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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Next up in our grad spotlight series: @leahruppanner.bsky.social M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’09. An internationally renowned sociologist and @ucirvine.bsky.social alum, Leah wants to help people to understand, measure and manage the emotional thinking that’s zapping their energy. ...

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That relationship between the brain and body fueled Tiffany’s graduate research and projects she worked on with Toyota Research Institute, Northrop Grumman and HRL Laboratories during her time at UC Irvine. ...

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“It’s a playground for testing ideas in artificial intelligence and scientific hypotheses of the body and brain connection.” ...

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And with the UCI graduate application now open, there’s no better time to discover where a UCI social sciences Ph.D. could take you. First up: Tiffany Hwu, cognitive sciences M.S. ’17, Ph.D. ’19. ...

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Earning a Ph.D. from the UC Irvine School of Social Sciences creates boundaryless opportunities. From careers in AI and academia to positions in industry giants like Amazon and Apple and leadership roles in NGOs, non-profits and government, our outstanding alumni are truly making their mark. ...

Students show their school pride with zots.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our outstanding community and professional mentors and equally impressive Anteater mentees connected to share insights and knowledge and set the stage for a phenomenal year ahead.

LeadHER 2026 cohort stands in the SBSG atrium.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This morning kicked-off our fourth annual LeadHER cohort with an amazing breakfast, welcoming remarks from school and program leadership, and professional networking. @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

LeadHER 2026 cohort zots in the SBSG atrium.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Huge shoutout to Jeff Minhas ’04 who shared amazing advice with our students on how to make the most of their time at UCI. It’s going to be an awesome year! #zotzotzot @uofcalifornia.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social

Alumnus Jeff Minhas offered words of wisdom for the new Anteaters just beginning their UCI journey.

A group of new social sciences students shows their school spirit with zots.

Social Sciences Peer Advisors flank Peter the Anteater with zots and smiles.

Students make their way through the BBQ line.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

💙💛 We’re so excited to be back!!! We had so much fun today meeting all of our new Anteaters at our undergrad Welcome BBQ as we kickoff another great year in social sciences. To all of our newcomers, welcome home! We’re so glad you’re here! 💛💙⁠ ⁠ ⁠ @uofcalifornia.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social

Students show their UCI pride with Peter the Anteater and lots of zots

Students enjoy BBQ at the annual Dean's Welcome event.

Students show their school spirit with zots and smiles.

Dean Bill Maurer and students surround the DJ booth with zots.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Falmagne pioneered modern cognitive theory that explains how students achieve mastery. That work led him to found ALEKS, an online learning platform used by over 50 million students that quickly assesses what students already know & what they are ready to learn in math, chemistry, stats & more.

Jean-Claude standing in Social Science Plaza A.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Bridging data systems, AI models & computing | Interdisciplinary, multi-university team receives NSF data infrastructure award to help scientific communities build domain-specific platforms for collaborative data science & AI news.uci.edu/2026/08/27/n... @ucirvine.bsky.social

Abstract visualization of digital technology featuring glowing blue circuitry, layered data patterns, binary numbers and colorful streams of light.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Explaining the ‘vibecession’ | In her first essay for @goodauth.bsky.social, @ucirvine.bsky.social political scientist @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social explains why consumer sentiment is low, despite measures that show the U.S. economy is thriving goodauthority.org/news/explain...

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Science meets justice | @ucirvine.bsky.social professors Elizabeth Cauffman, @kerametr.bsky.social, and @kristinturney.bsky.social share research that is actively reshaping how California thinks about incarceration socialecology.uci.edu/news/science...

Elizabeth Cauffman, Keramet Reiter and Kristin Turney stand side by side.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This year's UCI LIFTED cohort included 25 sociology bachelor's recipients with 22 also completing a minor in English; 9 earned Latin Honors, 7 were nominated for Phi Beta Kappa & 4 received the Order of Merit, awarded to the top 2% of soc sci undergraduates. socialecology.uci.edu/news/proof-s...

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

UCI social sciences dean Bill Maurer, leadership chair of United for Financial Security of Orange County United Way, welcomed a packed house of community leaders and volunteers to the OC Free Tax Prep Volunteer & Partner Appreciation Event last Thursday at Bowers Museum.

Maurer with OC United Way U4FS staffers.

