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Summer fellows
 
 
featured:
Driving diversity and inclusion in logic & philosophy of science
 
Funded by UCI and NSF, annual weeklong Logic & Philosophy of Science Summer Diversity Program welcomes largest global cohort

 
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Asia Bento
 
 
featured:
Study: Black-owned banks support protective credit markets, but are not a vehicle for equity
 
Findings by UCI sociologist Asia Bento published in Social Science Research track subprime mortgage crisis lending practices across U.S. neighborhoods

 
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Greer Stone
 
 
featured:
Palo Alto mayor Greer Stone '10 traces his political roots to UCI
 
Political science alumnus reflects on his Anteater experience and pathway to education, public service

 
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Campos and Borelli
 
 
How to fully appreciate your loving relationships
 
Belinda Campos, UCI professor of Chicano/Latino Studies, and Jessica Borelli, UCI professor of psychological science, offer expertise in this piece for Greater Good Magazine
 
 
Hardt and Burns
 
 
NATO wants to be a leader on climate security. Here are the next steps to get there.
 
Heidi Hardt and Jacqueline Burns, UC Irvine political scientists, explain in this piece for the Atlantic Council 
 
 
Long Bui
 
 
Viral World: Global Relations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
 
New book by UCI global and international studies professor Long T. Bui explores cultural knowledge, viral politics of the pandemic
 
 
 
 
Shawn Rosenberg
 
 
Why democracy might be its own worst enemy: The fatal flaw in our system
 
Shawn Rosenberg, UCI political scientist, dives in on the WhoWhatWhy Podcast
 
 
Roxanne Varzi
 
 
Anthropology students present their research in poetry, plays and op-eds in this course
 
Roxanne Varzi, UC Irvine anthropologist, explores unique approaches to teaching in her Multimodal Anthropology course
 
 
Yousuf Al-Bulushi
 
 
The shack dweller movement
 
In this podcast with KPFA - Against the Grain, Yousuf Al-Bulushi, global and international studies, lays out the operating principles, goals, and methods of Abahlali, one of the most well-known radical formations in all of Africa
 
 
 
David Meyer
 
 
We need a new peace movement to prevent nuclear war
 
David Meyer, UCI sociologist, explains in this piece for Jacobin
 
 
Michael Tesler
 
 
Why immigration is a better issue for Trump than it was in 2020
 
Michael Tesler, UCI political scientist, on politics and policy in this piece for ABC News
 
 
Don Hoffman
 
 
Donald Hoffman on free will, positive geometries of consciousness & spacetime
 
The UCI cognitive scientist explores these profound topics on Into the Impossible With Brian Keating (Podcast) 
 
 
David Neumark
 
 
Opinion: Blinder misrepresents minimum wage studies
 
David Neumark, UCI economist, explains in this piece for The Wall Street Journal
 
 
 
Jeff Rouder
 
 
Rouder receives Psychonomic Society paper award
 
Honor recognizes the cognitive scientist's work on cognitive control amid distraction
 
 
Anneeth Kaur Hundle
 
 
Anneeth Kaur Hundle receives DECADE Mentor Excellence Award
 
Honor recognizes anthropologist for mentoring graduate students, fostering diversity
 
 
Tony Smith
 
 
Smith recognized by American Political Science Association LGBTQ Caucus
 
Distinguished Career Service Award honors the UCI political scientist for commitment to Sexuality & Politics subfield, supporting LGBTQ+ affiliated issues
 
 
 
 
 
soc sci
in the media
 
Social sciences faculty and graduate students are consistently sought by media for their expertise in areas ranging from digital play to gender pay. Check out some of our top hits, self-authored pieces, and on-air interviews below, or visit us online for the full run down.
 
Liebersohn and Rothstein

Mortgage lock-ins cost U.S. economy $20 billion a year

Research by Jack Liebersohn, UCI economics, and Jesse Rothstein, UC Berkeley public policy and economics, explores why millions of homeowners with mortgage interest rates at 3% or lower are reluctant to move. Read, courtesy of The Dallas Morning News (also in Yahoo).
 
Samar Al-Bulushi
 
Al-Bulushi on Kenya
 
DailyKos
 
Louis DeSipio
 
DeSipio on
politics
 
New York Times
 
 
 
Matt Beckmann
 
Grofman on politics
 
OC Register
 
Pen Maddy
 
Maddy on math
 
Salon
 
Sara Mednick

Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here's how to nap the right way

Sara Mednick, UCI cognitive sciences, offers research-backed pointers via the Associated Press (also in The Seattle Times and The Washington Times.
 
Gary Richardson
 
Richardson on
gold
 
Financial Times
 
Maria Montenegro
 
Montenegro on federal recognition
 
The Nation
 
 
 
David Neumark
 
Neumark on wages
 
NY Post
 
Michael Tesler
 
Tesler on politics
 
Newsweek
 
 
 
 
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23
 
SEPT
 
   
 
New Undergraduate Welcome BBQ
 
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Upper Social Science Plaza (above fountain area)

event is limited to new social sciences freshmen and transfers
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
SEPT
 
   
 
New Graduate Student Welcome
 
2:00-3:00 p.m. | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517

event limited to new graduate students in social sciences
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
OCT
 
   
 
American Women Quarters Program: Celia Cruz
 
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | In-Person and Zoom

featuring Michele Thompson, Program Lead, American Women Quarters™, Chief, Program Management Office, United States Mint | Tracy Scelzo-Chavez, Program Lead, American Women Quarters™, Program Analyst, Program Management Office, United States Mint | Génesis Lara, Assistant Professor, Chicano/Latino Studies, UCI School of Social Sciences | Raúl Fernandez, Professor Emeritus, Social Sciences, UCI School of Social Sciences | Monika Gosin, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, UC San Diego
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
OCT
 
   
 
The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The Polls, Prospects for Another Unprecedented Presidency, and Rise of Gen Z and Alpha
 
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | In-Person and Zoom

featuring Matthew Beckmann, Professor, Political Science, UCI | Ashley Daniels, Postdoctoral Fellow, Political Science, UCI | Michael Tesler, Professor, Political Science, UCI

More information - including RSVP form - to come. Stay tuned!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
about
uci soc sci
 
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