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| UC Irvine Economics Learning Center marks 10-year anniversary |
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Unique undergraduate resource center featuring peer-assisted learning has served more than 8,500 students since its inception
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| Building bridges |
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As the school's inaugural Director of Undergraduate Leadership and Community Programs, Kristen Ahn connects the Social Sciences Academic Resource Center with school programming
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| Reducing fear and hate |
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UC Irvine's Center for Racial Justice gains steam
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| PRIME-LC turns 20 |
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| Alumni doctors share their memories of the influential medical education program
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| The artful scientist |
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| Q&A with Jeffrey Barrett, UC Irvine Logic & Philosophy of Science Chancellor's Professor |
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| No cost, place, or time: The UC Irvine Petr sticker community |
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| Sebastián Calderón, history & anthropology undergrad, explores the Petr sticker culture at UCI in this piece on Medium |
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| Embracing Latiné: How language shapes identity and research in academia |
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| Alana LeBrón, PhD, UCI associate professor of health, society, & behavior and Chicano/Latino studies, shares her perspective on inclusive language in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month |
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| The middling kingdom |
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| With China's population expected to halve by century's end, UCI sociologist Wang Feng examines Beijing's pivotal choice between reform and control in The Catalyst
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| What are mechanisms? Unpacking the term is key to progress in neuroscience |
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| Lauren Ross, UC Irvine logic & philosophy of science, and Dani Bassett, University of Pennsylvania bioengineering, explain in this piece for The Transmitter
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| 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. |
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How to stay calm when Elon Musk says he's leaving California -- and other lessons from business relocations
David Neumark, economics, comments. Read on courtesy of
CalMatters (also in EdHat). |
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Tesler
on
politics
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New York
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Darian-Smith on
higher ed |
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| Chronicle of Higher Education |
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| Maurer
on veterans services
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OC United Way
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| Meyer on free speech |
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| NPR |
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From our extensive faculty expertise to our lens-worthy location, the reasons students choose the UCI School of Social Sciences for their graduate pursuits are many.
Ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by Princeton Review, Money Magazine and U.S. News & World Report, UCI offers students a world-class education just minutes from Orange County's beautiful beaches. And as the largest academic unit on the Irvine campus, the School of Social Sciences plays a pivotal role in driving the university's success.
But don't just take our word for it. Below, hear from current students pursuing Ph.D.s in social sciences. Learn why UCI was their top-choice program and where they plan to go from here.
Interested applicants for the 2025 entering graduate class can learn more here.
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| Amplifying trans teens' voices |
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| UC Irvine anthropology Ph.D. candidate Taylor Silverman explores the uniquely lengthy, collaborative process of gender-affirming care for youth |
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| Cognitive control in focus |
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| UC Irvine cognitive sciences grad student Mahbod Mehrvarz tackles the "reliability crisis" |
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| Award-worthy work on retirement and disability policies |
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| UC Irvine economics grad student Sydney Gordon shares her National Bureau of Economic Research-funded work and experiences in the economics Ph.D. program |
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| The heart of care |
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| UC Irvine global and international studies doctoral candidate Edward Nadurata's research on eldercare and global Filipino communities and the vital role of mentorship
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| Question everything |
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| Shiva Upadhye, UC Irvine language science graduate student, looks outside the box in the language science department |
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| Findings in philosophy of physics |
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| UC Irvine logic & philosophy of science Ph.D. student Clara Bradley shares her work at the intersection of physics and philosophy
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| Applying knowledge beyond academia |
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| With three master's degrees and a political science Ph.D. in the works, UC Irvine's Nahreen Aref brings a clinical approach to refugee policy |
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| Not resting on her laurels |
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| Lauded UC Irvine sociology Ph.D. candidate Weijun Yuan finds the most joy in mentoring others |
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The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The Polls, Prospects for Another Unprecedented Presidency, and Rise of Gen Z and Alpha
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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
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Maximize the Policy Impact of Your Research
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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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Songlines
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3:30-5:00 p.m. | Social Science Plaza A, Room 3132
featuring Yannis Ioannides, Tufts University
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| We are not your standard school. Like Peter, our beloved Anteater mascot, we're quirky and different. We're on a mission to create positive change in society, economies and for human well-being by breaking down traditional barriers and pushing the limits in teaching, research and service.
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