Maurer takes center stage to welcome attendees to the annual appreciation event.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

More memories made for our UCI soc sci Ph.D. grads tonight! 💙💛🎓🥰 #zotzotzot #ucipride pictured: UC Irvine social sciences graduates celebrate their commencement in the UCI Bren Center. @ucirvine.bsky.social

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Huge congrats to all of our amazing grads! Stay in touch and continue pursuing a future that makes the world a better place. Be bold, always break the mold, and remain boundaryless in your pursuit.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

This year's graduating class includes more than 1,900 social sciences bachelor's degree recipients - more than 22% of all undergraduate degree earners at UC Irvine!

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Ready for round two! Our second UCI social sciences commencement ceremony is now underway! 🎓💙💛

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

💙💛 So much UCI soc sci pride! Congrats, Class of 2026! 💛💙 pictured: UC Irvine social sciences students celebrate commencement in the UCI Bren Center.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🎓 💙💛The commencement excitement is real - what a great day to be an Anteater! 💛 💙🎓 Ceremony one of two for @ucirvine social sciences graduates has begun! pictured: UC Irvine social sciences students celebrate commencement in the UCI Bren Center.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Digging in | UC Irvine’s Claire Kerns ’26 unearths a future for herself in anthropology www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n... @ucirvine.bsky.social

Claire Kerns at the end of the summer dig at La Milpa, Belize.

Kerns at the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford.

Kerns and Straughn doing surface Survey of Bonita Camp (in the I Dig UCI project).

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Congrats to Cocoa Young-Perez, @ucirvine.bsky.social political science undergrad and recipient of a Donald A. Strauss Scholarship for Public Service! The award will help her launch Roots to College which will support college access for Oakland high school students. tinyurl.com/2026StraussS...

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A space to be heard | Yamilett Farias Chaidez, ’26 Chicano/Latino studies and political science, traces immigration, identity and belonging through research, community and law www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/news/2026/2026-05-12-yamilett-farias-chaidez-a-space-to-be-heard @ucirvine.bsky.social

Yamilett Farias Chaidez with her family.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Orange County United Way and @ucirvine.bsky.social to launch homelessness cost study | Haynes Foundation-funded effort will update decade-old analysis of spending, track results news.uci.edu/2026/05/12/o... @unitedwayoc.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

A mural adorns the exterior of a campus building at First United Methodist Church of Costa Mesa, part of the United to End Homelessness initiative. In its latest collaboration, the Orange County United Way will partner with UC Irvine to analyze costs associated with homelessness. Courtesy of Orange County United Way.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Catching waves, building community | UC Irvine business economics major Wynn Schoeman ’26 found connections across surfing, academic support and culture www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n... @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Wynn Schoeman surfing, courtesy of Ricardo Soria.

Wynn Schoeman on campus, courtesy of Sebastian Shunda.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

UC Irvine social sciences dean Bill Maurer helped Anaheim community members celebrate @unitedwayoc.bsky.social's new SparkPoint site opening at Danbrook Elementary earlier this morning.

People, L-R: Norma Martinez, Superintendent of the Centralia Elementary School District; OCUW board members Kimberly Chips, Hugh Conners, Bill Maurer; Sue Parks, President and CEO, OC United Way

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

PrisonPandemic brings incarcerated voices into research, teaching | Digital archive includes 4,700 stories, new thematic collections, artwork, curriculum & more socialecology.uci.edu/news/website... @ucirvine.bsky.social @kristinturney.bsky.social @kerametr.bsky.social @naomisugie.bsky.social

The COVID-19 pandemic decimated California prisons and jails. Hundreds of thousands of incarcerated people lived and died through it. The PrisonPandemic site shares their stories.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Thank you for being part of @ucirvine.bsky.social Giving Day! Because of this community's generosity, @ucisocsci.bsky.social raised $214,775 from 64 gifts, unlocking all three Giving Day challenges, made possible by the leadership of our donor community. Thank you for all that you make possible!

Sara Mednick, cognitive sciences, shares research in her Sleep and Cognition Lab at UCI.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Congrats to our 2025-26 Outstanding Teaching Award recipients!⁠ ⁠ ✅️ @nadiachernyak.bsky.social - Dr. Joseph L. White Award for Outstanding Mentorship⁠ ✅️ @chrisrodelo.bsky.social - Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching⁠ ✅️ Laura Enriquez - Outstanding Teaching Innovation⁠ @ucirvine.bsky.social

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We're one week away from @ucirvine.bsky.social's annual Giving Day! Mark your calendars to join us April 28 in supporting graduate student research with a gift to our newly launched Dean’s Leadership Society Dissertation Research Fellowships. #UCIGivingDay #TogetherForUCIrvine

UC Irvine Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway with April 28 Giving Day badge

