anthropology

By following her passions, Ph.D. student Leah Sanchez finds her academic niche

Keith Murphy, UCI associate professor of anthropology, has received a two-year, $210,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study typographers – the people who design the fonts we see daily all around us, on everything from product packaging to websites, cellphone messages and signage. His interviews will provide insights into the creators’ practices and […]

Negative, positive political rhetoric about immigration affects well-being of targets

Bill Maurer, dean of UCI’s School of Social Sciences and professor of anthropology and law, has been awarded a grant from Capital One to investigate the human implications of how artificial intelligence and machine learning are employed in the financial services industry. Using case studies in applications of AI/ML that may increasingly affect people’s financial […]

Faculty position established with $1.5 million gift from Drs. Harvinder and Asha Sahota

Six UCI anthropology Ph.D. students have been awarded a total of $109,777 from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to pursue social and cultural fieldwork at various sites around the globe. The recipients are: Kyrstin Mallon Andrews, Elizabeth Hanna Clark Rubio, Oviya Govindan, Angela Okune, Ann Kathryn Wilkinson and Jennifer Zelnick. “These anthropology graduate students are conducting research […]

Anthropology professor Leo R. Chavez’s new book explores birthright citizenship

Anthropologist explores how avatars create a Second Life free from Parkinson’s and other impairments

Innovative teachers shake up traditional lectures to engage students and improve learning

UCI anthropologist explores how people with disabilities make use of online environments