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Fast food chains, workers are bracing for California's minimum wage increase: What to know

March 31, 2024

David Neumark, economics, USA Today, MSN, March 31, 2024

Opinion: California's crazy 'fast food' minimum wage takes effect

March 31, 2024

David Neumark, economics, expands in this op-ed for The Wall Street Journal

Why do we toss coins into fountains?

March 30, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology CNN, AOL News, March 30, 2024

California fast food minimum wage going up

March 29, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Fox 11 Los Angeles, March 29, 2024 (Video)

'Winners and losers' as $20 fast-food wage nears in California

March 28, 2024

David Neumark, economics, The New York Times, March 28, 2024

Voter participation gap AND "Grace Kelly With Strings: At The Movies"

March 26, 2024

Davin Phoenix, poli sci, talks shop with KUCI Ask A Leader's Claudia Shambaugh

Fast-food workers are getting a raise in California. 2 big downsides.

March 25, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Barrons, March 25, 2024

Opinion: Another Voice: Eliminating New York's tip credit is a terrible idea

March 25, 2024

David Neumark, economics, The Buffalo News, March 25, 2024

How much trouble is Joe Biden really in?

March 22, 2024

Political science professors Michael Tesler, UCI, and John Sides, Vanderbilt University, explain in this piece for Good Authority

Column: Biden's big speech didn't move the needle, nor have rising wages. But these 3 things might

March 22, 2024

Michael Tesler, political science, Los Angeles Times, MSN, March 22, 2024

Human brains found at archaeological sites are surprisingly well-preserved

March 21, 2024

Nora Bradford, UCI cognitive sciences graduate student, explains in this piece for Science News

Opinion: It's no longer the economy, stupid

March 21, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Financial Times, March 21, 2024

NCAA Tournament: Diaba Konaté, a symbol of joy for UC Irvine, can't play basketball in France

March 20, 2024

Diaba Konaté, The Orange County Register, March 20, 2024

The Fed loves a data buffet. What's on the menu these days?

March 20, 2024

Eric Swanson, economics, Marketplace, March 20, 2024 (Audio)

New Michigan House map remedies racial concerns that led to redraw, special master says

March 18, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, The Detroit News, March 18, 2024

How China is tackling a population crisis

March 18, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Newsweek, March 18, 2024

Diaba Konaté loves France. But a hijab ruling stops her playing there

March 15, 2024

Diaba Konaté, sociology, The Guardian, March 15, 2024

7 napping tips for a refreshing snooze

March 8, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, AARP, March 8, 2024

Unlocking consciousness in machines: The groundbreaking journey with UC Irvine's Neurorobotics Lab

March 6, 2024

New work featured in Medium explores the boundaries of consciousness

Biden and Trump both face 'segment' in their parties who dislike them as candidates

March 6, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, March 6, 2024 (Video)

Full election 'began last night' after Nikki Haley suspended her election campaign

March 6, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, March 6, 2024 (Video)

California could see record low voter turnout this primary. Why the apathy?

March 5, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, KNX News, March 5, 2024 (Audio)

Opinion: Why not require a civics test as a rite of passage for all Americans?

March 4, 2024

Sara Goodman, poli sci, The Washington Post, March 4, 2024 (Opinion)

Turnout low so far in Orange County for presidential primary

March 4, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, My News LA, MSN, March 4, 2024

This is what your brain does when you're not doing anything

March 3, 2024

Nora Bradford, cognitive sciences graduate student, explains in this piece for WIRED

The Politics of Perverts

February 29, 2024

Tony Smith, poli sci, and Connor Strobel, sociology Ph.D. alumnus, Faculti, Feb. 29, 2024 (Video/Podcast)

Redistricting experts submit $128K bill for review of Wisconsin legislative maps

February 26, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Associated Press, Yahoo News, CBS News, Feb. 26, 2024

9 big stocks now cost more than $1,000 a share - where are splits?

February 26, 2024

John Duffy, economics, Investors Business Daily, Feb. 26, 2024

They could decide the 2024 election. If they vote.

February 25, 2024

Marty Wattenberg, poli sci, The New York Times Magazine, Feb. 25, 2024

In the Year of the Dragon, Gio Nam Mua Lan celebrates 20 years

February 23, 2024

UCI social sciences, Daily Pilot, Feb. 23, 2024

Notable alumni from Orange County colleges and universities

February 23, 2024

Paula Tomei, economics alumnus, Orange Coast Magazine, Feb. 23, 2024

Best Mastercard credit cards

February 20, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology and law, WalletHub, Feb. 20, 2024

Politics can't stop at the water's edge

February 20, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Foreign Affairs, Feb. 20, 2024

Joe Biden contradictory TikTok move an attempt to 'reach younger voters'

February 17, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Feb. 17, 2024 (Video)

"Many" will follow in Navalny's footsteps despite him being a "unique leader"

February 17, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Feb. 17, 2024 (Video)

Wisconsin picks new legislative maps that would end years of GOP gerrymandering

February 16, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, ProPublica, Feb. 16, 2024

