for America250


Sara Mednick, cognitive sciences, shares expertise with Medscape


UC Irvine language scientist Gregory Scontras explores the patterns that shape how we speak


Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, shares perspective with Capital and Main


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


Honors carry $5,000 prize


Christofer Rodelo, Chicano/Latino studies, is featured in Broadway World


Sara Mednick, cognitive sciences, explains for AOL (Stacker)


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


Research by John Duffy, economics, in Kiplinger


Sociology Ph.D. student Yeryeng Choi shares her award-winning contributions to the social sciences, campus community


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


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


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


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


Eric Swanson, economics, weighs in on Spectrum News 1


Work by Gary Richardson, economics, featured by the Hoover Institution


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


Hana Abdulla, political science, featured in Political Science Now


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 in 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


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