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social sciences

Democracy in action

UCI’s Louis DeSipio and David Meyer put presidential politics into perspective

Planning a BIG Welcome Week

UCI opens its classrooms to the largest-ever incoming class of freshmen, transfer students

Meet the mentors

UCI professors who were also first-generation students form support system

39-cent-per-gallon jet fuel fee would yield $117 million a year in environmental benefits

Surcharge would reduce airline consumption, lower carbon emissions, UCI study finds

Beauty is as beauty does

UCI sociologists find that grooming habits affect women’s salaries more than men’s

Looking beyond stroke

Language model developed by UCI cognitive scientist could aid survivors with impaired communication skills

Robots to the rescue

UCI competition challenges students to design machines that can search for disaster victims

Meet Keith Murphy, UCI's professor of the year

‘Celebration of Teaching’ highlights campus commitment to excellence in the classroom and a superior student experience

Mind games

Your brain plays tricks on you, UCI research shows

Richard Arum

Sociologist Richard Arum named dean of UCI's School of Education

New York University professor will take on new role this summer