Social Sciences

This rendering of the “Plein-Air en Plein Air” installation features an image of Granville Redmond’s painting “California Landscape with Flowers,” circa 1931, oil on canvas, 32 x 80 in., projected onto the Social Science Lab building. The artwork is a gift from The Irvine Museum to UC Irvine’s Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art.

Art as rarely experienced

‘Plein-Air en Plein Air’ installation to feature Langson IMCA paintings projected onto campus buildings

Photo of Jordie Davies, UCI assistant professor of political science
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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

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UCI Podcast: Underground Scholar Shawn Khalifa shares his journey

How education helped formerly incarcerated student overcome societal barriers

Group of five researchers funded by NSF to examine wildfire management while incorporating voices from Indigenous communities.

NSF funds UCI-led team connecting Indigenous communities with key decision-makers in wildfire management

Project will bring diverse voices to forefront of mitigation and research

United States Marine Corps veteran and UCI sociology alumnus Andrew Truong ’23 (fourth from right), pictured with fellow service members.

Giving voice to veterans

UCI certificate program comprises three courses exploring experiences of service members

Photograph of Andrew Penner and Emily Penner
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UCI Podcast: How educational categories create inequality

Andrew and Emily Penner investigate the role assigned identities play in the student experience

Jeffrey Kopstein, UCI professor of political science.

Building bridges

New director discusses goals for UCI’s Center for Jewish Studies

Researchers in field.

UC Irvine leads regional project to reduce climate change risks in California

$5.5 million effort will prioritize community engagement, environmental justice

Meymuna Hussein-Cattan

A Taste of Empowerment

CNN ‘Hero’ helps refugees and immigrants resettle in SoCal

Bill Maurer
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UCI Podcast: What’s next in the School of Social Sciences?

Dean Bill Maurer looks ahead to his next five-year term leading UCI’s largest student-populated school