Sociology professor receives grant to help build a more representative professoriate

Beginning this fall, incoming School of Social Sciences graduate students will have an opportunity to participate in the Enhancing Diversity and Equitable Inclusion Thriving in the Academy Program. Spearheaded by Belinda Robnett, professor of sociology and associate dean of faculty development and diversity in social sciences, the program is supported by a five-year, $349,996 grant […]

What America asks of working parents is impossible

The Atlantic, June 24, 2020

UCI Forum Series: K-12 education & COVID-19

EVENT:  The UCI Forum addresses the medical, economic, public policy, business and educational impacts of COVID-19. In this installment, UCI experts join with education leaders for a unique, one-hour virtual forum to discuss COVID-19 repercussions on kindergarten through 12th grade education. WHEN/WHERE:  Video available starting at 11 a.m., Friday, June 12, 2020. Video link available […]

UCI and County of Orange partner on large-scale COVID-19 infection survey

Results will help determine true prevalence and inform lifting of local lockdown

Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center to host expert discussion on COVID-19

EVENT:  UCI’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy have partnered to host a panel of experts discussing COVID-19. Four experts will address four topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic in everyday terms for the non-scientific community. As society begins to reopen, these four topics […]

UCI Forum Series addresses ‘COVID-19: Where We Are & What to Expect Next'

EVENT:  In a three-part series, the UCI Forum addresses the medical, public policy and business impacts of COVID-19. UCI experts join with business leaders and policymakers for three unique, one-hour virtual forums to discuss COVID-19 repercussions on medicine, research, public policy, business, tourism and manufacturing. WHEN/WHERE:  Video links available at https://oc-covid19.org INFORMATION: In the first […]

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UCI launches comprehensive COVID-19 resource site

oc-covid19.org to engage community with informative, helpful content

What an Iranian film about a leper colony can teach us about coronavirus

The Guardian, April 6, 2020

Partisanship is the strongest predictor of coronavirus response

Vox, March 31, 2020

Three months into the pandemic, here's how likely the coronavirus is to infect people

The Washington Post, March 28, 2020