Deciphering dementia’s gender gap

UCI researchers win grant to explore why Alzheimer’s affects more women

Assistant professor of gender & sexuality studies awarded 2017-18 Hellman Fellowship

Emily Thuma, assistant professor of gender & sexuality studies in the School of Humanities, has been awarded a Hellman Fellowship for 2017-18 to support the completion of her book manuscript. The working title is No More Cages: Gendered Violence, Feminist Mobilization & the U.S. Carceral State. “The book traces the intertwined histories of feminist political […]

Closing academia’s gender gap

Study finds UCI making greatest strides, with ADVANCE program key in hiring female faculty

US female legislators need more powerful committee roles to truly advance gender equality, UCI study finds

In a comparative study spanning 40 years of legislative terms in the U.S., Germany and Sweden, Catherine Bolzendahl, associate professor of sociology at UCI, demonstrates the importance of increasing not just the number of women elected to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, but also the number of them in committee leadership roles to seriously advance gender equality in political institutions and the policies they create.

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James Weatherall, UC Irvine assistant professor of logic & philosophy of science, says that mathematical models for predicting market behavior “need to be used cautiously; otherwise, they tend to engender overconfidence.”

Chancellor’s Club founders pass torch to new generation of UCI supporters

UC Irvine News Brief: Talk marks UCI's 10th anniversary promoting gender equity in science

Diana Bilimoria will speak at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the Student Center’s Doheny Beach Room B.

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Probing racial, gender politics

Grad student Chris Stout studies discrepancy between what voters say and do.

Professor studies gender inequality in academia

When it comes to faculty gender equity, academia earns a “needs improvement,” according to a new UC Irvine study. “Gender…

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UCI Podcast: The role of women in the Black Lives Matter movement

Jordie Davies details the history of BLM and how it serves as a foundation for future social justice initiatives

Study highlights key social forces shaping worldwide academic freedom trends

UC Irvine sociologists find liberty to teach and learn is being threatened