Social Sciences

Laura Enriquez, UCI associate professor of Chicano/Latino studies, is lead author of a new report from the UC Collaborative to Promote Immigrant and Student Equity summarizing the results of a study of children of immigrants attending the University of California. Findings indicate that immigration policies disrupt the educational experiences and well-being of not only undocumented […]

To help improve fire prevention policies, Salvador Zarate, UCI assistant professor of anthropology, will use a $12,000 faculty fellowship from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation to document the practices of Orange County weed abatement crews. “We experienced our worst fire season ever this year, and we can tap into the deep ecological […]

Prompted by UCI grad student, popular radio podcast goes bilingual, starting with series on the pandemic

Incarcerated students who meet requirements can earn B.A. in sociology

Early intervention can stave off pandemic’s worst long-term effects, Vellore Arthi says

Megan Peters, associate professor of cognitive sciences, has received a three-year, $234,000 grant from the Templeton World Charity Organization to enhance and accelerate National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation funding opportunities for consciousness researchers. “This is a complex concept and writing a compelling proposal can be challenging,” Peters says. The project will involve […]

Louis DeSipio discusses how mixed results of the last few years demonstrate Orange County’s “purple” identity

UCI is the nation’s only top research university to offer a certificate program on those who’ve served in the military

Disconnect found between political affiliation, political decisions in the cognitively impaired

Cailin O’Connor discusses the false narratives shaping this election, and how to overcome them