#900 Cailin O'Connor: Game theory, science, and misinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic

February 16, 2024

Cailin O'Connor, LPS, The Dissenter Feb. 16, 2024 (Podcast)

The parent trap

February 15, 2024

Kelley Fong, sociology, The New York Review, Feb. 15, 2024 (March 7, 2024 issue)

After serving time for murder, SoCal man is looking ahead, dreaming big

February 15, 2024

Shawn Khalifa, sociology, KNBC, Feb. 15, 2024 (Video)

Podcast on air pollution, depression, and pregnancy

February 14, 2024

Jun Wu, public health and CPIP, One Health Trust, Feb. 14, 2024

California's groundbreaking racial justice act cuts its teeth in Contra Costa

February 13, 2024

Claire Jean Kim, political science and Asian American studies, KQED, Feb. 13, 2024

How higher ed is helping formerly incarcerated students

February 13, 2024

Shawn Khalifa, sociology, Spectrum News 1, Feb. 13, 2024 (Video)

Republicans ask to subpoena Supreme Court redistricting consultants

February 9, 2024

Bernie Grofman, political science, Wisconsin Examiner, Feb. 9, 2024

How the far right is chipping away at a postwar taboo

February 8, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The New York Times, Feb. 8, 2024

At UC Irvine summit, Orange County leaders urge action against rising antisemitism and hate

February 8, 2024

Jeff Kopstein, poli sci, The Orange County Register, Feb. 8, 2024

Inflation is nearly back to 2%. So why isn't the Federal Reserve ready to cut rates?

February 8, 2024

Eric Swanson, economics, Associated Press, The Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, PBS Newshour, Fortune, ABC News, Yahoo News, Feb. 8, 2024

UC Irvine welcomes the Year of the Dragon with performances, cultural activities

February 6, 2024

Bill Maurer, Tracy Arcuri and Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI, Daily Pilot, Jan. 6, 2024

You can probably guess why Trump is dead set against the border bill

February 5, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, ABC News, Feb. 5, 2024

Experts say Wisconsin's Republican-drawn maps are "partisan gerrymanders"

February 2, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Democracy Docket, Feb. 2, 2024

Jolene Waldref died at an icy Milwaukee bus stop. Many people had the chance to help her.

February 2, 2024

Kristie Monroe, poli sci, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 2, 2024

Study highlights key social forces shaping worldwide academic freedom trends

February 1, 2024

Research by sociologists David John Frank, Julia Lerch and Evan Schofer, Phys.org, Feb. 1, 2024

Wisconsin redistricting; legislative map reports expected

February 1, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Yahoo News (Fox 6 Milwaukee), Feb. 1, 2024

Wisconsin Supreme Court's experts call Republican drawn map plans 'partisan gerrymanders'

February 1, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Yahoo News (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), Feb. 1, 2024

Wisconsin redistricting experts tell Supreme Court Republican map proposals are gerrymanders

February 1, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Associated Press, ABC News, CBS News, Feb. 1, 2024

China is facing a brutal reality as it desperately tries to fix its population decline problem

January 31, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Business Insider, Yahoo News, MSN, Jan. 31, 2024

What does it mean to be unbanked?

January 31, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology, U.S. News and World Report, Jan. 31, 2024

Immigration is driving support for Trump more than in 2016

January 30, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, explains in this piece for ABC News

The social foundations of academic freedom

January 30, 2024

UCI sociologists Julia C. Lerch, David John Frank, and Evan Schofer dive in to their new research with the American Sociological Review Podcast

Rethinking carceral institutions

January 30, 2024

Shawn Khalifa, sociology, Ask A Leader on KUCI, Jan. 30, 2024 (Audio)

Evers vetoes new legislative maps passed by Wisconsin Legislature

January 30, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Wisconsin Public Radio, Jan. 30, 2024

Four ways to empower businesses through AI

January 29, 2024

Mark Steyvers, cog sci, Forbes, Jan. 29, 2024

Once behind bars as a convicted murderer, UC Irvine student now looks ahead to future

January 27, 2024

Shawn Khalifa, sociology undergrad, Daily Pilot, Jan. 27, 2024

If Taylor Swift can't defeat deepfake porn, no one can

January 26, 2024

Cailin O'Connor, lps, Wired, Jan. 26, 2024

Immigration emerges as key 2024 election wedge issue for Trump, vulnerability for Biden

January 25, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, ABC News, Yahoo News, Jan. 25, 2025

"Last chance" for Nikki Haley to show Trump's vulnerabilities

January 23, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Jan. 23, 2024 (Video)

China's population declines for the 2nd year in a row

January 21, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, NPR, Jan. 21, 2024 (Audio)

Scholars worry Haley and Ramaswamy's race-blindness helps GOP advance "white supremacist worldview"

January 21, 2024

Claire Jean Kim, poli sci and Asian American studies, Salon, Jan. 21, 2024

Newsletter: On our radar: 'Dragon babies'

