UCI prides itself on serving those who have served


Awarded by the Hispanic Education Endowment Fund, honor recognizes the historian's work in higher ed


Doctoral student Janet Muñiz receives award for her research on ethnic identity of second-generation Latino entrepreneurs


Researchers from UCI and China lay the groundwork for a joint institute to tackle cognitive health issues related to an aging population


UCI undergrad and cross country runner Keely Boyd is helping close the distance between students and hunger


New status of the school's international studies program will elevate global studies at a critical point in history


UC President Janet Napolitano pops into UCI class to promote student voting


Nathan Chan, doctoral student in political science, wins prestigious NSF fellowship to support his work on the motivations behind youth involvement in politics


Raul Fernandez, Chicano/Latino studies, is honored for his university service post-retirement


Grad student Lev Nachman, poli sci, publishes work on Taiwan and Hong Kong social movements and political parties


Anteater alumna Kai Boyer '17 built a personal training business while earning her undergrad. Now she's set on taking her company global.


Honor recognizes sociologist for pioneering work in social network analysis


How a haunted house competition at Mesa Court helped UCI alumnus Ben Bohr, political science and global studies '09, rise to his role as Senior Operations Manager at Amazon


Courtesy of Michael Tesler, poli sci, as featured in The Washington Post


Catherine Bolzendahl, sociology, via Mobilizing Ideas


UCI graduate student Elizabeth Clark Rubio widens the picture of undocumented immigrants


How UCI '01 poli sci alumni Chris Lee's battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma "shaped everything for the better"


Ami Glazer, economics, via Business Insider


Podcast with Don Hoffman, cog sci, courtesy of Ars Technica


Founding dean of the UCI School of Social Sciences, 1928-2018


Honor recognizes the anthropologist for his leading work in money and finance, and will provide opportunities to advance research in emerging tech field


Leadership role puts the social sciences alumnus and teaching professor in charge of university's largest group of undergrads


To mark Hispanic Heritage Month, we highlight some laudable Latinx leaders on campus


As a new research development officer in social sciences and social ecology, Holly Hapke is helping UCI faculty and grad students secure new sources of funding to advance social science research


UCI cognitive scientists Krichmar and Neftci part of team working on breakthrough machine-learning architecture that lets autonomous systems learn without human intervention


Ami Glazer, economics, explains in the Los Angeles Times


Daniel Wehrenfennig, Olive Tree Initiative, on conflict


Sociologists Andrew Penner and Paul Hanselman and education assistant professor Emily Penner co-principals on five-year, $3.5 million project


UCI anthropologist Tom Boellstorff has traveled both the virtual and physical worlds to learn how persons with disabilities use and need technology, making stops along the way to advocate for the importance of funding social sciences research


Associate Professor, Anthropology | Ph.D., Harvard University


Assistant Professor, Language Science | Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Assistant Professor, Logic and Philosophy of Science | Ph.D., University of Melbourne


Assistant Professor, Political Science | Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison


Associate Professor, Anthropology | Ph.D., UCLA and J.D., UC Berkeley


Assistant Professor, Economics | Ph.D., University of Oxford


Assistant Professor, Economics | Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison


Associate Professor, Cognitive Sciences | Ph.D., Harvard University


Assistant Professor, Cognitive Sciences | Ph.D., Cornell University


Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies | Ph.D., New York University


Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies | Ph.D., UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco (joint program in medical anthropology)


Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies | Ph.D., UC San Diego


Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies | Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


From classes to research to internships and work, many students in social sciences spent their summer at school


Residency will span the 2018-19 academic year


Study by logic and philosophy of science professors Barrett and Skyrms among Philosopher's Annual top-ten list of 2017


Barbara Sarnecka, cog sci, explains in Psychology Today


A podcast featuring UCI sociologist Ruben Rumbaut on false ideas that will not die


UCI triple major Raj Parekh earns award for campus involvement


Campus also jumps nine spots to record 33rd overall in annual evaluation


UCI study featured in Nature Human Behavior


Hector Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and English associate professor, via The New York Times


UCI earns status as sustainability leader among U.S. universities


Psychology alumna, author, and radio show host Jennifer Hill '02 has made a career out of finding others their dream jobs


