Congrats to UC Irvine Chicano/Latino studies assistant professor Christofer Rodelo who has been named a 2026 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader! @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Rodelo named 2026 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader

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A global pathway to change | UC Irvine sociology graduate student Sofia Jaime earns accolades for work highlighting hidden inequality @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

A global pathway to change

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Understanding how government regulations influence business startups in California & how AI is transforming employment & competition in the technology sector will be the subjects of two newly funded research projects led by @ucirvine.bsky.social economist & CPIP co-director David Neumark

Government regulations, AI and employment

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Advancing theory-building work in the mathematical and behavioral sciences | @ucirvine.bsky.social Center for Theoretical and Behavioral Sciences awards inaugural Luce Fellowship alongside Summer Graduate Fellowships for theory building @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Advancing theory-building work in the mathematical and behavioral sciences

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Grateful for the support of @uofcalifornia.bsky.social for my second book project!

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Congrats to Christofer Rodelo, @ucirvine.bsky.social Chicano/Latino studies assistant professor, who is one of six campus recipients of the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social inaugural Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Awards!

Congrats to Christofer Rodelo, @ucirvine.bsky.social Chicano/Latino studies assistant professor, who is one of six campus recipients of the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social inaugural Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Awards!

Rodelo receives University of California Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Award

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Honoring excellence in leadership | Jennifer Gerson, @ucirvine.bsky.social social sciences graduate studies director, recognized for well-being support

Honoring excellence in leadership

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Congrats to John Duffy, UC Irvine professor of economics and co-director of the Experimental Social Science Laboratory, who has been elected president-elect of the Society for Experimental Finance! @ucirvine.bsky.social

Duffy named president-elect of Society for Experimental Finance

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All 9 UC undergraduate campuses earned 4.5 or 5 stars on Money's 2026 Best Colleges list, placing every single one in the nation's top 25%. The rankings weigh affordability, quality of education, and student outcomes. 🌟

Award-worthy work | @ucirvine.bsky.social sociologist Irene Vega takes home three top prizes, a silver medal and an honorable mention for her first book, Bordering on Indifference @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Award-worthy work

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Philanthropy reignited | Already a trusted advisor to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, Angel Chen ’99 economics is lighting the way for future generations at UC Irvine @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Philanthropy reignited

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Congrats to Eve Darian-Smith, @ucirvine.bsky.social global & international studies & law Distinguished Professor, who's been recognized with 2 book awards for her latest work, Policing Higher Education: The Antidemocratic Attack on Scholars and Why It Matters!   www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n...

Darian-Smith’s Policing Higher Education earns dual honors

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Congrats to Jeffrey Kopstein, @ucirvine.bsky.social Chancellor’s Professor of political science, who has been awarded the title of Chancellor’s Fellow! More on the honor and his work below.

Kopstein named UCI Chancellor’s Fellow

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Supporting the next generation of social scientists | @ucirvine.bsky.social Social Sciences Dean's Leadership Society Doctoral Dissertation Research Support Fellowship Program launches to fill federal funding gap for graduate students, inaugural recipients selected @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Supporting the next generation of social scientists

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When we know a language, we know so much more than we can put into words. In our latest installment of UCI Experts On, language scientist Gregory Scontras explores the patterns that shape how we speak. @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

ExpertsON - Language

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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...

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...

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.

And congrats to our 14 @ucirvine.bsky.social soc sci staff who were among those honored today at the annual campus Staff Service Awards Ceremony! See a full list of our recognized employees below, and congrats to all who help continue to make UCI THE place to be! www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n...

Staff honored for service

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Congrats to UC Irvine political scientists Samantha Vortherms and Adaugo Pamela Nwakanma who have been named 2026 recipients of the School of Social Sciences Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Research! More on their award-winning work below. @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Vortherms and Nwakanma receive Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Research

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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

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

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

🎓 💙💛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.

Congrats to Yeryeng Choi, a third-year sociology Ph.D. student and co-recipient of the UC Irvine School of Social Sciences Outstanding Service Award! The faculty-nominated honor recognizes Choi’s contributions to the campus community. @ucirvine.bsky.social

Service in action

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Research at the intersection of cultural and political sociology | Award-winning sociology grad student Yuhan Gao shares her work   @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Research at the intersection of cultural and political sociology

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Congrats to our four social sciences students honored with the Chancellor’s Award of Distinction! Zayaan Khan, Social Policy and Public Service and Quantitative Economics Arun Prakash Malani, Political Science and Data Science Mina Shin, Political Science Jessica Jia Zhang, Political Science

Four from social sciences honored with Chancellor’s Award of Distinction

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Congrats to Juwon Lee, sixth-year anthropology Ph.D. student, who has been named a co-recipient of the Social Sciences Outstanding Service Award! The faculty-nominated honor recognizes Lee’s contributions to the social science and campus community. @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Outstanding service

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Congrats to Giselle Ferrer, a junior at UC Irvine majoring in language science, who has been named the 2026 Elena B. and William R. Schonfeld Scholarship recipient! The honor is awarded annually to the school's outstanding undergraduate. @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Ferrer is named 2026 Schonfeld Scholar

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Building a case for change | As she prepares for law school, award-winning UC Irvine sociology Ph.D. student Amelia Roskin-Frazee ’26 studies how race, gender and sexuality shape outcomes in the criminal legal system @ucirvine.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Building a case for change

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