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The middling kingdom

October 10, 2024

With China's population expected to halve by century's end, UCI sociologist Wang Feng examines Beijing's pivotal choice between reform and control in The Catalyst

China wants more babies, its women don't as Xi regime gets increasingly intrusive

October 9, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Firstpost, Oct. 9, 2024

So, are you pregnant yet? China's in-your-face push for more babies.

October 8, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, The Economic Times, Oct. 8, 2024

UC Irvine sociologist Andrew Penner part of multi-university research team addressing inequality for students with disabilities

September 24, 2024

Funded by the Urban Institute, findings will connect schools and programs with long-term outcomes for success

Welcome home, Anteaters!

September 23, 2024

A fall message from Bill Maurer, UCI social sciences dean

Why unpaid US school lunch debt can prompt a call to child welfare services

September 19, 2024

Kelley Fong, sociology, The Guardian, Sept. 19, 2024

UCI sociologists earn American Sociological Association honors, leadership roles

September 18, 2024

Achievements announced and celebrated at annual meeting in Montréal

More Chinese women graduate but jobs and equal pay still elude them

September 14, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Financial Times, Sept. 14, 2024

China officially ends three decades of foreign adoptions, marking the end of an era

September 6, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Yahoo News - Malay News, Sept. 6, 2024

China stops foreign adoptions, ending a complicated chapter

September 6, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, Sept. 6, 2024

We can care for each other -- and our schools can teach us how

September 4, 2024

Andrew Penner, UC Irvine sociology professor, Emily K. Penner, UC Irvine associate professor of education, and Thurston Domina, explain in this piece for EdSource