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

LSR’s newest editors are pushing law and society into the future: @ucirvine.bsky.social professors Bill Maurer, Justin Richland and Lee Cabatingan talk with the Law & Society Association's Crissona Tennison www.lawandsociety.org/2026/03/26/l... @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Apparently ... Americans don't like each other. @ucirvine.bsky.social sociologist David Meyer examines new @pewresearch.org findings on how Americans view the morality of their fellow citizens on @laist.com’s AirTalk. laist.com/news/what-wa... (once loaded, scroll down, Meyer starts at 6:19)

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

In this episode of Cultural Economy in the Kitchen, @ucirvine.bsky.social sociologist @ninabandelj.bsky.social and Joe Deville, @lancasteruni.bsky.social, chat with hosts about how parenting is shaped by markets, metrics, and digital platforms. Listen in: rss.com/podcasts/cul...

Overinvested book cover alongside photo of Nina Bandelj

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Game Theory, Machine Learning, and Production in Sports: The Fair-Credit Baseball Statistics | New book by @ucirvine.bsky.social economist Michael McBride applies game theory research to baseball analytics www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n... @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Join us for @ucirvine.bsky.social Homecoming on Feb. 28! The street festival begins at 3 p.m. on Mesa Road with live performances, activities, food and carnival games. Then, help cheer on our men's basketball team in the Bren as they take on UC Santa Barbara. More details: homecoming.uci.edu

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Wishing you strength & momentum in the Year of the Horse! Revisit the spirit of @ucirvine.bsky.social's Lunar New Year celebration & best wishes for a year ahead filled with good fortune, success & joy! 📸 flic.kr/s/aHBqjCKeWc -photos by Steve Zylius, UC Irvine, & Carlos Puma, Puma Images

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A special shoutout to our sponsors: Janet Yang • South Coast Plaza • Long Family Foundation • Lisa Iannini • Choi Family • UC Irvine Long U.S.-China Institute www.socsci.uci.edu/files/announ...

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Then, at 3:30 p.m. the Dragon Dance & Feeding of the Lions kicks off the festival. Listen to the powerful rhythms of UCI Hansori, Hikari Taiko Drummers & UCI KKAP and write wishes for health, prosperity, and good fortune at the Wishing Tree.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Award-winning Hollywood producer and global cultural bridge-builder Janet Yang opens the day's festivities at 1:30 p.m. with "A Celebration of Story, Society & the Collective Journey," a conversation with Bill Maurer, Dean, @ucirvine.bsky.social School of Social Sciences.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Join us Monday, February 9 at The Irvine Barclay Theatre for @ucirvine.bsky.social's 11th annual Lunar New Year Celebration! In the Year of the Horse, a symbol of vitality, momentum, and renewal, the celebration reflects the energy and spirit that have defined this tradition for more than a decade.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Reimagining child care in California | New research from the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social charts a path forward education.uci.edu/zero-to-thre... @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @ucirvine.bsky.social

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Coauthors include @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @ucirvine.bsky.social, and @uofwa.bsky.social's Joseph Bak-Coleman, Jevin West, and Carl T. Bergstrom.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Policy Responses to Tax Competition | New book by @ucirvine.bsky.social economist David R. Agrawal with James M. Poterba and Owen M. Zidar offers a critical examination of the effects of tax competition www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/news/2025/2025-12-16-agrawal-policy-responses-to-tax-competition

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Such an inspiring event for our @ucirvine.bsky.social LeadHER mentees at @edwardslifesci.bsky.social! Our students had the recent opportunity to explore women’s leadership in action & see how purpose-driven leadership shapes one of Irvine’s most impactful companies. www.leadher.socsci.uci.edu

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Why do top students choose @ucisocsci.bsky.social for grad school? ✅ Collaborative culture ✅ Field-shaping faculty ✅ Powerhouse programs ✅ Top 10 public university ✅ Minutes from OC beaches Over the next few weeks, we're sharing Ph.D. student stories - their journeys & where they're headed next.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

💙💛 We’re back!!! We had so much fun meeting so many new faces today at our annual undergrad BBQ as we kickoff another great year in @ucisocsci. To all of our new Anteaters out there, welcome home! 💛💙⁠ ⁠ #zotzotzot #ucipride #ucirvine @ucirvine.bsky.social

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Policy with purpose | UC Irvine political science and sociology double major Jared Castaneda selected for prestigious public policy institute program www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/news/2025/2025-07-30-jared-castaneda-policy-with-purpose @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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. ...

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