KEYWORD

social sciences

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

Pay dirt

Bill Maurer, dean of social sciences, shares a trove of fun facts about money

A (virtual) world without Parkinson’s

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

Santa Claus

Santa vs. superheroes

UCI physics professor compares St. Nick’s powers to those of traditional caped crusaders

UCI researchers help demystify key elements of digital disaster communications

Study suggests strategies emergency management agencies can use to promote reposting

Entrepreneur at 18

Freshman in business economics kick-starts her career as a CEO by winning a grand prize worth $25,000 in national competition

UCI professor’s new publication investigates growing militarism in China

Author will speak at public launch of book, documentary Nov. 12 on campus