January 20, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, Jan. 20, 2024

'Baby dragons' to rescue China? Beijing is counting on 2024 to fix its population woes - Here's Why

January 18, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, WION, Jan. 18, 2024

They flocked to build China's cities. Now builders are aging with little retirement

January 18, 2024

Dorothy Solinger, poli sci, NPR, Jan. 18, 2024 (Audio)

China's population decline accelerates as economy reaches low growth target

January 17, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Financial Times, New Zealand Herald, Jan. 17, 2024

Most map proposals before Wisconsin Supreme Court would dilute GOP legislative majorities

January 16, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Wisconsin Public Radio, Jan. 16, 2024

Charis E. Kubrin has been named a Faculty Fellow of UCI's Newkirk Center for Science and Society

January 16, 2024

Charis E. Kubrin, social ecology and CPIP faculty affiliate, UCI News - Social Ecology, January 16, 2024

How children perceive gendered division of household work

January 16, 2024

Nadia Chernyak, cognitive sciences, and coresearcher Allegra Midgette explain in this podcast with the PNAS Journal

Roxanne Varzi, anthropologist, author of "Death in a Nutshell" with a dyslexic mystery heroine

January 13, 2024

Roxanne Varzi, anthropology, Dyslexic Advantage Podcast, Jan. 13, 2024 (Audio)

Special masters appointed to help redraw Detroit-area districts; these are the important dates

January 11, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, WXYZ, Jan. 11, 2024

Trump era tax cuts are expiring: What that could mean for the job market

January 10, 2024

David Neumark, economics, GO Banking Rates, Yahoo Finance, Jan. 10, 2024

HOAs aren't all bad: 4 reasons to buy into one

January 5, 2024

Matthew Freedman, economics, Motley Fool -The Ascent, Jan. 5, 2024

Why do we still use paper checks?

January 5, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology, Marketplace, Jan. 5, 2024 (Podcast)

Iran bombing leaves Middle East on edge

January 5, 2024

Alon Burstein, poli sci, Fox TV, Jan. 5, 2024 (Video)

Wisconsin redistricting consultants to be paid up to $100,000 each

January 4, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Associated Press, The Washington Post, Jan. 4, 2024

22 states hiked the minimum wage. Now what?

January 4, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Slate - What Next, Jan. 4, 2024 (Podcast)

The 2024 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence scoring rubric

January 3, 2024

Richard Arum, sociology and education, EdWeek, Jan. 3, 2024 (Contributor)

China is pressing women to have more babies. Many are saying no.

January 2, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 2, 2024

Minimum wages are going up. Low-paid workers probably won't notice.

December 31, 2023

David Neumark, economics, The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 31, 2023

"Hard to imagine" Joe Biden can solve migrant crisis without support from Congress

December 30, 2023

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Dec. 30, 2023 (Video)

Wisconsin Supreme Court calls for legislative maps to be redrawn in case brought by Democrats

December 22, 2023

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, PBS Newshour, Dec. 22, 2023

How the Israel-Hamas war impacts OC's independent voters in 2024

December 22, 2023

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The Orange County Register, Dec. 22, 2023

A new COVID subvariant is quickly spreading across the country

December 21, 2023

Andrew Noymer, CPIP and public health, LAist - The LA Report, Dec. 21, 2023 (Audio)

Research: Why gender bias persists, even when organizations try to curb it

December 21, 2023

Emily Carian, sociology, and coauthors explain in this piece for the Harvard Business Review

Global population decline: Why might it happen and what could be the consequences?

December 20, 2023

Wang Feng, sociology, IFL Science, Dec. 20, 2023

Xi Jinping is fighting a culture war at home

December 20, 2023

Wang Feng, sociology, The Atlantic, MSN, Dec. 20, 2023

780: How educational categories create inequality with ... authors of Schooled and Sorted

December 20, 2023

UC Irvine professors Emily K. Penner, Andrew M. Penner and UNC Chapel Hill's Thurston Domina explain on the EdUp Experience (Audio)

Why states should prohibit utility political contributions

December 19, 2023

Mark Van Orden, economics, explains in this piece for Utility Dive

Environmental health expert David Richardson to serve on a national committee investigating veteran health effects from atomic weapons

December 18, 2023

David Richardson, public health and CPIP faculty affiliate, UCI News - Public Health, December 18, 2023

Is the Democratic party shifting its thinking on immigration?

December 18, 2023

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, LAist - AirTalk, Dec. 18, 2023 (Audio)

Meet 12 ABA members who inspired us in 2023

December 18, 2023

Keramet Reiter, CPIP and criminology, law and society, ABA Journal, Dec. 18, 2023

Tens of thousands have joined pro-Palestinian protests across the United States. Experts say they are growing

December 15, 2023

David Meyer, sociology, PBS Newshour, Dec. 15, 2023

Consciousness and the illusion of reality | Dr. Donald Hoffman

December 14, 2023

Don Hoffman, cog sci, Third Eye Drops, Dec. 14, 2023 (Video)

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