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Finding her way
 
How Eileen Zimmerman, '98 economics, found creativity and balance by becoming her own boss with Wander Wet Bags
 
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Spurring environmental innovation
 
UCI economists propose new plan for incentivizing game-changing inventions
 
 
 
 
 
 
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A perfect fit
 
Belinda Robnett is the inaugural associate dean of faculty development and diversity in social sciences, a role that seems tailor-made for the sociologist who studies diversity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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In the field
 
Six graduate students in anthropology garner more than $100K in funding from The Wenner-Gren Foundation for onsite research projects spanning the globe
 
 
 
 
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Ties that bind
 
Alumna Catherine Griffin '86 shares experiences that made her an Anteater for life
 
 
 
Exposing digital extremism
 
Understanding the 'weaponization' of social media is the first step, says UCI professor and dean Bill Maurer
 
 
 
VIDEO: Steve Borowski, '79 soc sci alumni athlete
 
Extraordinarius Award recipient talks about his love for UCI Baseball and the importance of giving back
 
 
 
Investing in people to fight poverty
 
UCI economist David Neumark explains how a stronger emphasis on policies that increase economic self-sufficiency in the longer-run can offer common ground for fighting poverty
 
 
 
Emerging scholar honors
 
Poli sci prof Michael Tesler receives recognition for early career work on elections, racem
 
 
 
Two from social sciences receive recognition for research excellence
 
Rosas and Nguyen honored at UROP annual symposium May 19
 
 
 
Dynamic Anteatxrs
 
UCI honors faculty, staff and students with Dynamic Womxn of UCI awards
 
 
 
Order of Merit honors outstanding students
 
25 from social sciences receive OM distinction, 8 honored with individual scholarships and awards
 
 
 
Best beach colleges
 
UCI named the #9 best beach college by College Consensus
 
 
 
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Something to celebrate


More than 2100 undergrads, 80 master's, and 50 Ph.D. students from social sciences received diplomas in June. We're so excited to welcome this large Anteater crew to our more than 50,000+ soc sci alumni family! Check out pics from the awesome festivities.
 
 
 
 
soc sci
in the media
 
Social sciences faculty are consistently sought by media for their expertise in areas ranging from digital play to gender pay. Check out some of our top hits below, or visit us online for the full run down.
 

Schools use esports as a learning platform

In a study of teens published by The MIT Press, "Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out," Mizuko Ito, a cultural anthropologist who is a professor in residence at the Humanities Research Institute at UCI, found the most resilient, adaptive and effective learning involves individual interest as well as social support to overcome adversity and provide recognition. Read on, courtesy of US News & World Report.
 
 
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Asian-Americans & affirmative action
New York Times
 
 
Boellstorff on digital identity through avatars
The Next Web
 
 
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glass
ceilings
Bloomberg
 
 
Meyer on
California
Democratic wins
SF Chronicle
 
 
about
uci soc sci
 
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 human well-being by breaking down traditional barriers and pushing the limits in teaching, research and service. Doing so requires a different attitude, aim and set of actions.
 
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