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cailin o'connor
 
 
featured:
UCI Podcast: Slowing the spread of election misinformation
 
Cailin O'Connor, logic and philosophy of science, discusses the false narratives shaping this election and how to overcome them
 
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digital extremism
 
 
Facing digital extremism in a pandemic
 
New open course modules and a digital toolkit to confront disinformation
 
 
 
 
carter butts
 
 
Population distribution can greatly impact COVID-19 spread, UCI-led study finds
 
Contagion disparities can affect perception of risk, demand for healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
pire grant
 
 
Creativity in the face of adversity
 
International research exchange program persists amid pandemic
 
 
 
mehdi zolfaghari
 
 
Forging ahead
 
Mehdi Zolfaghari, '20 international studies, builds a new life in the U.S.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
damien sojoyner

Experts agree higher education needs to do more to create equity for Black students. But more attention needs to be paid to barriers Black students face before they step foot on campus.

Damien Sojoyner, UCI anthropologist, provides perspective via Inside Higher Ed.

 
etel solingen
 
Solingen on global cooperation, COVID-19
 
IGCC
 
wang feng
 
Wang Feng on China, one-child
policy
 
Marketplace
 
 
 
don hoffman
 
Hoffman on consciousness
(audio)
 
Consciousness Podcast
 
david meyer
 
Meyer on mobilization, polarization
 
Union of Concerned Scientists
 
 
 
 
event
calendar
 
 
 
 
 
29
 
OCT
 
   
 
Assessing Three Competing Visions for US Grand Strategy
 
12:30-1:45 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
 
 
 
 
 
 
03
 
NOV
 
   
 
Antigenic Imprinting and Age-Specific Susceptibility to Influenza …and Maybe to Covid-19?
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Alain Gagnon, Professor, Department of Demography, University of Montreal
 
 
 
 
 
 
06
 
NOV
 
   
 
Civil and Civic Manipulations: Activism, Media, and Public Policy
 
9:00-10:00 a.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Joan Donovan, Research Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University Kennedy School
 
 
 
 
 
 
09
 
NOV
 
   
 
Problems of Democracy
 
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Danielle Thomsen, Political Science, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
NOV
 
   
 
Career Goals and Trajectories: The Big Picture
 
12:00-2:00 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Mary McThomas, Political Science, UCI; Glenda Flores, Chicano/Latino Studies, UCI; Maria Malagon, CSUF. Part of the Thriving in the Academy - Graduate Students Workshop Series (registration limited to soc sci grad students).
 
 
 
 
 
 
17
 
NOV
 
   
 
Election 2020 in Review
 
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Zoom (pre-registration required)

featuring Marty Wattenberg, Political Science, UCI; Davin Phoenix, Political Science, UCI; Michael Tesler, Political Science, UCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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