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Welcome home, Anteaters!
 
A fall message from Bill Maurer, UCI social sciences dean

 
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Students jumping
 
 
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UC Irvine is ranked among nation's top 10 public universities for 10th year in a row
 
Undergraduate programs in economics and psychology ranked in nation's top 15 among public universities

 
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Campos
 
 
UCI Podcast: How Latinos are shaping the future together
 
Belinda Campos, UCI Chicano/Latino studies professor and chair, discusses PRIME-LC and cultural components that promote health
 
 
Houses
 
 
Economic and household costs of mortgage rate lock
 
Study by UC economists Jack Liebersohn, UC Irvine, and Jesse Rothstein, UC Berkeley, detail the effect of rapidly rising interest rates on homeowner mobility, economy
 
 
Kopstein and Hanson
 
 
The Assault on the State: How the Global Attack on Modern Government Endangers our Future
 
New book by political scientists Jeffrey Kopstein, UCI, and Stephen Hanson, William & Mary, examines causes, consequences of the erosion of modern government institutions
 
 
 
Jeanett Castellanos addresses the group
 
 
Exploring educational pathways
 
UCI School of Social Sciences and Center for Educational Partnerships' Early Academic Outreach Program cohost quarterly Choosing a Major Conference for Santa Ana High School students
 
 
Aerial view of campus
 
 
UCI sociologists earn American Sociological Association honors, leadership roles
 
Achievements announced and celebrated at annual meeting in Montréal
 
 
Borowski family
 
 
Steve Borowski '79: From pitching baseballs to business
 
UCI social sciences alum encourages risk taking in the pursuit of success
 
 
 
blurry view of classroom
 
 
UC Irvine sociologist Andrew Penner part of multi-university research team addressing inequality for students with disabilities
 
Funded by the Urban Institute, findings will connect schools and programs with long-term outcomes for success
 
 
Lee and Taghvaiee
 
 
Celebration of Teaching
 
Two from social sciences honored for contributions to undergraduate education at UCI
 
 
Noa
 
 
Reading between the lines
 
Recent UC Irvine language science Ph.D. Noa Attali shares her research on ambiguity and perception
 
 
 
Brian Jenkins
 
 
What is the Consumer Price Index?
 
Brian Jenkins, economics, offers expert insight in this piece for Moneygeek
 
 
Simone Chambers
 
 
Democracy and its discontents: The attack on truth
 
Simone Chambers, political science, discusses disinformation, voter trust and democracy on inaugural episode of "Democracy and Its Discontents," a new miniseries from the UC IGCC's Talking Policy Podcast
 
 
Eve Darian Smith
 
 
Rebuilding the infrastructure of academic freedom
 
Eve Darian-Smith, professor and chair of global and international studies, offers expertise in this piece for Academe Blog
 
 
 
Edwin Amenta
 
 
The Townsend Plan: The forgotten movement that shaped Social Security
 
Edwin Amenta, sociology, weighs in on the Capitol Weekly Podcast
 
 
Penners
 
 
We can care for each other -- and our schools can teach us how
 
Andrew Penner, sociology professor, Emily K. Penner, education, and Thurston Domina, explain in this piece for EdSource
 
 
Noa
 
 
Federal funds rate: Definition, history & impact
 
Brian Jenkins, economics, courtesy of Moneygeek
 
 
Paula Garb
 
 
In memoriam: Paula Garb
 
UCI anthropology and international studies lecturer emeritus, Center for Citizen Peacebuilding cofounder | 1948-2024
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Keith Murphy

Helveticization, Comic CERNs, & Change: A Design Anthropologist on "Fontroversy"

Keith Murphy, takes a deep dive in PRINT. Read.
 
Kelley Fong
 
Fong on child welfare
 
The Guardian
 
David Neumark
 
Neumark on tipped wages
 
Center Square, MSN
 
 
 
Gary Richardson
 
Richardson on the Fed
 
Marketplace
 
Wang Feng
 
Wang Feng on gender, China
 
Financial Times
 
 
 
 
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01
 
OCT
 
   
 
Celebrating National Latino Physician Day
 
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Medical Education Building Patio
 
 
 
 
 
 
03
 
OCT
 
   
 
Moving to Opportunity, Together
 
12:30-1:30 p.m | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517

featuring Matthew Notowidigdo, Ph.D., David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics and Business and Public Policy Fellow, University of Chicago Booth School of Business 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03
 
OCT
 
   
 
Listening to the Ancestors in Black Canvas: A Campus Haunting
 
5:00-6:20 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100

featuring Matt Richardson, Associate Professor of Feminist Studies, UC Santa Barbara
 
 
 
 
 
 
05
 
OCT
 
   
 
Second SoCal Pragmatist Forum
 
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1321
 
 
 
 
 
 
08
 
OCT
 
   
 
Kiang Lecture: Notes from the Life of a Peripatetic Chinese Revolutionary: Xu Ming (1920-2014)
 
4:00- 6:30 p.m. | Humanities Gateway, Rooms 1010 and 1030

featuring Gail Hershatter, UC Santa Cruz
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
OCT
 
   
 
Exploitative Informing
 
3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 1222

featuring David Thorstad, Assistant Professor, Dept of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
OCT
 
   
 
At the Edge of Empire: A New York Times Correspondent on China, Family, and Journalism
 
4:00-5:30 p.m. | Humanities Gateway, Room 1030

featuring Edward Wong, New York Times Diplomatic Correspondent
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

moderated by Graeme Boushey, Director, Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy, and Associate Professor, Political Science, UCI | welcome remarks by Bill Maurer, Dean, Social Sciences, UCI, and Sara Goodman, Chair and Professor, Political Science, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
31
 
OCT
 
   
 
Maximize the Policy Impact of Your Research
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 3218

featuring Denise D. Payan, Ph.D., MPP, Associate Professor, Dept. of Health, Society, and Behavior, Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, UC Irvine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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