Tony Smith, poli sci, via Newsweek


Michael Tesler explains in The Washington Post


Research Professor, Department of Sociology and Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Irvine, 1927-2018


Rankings courtesy of Money, August 2018


Born and bred at UCI, BottleRocket is changing the way people recycle


David Neumark, economics, via The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 21, 2018


Professor of Cognitive Sciences, UC Irvine, 1940-2018


Michael Tesler, poli, via The Washington Post, Aug. 17, 2018


Ami Glazer, economics, via CNBC, Aug. 16, 2018


Jennifer Zelnick, UCI anthropology, receives prestigious NSF fellowship to support her graduate research on Cambodian deportees


Children's book by UCI soc sci staffer Dan Paley seeks to open young minds - and mouths - to new foods and flavors, with a Shakespearian twist


How alumni Natasha and Seaver Chan, '10 international studies, channeled their love of learning (and UCI) to found Vanguard College Prep


Summer research program brings high school and college students to UCI's School of Social Sciences


Poli sci Ph.D. alumni Misty Knight-Finley and Alex Keena weigh in, courtesy of The Washington Post


Such adverse natal outcomes are linked to intergenerational health, socioeconomic disadvantages


Honor, awarded by the National Academy of Education, recognizes strongest education researchers in the field


Catch Barbara Sarnecka, UCI cognitive sciences prof, on Good Morning America and ABC News as she discusses mom shaming and research behind why leaving kids unattended has become so taboo


William T. Um '90 will represent all UC alumni


Research, funded by International Currency Association, brings in talents of researcher and anthropologist Ursula Dalinghaus


Program focused on Middle East tensions has spread to other campuses, conflicts


How Malak Kudaimi, '18 international studies and public health, is battling against food insecurity


National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice to include leading researchers from UC Irvine and more than a dozen other U.S. universities and organizations


Heidi Hardt, poli sci, gives perspective in War On The Rocks


Anita Casavantes Bradford, Chicano/Latino studies and history, in The Critical Refugee Studies Collective, July 16, 2018


UCI logic and philosophy of science prof Kyle Stanford explains in new study published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences


Timmy Ma, mathematics, and Cole Williams, economics, honored for graduate work


UCI professor Heidi Hardt draws on interviews with political officials and top military brass to highlight need for NATO reforms to strengthen military operations


Triple honors for UCI Distinguished Professor Emerita Vicki L. Ruiz highlight the illustrious historian's career - which spans nearly four decades - spent telling the stories of Latinas who have fought for civil and labor rights


As CEO of Oru Kayak, Ardy Sobhani '04 says the key to being a successful entrepreneur is checking your ego at the door


Etel Solingen to lead multidisciplinary research project


Chicano/Latino studies prof Glenda Flores earns book award for work on Latina educators


UCI economist David Neumark explains how a stronger emphasis on policies that increase economic self-sufficiency in the longer-run can offer common ground for fighting poverty


Belinda Robnett is the inaugural associate dean of faculty development and diversity in social sciences, a role that seems tailor-made for the sociologist who studies diversity


Check out photos from soc sci, Order of Merit and Raza commencement ceremonies


How Eileen Zimmerman, '98 economics, found creativity and balance by becoming her own boss with Wander Wet Bags


UCI economists propose new plan for incentivizing game-changing inventions


Six graduate students in anthropology garner more than $100K in funding from The Wenner-Gren Foundation for onsite research projects spanning the globe


25 from social sciences receive OM distinction, 8 honored with individual scholarships and awards


UCI named the #9 best beach college by College Consensus


Alumna Catherine Griffin '86 economics shares experiences that made her an Anteater for life


Extraordinarius Award recipient talks about his love for UCI Baseball and the importance of giving back


Poli sci prof Michael Tesler receives recognition for early career work on elections, race


Rosas and Nguyen honored at UROP annual symposium May 19


Understanding the 'weaponization' of social media is the first step, says UCI professor and dean Bill Maurer


UCI honors faculty, staff and students with Dynamic Womxn of UCI awards


How sociology major Priscilla Tenggara '18 landed her dream job at Facebook


Stephanie Domzalski '03 is creating community through floral art with BloomLA, a pop-up art show debuting in Griffith Park, Los Angeles June 22-24


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