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global warming
 
 
 
Eve Darian Smith
 
 
featured:
UCI Experts On: Global warming
 
Eve Darian-Smith, professor and chair of global and international studies at UC Irvine, breaks down the role political and economic decisions play in our world's mounting climate crisis
 
Watch | Read
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women's History Month
 
 
Women's History Month
 
UCI social scientists weigh in on the vital role women play in advancing equity and inclusion
 
 
 
 
Alana LeBron
 
 
Kickass Women of O.C.: 2022 Edition
 
Alana LeBrón, Chicano/Latino studies and public health, is named among Orange Coast Magazine's annual list
 
 
 
 
 
Tony Smith
 
 
What's next: the US Supreme Court
 
Tony Smith, UCI political science and law professor, weighs in on nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and the road ahead
 
 
Smyth and Steyvers
 
 
UCI researchers develop hybrid human-machine framework for building smarter AI
 
Model uses human and algorithmic predictions and confidence scores to boost accuracy
 
 
 
man standing at a crosswalk with a walking stick
 
 
Superior recall
 
UCI-led study finds people who are blind remember complex verbal information better than sighted individuals; nonverbal recognition is consistent across both groups
 
 
Christopher Martinez with his housing residents
 
 
Ambition to empower
 
Christopher Martinez, SPPS and education science undergrad, possesses a tireless dedication for uplifting his fellow students
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long Bui
 
 
Bui receives National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship
 
Funding supports work on the UCI global and international studies associate professor's book on historical stereotypes and representations of Asians and Asian Americans
 
 
Bill Maurer
 
 
Successes and failures of fintech
 
Bill Maurer, UCI anthropology and law, receives grant to study how design and deployment of digital currency impacts low- and middle-income populations
 
 
 
 
Laura Enriquez
 
 
Enriquez's Of Love and Papers named book of the year
 
Award from American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc. recognizes the UCI Chicano/Latino studies associate professor for her work on the intimate impact of immigration policy
 
 
Campus community collaboration
 
 
Campus and community collaborators
 
UCI researchers and Orange County United Way hope to team up on an experimental pilot focused on county's diverse, underserved population
 
 
 
 
 
 
Todd Schweitzer
 
 
AN Podcast: Todd Schweitzer '07
 
CEO and Co-Founder, Brankas Bank
 
 
COSSA Day
 
 
COSSA Social Science Advocacy Day
 
Follow us on social Mar. 29 to learn more about the critical role social and behavioral science research plays in producing science-backed solutions for global issues
 
 
 
 
Cesar Chavez Day
 
 
César Chávez Day
 
March 31 | Day of Service
 
 
UCI Community Safety Survey
 
 
UCI Community Safety Survey
 
Extended through April 29, this anonymous 15-minute survey offers campus constituents an opportunity to voice feedback on policy decisions specific to UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Matthew Harding

Need another reason to obsess over your credit score? Here's a new (if macabre) one: According to a team of economists led by UCI professor Matthew Harding, that three-digit number isn't just a good indicator of how stable you are as a borrower - it can also predict how long you'll live. Read on via Money.com.
 
Jeff Kopstein
 
Kopstein on
Putin
 
The Hill
 
Simone Chambers
 
Chambers on
democracy
 
The Loop
 
 
 
Sara Mednick
 
Mednick on
rest
 
New Frontiers
 
Long Bui
 
Bui on
stereotypes
 
The Conversation
 
Daniel Brunstetter

"As the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine unfolds, we have witnessed multiple calls for the West to implement a no-fly zone. … As civilian casualties mount and the humanitarian crisis deepens, how do we ethically evaluate the decision of whether or not to implement a no-fly zone in Ukraine? What criteria are most important to think through the choice? To answer these questions, I turn to jus ad vim, the set of moral principles governing the decision to use limited force." More from Daniel Brunstetter, political science, in Ethics & International Affairs.
 
Barbara Sarnecka
 
Sarnecka on graduate writing
 
Times Higher Ed
 
Eric Swanson
 
Swanson on
inflation
 
LA Times
 
 
 
David Neumark
 
Neumark on
gas tax

 
CalMatters
 
Eleana Kim
 
Grofman on
bellweather
counties
 
USAPP
 
 
 
 
event
calendar
 
 
 
 
 
 
01
 
APR
 
   
 
Social Sciences Alumni Coffee Meet-Up
 
7:30-8:30 a.m. | A Market | 3400 West Coast Hwy | Newport Beach
 
 
 
 
 
 
08
 
APR
 
   
 
The Problem of Class Abstraction: Culture and Class Formation in Social Theory
 
12:00-1:15 p.m. | Social Science Plaza B, Room 4250

featuring Michael A. McCarthy, Berggruen Fellow, University of Southern California and Associate Professor of Sociology, Marquette University
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
APR
 
   
 
Global Burning
 
3:00-4:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Eve Darian-Smith, Professor and Chair, Global Studies, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
APR
 
   
 
Decoding Crypto
 
6:00-8:00 p.m. | Cosmos Club | 2121 Massachusetts Avenue NW | Washington DC 20008 (registration required)

 
 
 
 
 
 
05
 
MAY
 
   
 
Geopolitics and Global Production Networks
 
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Etel Solingen, Thomas T. and Elizabeth C. Tierney Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies and Distinguished Professor, University of California, Irvine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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