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Training the next generation of population science researchers | Two-week NextGenPop residential program hosted at @ucirvine.bsky.social brings 17 students to campus for advanced instruction, career development and networking
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The power of connection | Pat Guinet ’83 pays it forward as the new chair of the UC Irvine School of Social Sciences Dean’s Leadership Society
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Policy with purpose | UC Irvine political science and sociology double major Jared Castaneda selected for prestigious public policy institute program
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Zoning in | UC Irvine economics Ph.D. student Noah Kouchekinia wins two national grants to study housing policy
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“Learning a language is hard. Yet children who struggle with simple tasks, like tying their shoes or performing basic addition, manage to master it,” says UC Irvine language science graduate student Niels Dickson. He’s received a $12,912 NSF grant to study how children accomplish this complex task.
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Three from social sciences among 21 to be honored at annual UC Irvine Lauds and Laurel event | O.C. foundation leader Shelley Hoss, M.B.P.A. '87, to receive 2025 Extraordinarius award
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Study: Immigrant workers in Europe and North America earn 18% less than native-born workers, lack access to higher-paying industries, occupations & companies | Multi-university study published in @nature.com examines pay differences for 1st & 2nd generation immigrant workers across 9 countries
16.07.2025 22:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Beyond the syllabus | UC Irvine sociology Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Cabrera earns Lauds & Laurels recognition for her work bridging research, representation and community—online and off
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Detecting dementia earlier | With $4 million grant, UC Irvine cognitive scientist Aaron Bornstein seeks to develop inexpensive assessment of cognitive ability
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Huge congrats to David A. Snow, @ucirvine.bsky.social sociology Distinguished Professor emeritus, who has been named the recipient of the W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award from @asanews.bsky.social!
10.07.2025 17:24 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wired for Words: The Neural Architecture of Language | New book by @ucirvine.bsky.social cognitive and language scientist @gregoryhickok.bsky.social explores 150 years of research on how the brain enables language
*Presale available now w/ 25% discount at @barnesandnoble.com*
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Friendship and philanthropy | UC Irvine School of Social Sciences Dean’s Leadership Society makes $1.6 million impact
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From @ucirvine.bsky.social to @georgetownlaw.bsky.social | Political science alum Gabriella Chadsey ’20 chases her dreams to protect the environment
02.07.2025 18:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
UC Irvine-led study explores an unexpected archaeological find | Artifact discovered at site of 19th-century U.S. military fort raises questions about identity, race, sexuality and culture
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Congrats to Brenda Nicolas, @ucirvine.bsky.social global & international studies assistant professor, who has received a $17,500 grant from the Institute for Citizens & Scholars to support her work on Indigenous communal practices!
25.06.2025 17:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
... interacts with Proposition 13 to detract high-value real estate sales with consequences for future property tax revenue.
Coauthors on this work include Jack Liebersohn and Tejaswi Velayudhan, UC Irvine; Vikram Jambulapati, UC San Diego; and Daniel Green, Harvard Business School.
Dubbed the “Mansion Tax,” Measure ULA imposes a 4 percent tax on real estate sales above $5 million & a 5.5 percent tax on sales above $10 million. A new SSRN working paper by a team of economists from @ucirvine.bsky.social, @ucsandiego.bsky.social & @harvard.edu breaks down the way this measure ...
24.06.2025 16:39 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A Los Angeles tax law passed in 2022 intending to raise money for affordable housing may end up costing the county in the long run by flatlining commercial and luxury home sales and subsequent property-tax collections on post-sale values. ...
24.06.2025 16:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
UC Irvine closes commencement season with second LIFTED ceremony | 94 percent of in-prison bachelor’s program graduates earn honors
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Co-authors include David Smith, @ucirvine.bsky.social sociology professor; Benjamin Leffel, @unlv.edu public policy and leadership assistant professor; and Helge Marahrens, @notredame.bsky.social sociology assistant professor.
17.06.2025 18:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
UC Irvine-led study explores growth, destabilizing factors in world-city formation | Findings, published in Journal of Urban Affairs, offer comparative look at Hong Kong and Shanghai
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A living legacy | The Luce Family Fellowship in Mathematical and Behavioral Sciences established to support graduate research, honor life and work of internationally acclaimed UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of cognitive sciences R. Duncan Luce
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Huge congrats to our 37 Order of Merit honorees, a distinction awarded to only 2% of graduating UCI social sciences students! The honor recognizes academic excellence, original research, leadership activities, and service contributions to the School of Social Sciences, UCI campus, or community.
12.06.2025 16:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
And we’re giving a big @ucirvine.bsky.social soc sci shoutout to Nora Bradford! While completing her Ph.D. in cognitive sciences at UC Irvine - studying how metacognition can be distorted and improved - Bradford has also carved out a parallel path as a science writer.
11.06.2025 22:48 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An ongoing journey | Olivia Dinh's time as an undergrad in the @ucirvine.bsky.social political science department has inspired a lifetime of civil rights litigation
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Congrats to Caroline Martínez, a sixth-year UCI sociology graduate student, who is the 2025 recipient of the A. Kimball Romney Award for Outstanding Graduate Paper!
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Congrats to Yunjie (Ellen) Shi, @ucirvine.bsky.social logic & philosophy of science grad student, recipient of the faculty-nominated School of Social Sciences Outstanding Service Award!
10.06.2025 21:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Set up for success | Graduating senior Mackenzie Maxwell took a nontraditional path to UC Irvine - and found her purpose in research and mental health advocacy
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Congrats to Dahyun Park, UCI economics major, recipient of the 2025 Charles A. Lave Paper Prize! Below, Park shares her award-winning work on the impact of fully remote work on fertility rates and where she plans to go from here.
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Congrats to Alisson Rowland, @ucirvine.bsky.social political science graduate student, who’s the recipient of the 2025 Social Sciences Kathy Alberti Prize! The honor recognizes a graduate student who holds truly outstanding promise as a future professor or academic.
09.06.2025 21:32 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
