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Managing misinformation in the midst of a pandemic

April 24, 2020

Bill Maurer, anthropology and law, weighs in in this podcast for Filene

Small-business loans: Strip clubs, marijuana stores need not apply

April 22, 2020

Gary Richardson, economics, The Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2020

They can't march in the streets. So they're protesting in their cars instead

April 14, 2020

David Meyer, sociology, CNN, April 14, 2020

The use of money to maintain connection (and toilet paper)

April 11, 2020

Bill Maurer, anthropology professor, courtesy of Anthropology News

What an Iranian film about a leper colony can teach us about coronavirus

April 6, 2020

Roxanne Varzi, anthropology, The Guardian, April 6, 2020

A critical look at humanitarian practices

March 24, 2020

Two new grants support development of UCI prof's outreach, blog, online course and research on causes for and consequences of humanitarian aid delivery in Africa

Because money makes the world go 'round

March 24, 2020

Bill Maurer, social sciences dean and anthropology professor, explains money's many meanings, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic and times of crisis, in this piece for the Consortium of Social Science Associations

Proxy war in Idlib heads toward military escalation

March 12, 2020

Stergios Skaperdas, economics, Asia Times, Mar. 12, 2020 (Opinion)

Long live the wonderful and ridiculous electronic signature pad

March 9, 2020

Even if they disappear into the dustbin of payment arcana tomorrow, signature pads should not escape our notice, says Bill Maurer, UCI social sciences dean and anthropology and law professor, in this piece for MIT Press Reader