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UCI Homecoming
March 2 & 3
Homecoming Weekend is a UCI tradition that offers a variety of activities and special events, from Homecoming and Reunions to Anteater Family Weekend for parents -- there's something for everyone. Cheer on the Anteater men's basketball team at the Homecoming game vs. UC Davis, experience student performances and expand your knowledge with distinguished faculty.
Festivities start on March 2 with Anteater Family Weekend and Reunion Events, and continue through Saturday, March 3 with the Party in the Park, the Soc Sci Homecoming BBQ, and the Homecoming men's basketball game. Learn more, sign up and come to join in the fun!
Soc sci alumni - be sure to select both "alumni" and "social sciences" in the sign up form so you can get registered for our school BBQ.
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Enterprising undergrads
From aspiring philanthropists to future captains of industry, students navigate new economy, launch startups with help from UCI's ANTrepreneur Center |
BottleRocket
Soc sci alumni-run company is 'The Uber of recycling' |
UCI-led study links racial discrimination to greater risk for cardiovascular disease
Incident increases associated with elevated blood pressure in black, Latino adults |
UCI alumnus named to Forbes 30 under 30 list
Benny Luo '10, founder and CEO of NextShark, recognized for work in media |
Graphic novel by Sherine Hamdy, anthropology, earns PROSE award
Honor recognizes the long-form comic as best work in cultural anthropology and sociology |
At home abroad
After traveling halfway around the world for her education, econ's Zoe Zhao shares what she's learned along the way |
Understanding extremism
Three recipients from soc sci receive funding to extend knowledge about some of society's most challenging debates |
Outstanding teaching award recipients in social sciences
Avery, Enriquez and Hardt honored for teaching, mentorship and innovation |
Vision care with an Anteater flair
UCI bio sci and psychology alumnus Dr. O has been providing Anteaters with eye care for nearly 30 years |
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Homecoming
Mar 3
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Jumpstart for a Day Literacy Fair
Mar 3
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Expert Series: Trump’s America - One Year On
Mar 13
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Science's inference problem: When data doesn't mean what we think it does
Skyrms, The New York Times |
Pennsylvania has to draw new congressional districts, but getting rid of gerrymandering will be harder than you think.
Grofman, The Washington Post |
Yes, some Poles were Nazi collaborators. The Polish Parliament is trying to legislate that away.
Kopstein, The Washington Post |
China is in a muddle over population policy
Wang Feng, The Economist |
UC Irvine academics come to the defense of players after WHO proposes 'gaming disorder' as a thing
Ito, LA Times and KTLA |
VR can already help people heal - and it’s just the beginning
Boellstorff, VentureBeat |
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Most OC cities support adding 2,700 new homes for homeless, organizer says
Snow and Goldberg, Voice of OC
Bay Area student organizers are in vanguard in wake of Florida slayings
Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
Study: Higher minimum wages hurt teen employment, adult paychecks
Neumark, Watchdog.org
Why the 2020 census shouldn't ask about your citizenship status
Bean and Buchmeier, The Conversation and WTOP
Arizona finds downside to higher minimum wage
Neumark, Economics21
Money, charity, and emotions
Bandelj, Psychology Today
Focus on Dreamers breeds resentment from other immigrants here illegally
Chavez, Los Angeles Times and The Sacramento Bee
Ed Markey's career-long fight against nuclear weapons
Meyer, The Boston Globe
Science's inference problem: When data doesn't mean what we think it does
Skyrms, The New York Times
Study shows how Asian Americans are transforming O.C., and highlights diversity and disparities
Daily Pilot
How scammers steal your computing power to mine cryptocurrencies
Maurer, Slate
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Federal Judge David O. Carter takes 4-hour illuminating walk through Orange County's homeless riverbed encampment
Carter, OC Register
Federal judge visits homeless camps as he pushes for Orange County shelter solution
Carter, Los Angeles Times
Arrests of immigrants with no criminal record spike in LA
DeSipio, KPCC
Judges say throw out the map. Lawmakers say throw out the judges.
Grofman, The New York Times
Book review: 'Ten Great Ideas about Chance'
Skyrms, ZME Science
UCI celebrates the 2018 Lunar New Year
Orange County Register
Pennsylvania gerrymandering fight just the start of a wider war
Grofman, U.S. News and World Report
VR can already help people heal -- and it's just the beginning
Boellstorff, VentureBeat
Pennsylvania has to draw new congressional districts, but getting rid of gerrymandering will be harder than you think.
Grofman, The Washington Post
Working but still struggling? Here's a tax credit that might help you
Neumark, Orange County Register
Trump talks unity, sows division in State of the Union address
DeSipio, Newburgh Gazette
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UC Irvine academics come to the defense of players after WHO proposes 'gaming disorder' as a thing
Ito, Los Angeles Times and KTLA 5
China is in a muddle over population policy
Wang Feng, The Economist
A public-private homeless solution in Texas might work for Costa Mesa, O.C. (Commentary)
Goldberg and Snow, Daily Pilot
The future of Asian Americans in OC (Audio)
KCRW
She's creating her own therapy, helping herself by helping others (Video)
Mendez, Orange County Register
Liberals' problem with immigration
DeSipio, The Korea Times
Outside groups to spend millions on tax messaging in 2018
Boushey, Center for Responsive Politics
Yes, some Poles were Nazi collaborators. The Polish Parliament is trying to legislate that away.
Kopstein, The Washington Post
Report highlights diversity of California's Asian American community in the real "OC"
NPQ
Teaching activities for: ''Chain Migration' Has Become a Weaponized Phrase. Here Are the Facts Behind It.'
Chavez, The New York Times
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