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Congrats to Daniel Purri, @UCIrvine political science major and 2026 Black Lives Matter Research Scholarship recipient! Below, the Anteater from Belo Horizonte, Brazil shares how he hopes to use his degree to create opportunities for others.

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Celebrating firsts | Valerie Grimaldo, '26 political science and social policy and public service, and Diana Hernandez, '26 political science and @UCIsociology, share experiences as inaugural graduates of the @UCIrvine Labor Studies Certificate Program

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Good exposure | Unexpected avenues, including research and her time with the @UciLifted program, have inspired sociology undergrad Lily Wu ’26 to consider a path in industry

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Congrats to Victoria Alejandra Serra, '26 @UCIrvine Chicano/Latino studies and political science, who is the recipient of the Alice B. Macy Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research!

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In the driver's seat | Mina Shin ’26 political science has come to embrace her own agency through her time at @UCIrvine and encourage it for others, too

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Congrats to Ming-Chih Huang, ’26 business economics, who is the recipient of a Social Sciences Education Enhancement Scholarship! Below, he reflects on his @UCIrvine experience and what’s next.

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Building a future in advocacy | Jaylin Higgins ’26 @UCIsociology pairs her passion for social justice with a certificate in social problems and public policy

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Congrats to Jessica J. Zhang ’26 political science, undergrad recipient of the 2026 Justice & Equity Research Paper Award! Below, she shares her award-winning work, “Arctic Food Insecurity: Inuit Health Justice and Digital Sovereignty,” and future plans.

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UC Irvine-led research team to develop evaluation protocols, tools for city chatbots | Community-facing project, funded by @ssrc_org, will focus on accuracy, use and impacts of AI on residents’ civic understanding, engagement and inclusion
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Intertwined perspectives | @UCIrvine political science and sociology honors student Stephanie Garcia-Mora ’26 centers empowerment in her research and experiences

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Getting grounded | Fourth-year @UCIrvine anthropology undergrad Brian Lam has learned more than how to dig in the dirt
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From @ucirvine to Manchester | Graduating Ph.D. student Jyotsana Kala, economics, reflects on award-winning research, standout teaching, and lessons table tennis brought to academia

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The politics of Hello Kitty | How @UCIrvine Chicano/Latino studies and political science double major Karen Aiko Rivera's love of Hello Kitty became a lens for understanding identity, community and belonging

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Think globally | @UCIrvine social sciences gave student-body president Alondra Elena Arevalo a springboard toward her path in public health

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From first responder to undergraduate researcher | @UCIrvine's Austin Wagner ’26 leverages AI to advance language science and serve diverse communities

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Digging in | @UCIrvine's Claire Kerns ’26 unearths a future for herself in anthropology

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Congrats to Cocoa Young-Perez, @UCIrvine 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.

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Creating her own fairytale | Graduating @ucirvine senior Emory Slane ’26 blends her business economics major with the art of performance and connection
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True grit | First-generation college student and double major Lisa Nguyen's @UCIrvine journey won't end with undergrad
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Congrats to Hunter Hilinski, 6th-year @UCIrvine political science Ph.D. candidate who has been named a Berlin Program for Advanced German & European Studies Dissertation Fellow!

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