Population
We live in an increasingly competitive and interconnected world, and changes in populations affect our economy and way of life. Our researchers investigate implications of aging populations and successful immigrant incorporation in politics, education, and health. These studies impact policies and lead to innovative programs that promote global competitiveness and national prosperity.
Centers, programs and departments involved in accomplishing these goals include:
- Center for Asian Studies
- Center for Demographic and Social Analysis
- Center for Ethnography
- Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy
- Center for Research on International and Global Studies
- Center for Research on Latinos In A Global Society
- Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Sociology
Learn how our population research impacts the world around us:
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Debate over illegal immigration is still raging A study by Ruben Rumbaut, sociologist, is featured in the Herald News November 12, 2009 |
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Kathy Rim is named 2009-10 Fletcher Jones Foundation Fellow Award recognizes academic excellence and carries $20,100 prize |
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UCI researcher receives grant to study U.S. immigrant health Funding provided by National Institutes of Health “GO” program |
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Academics seek to put a human face on undocumented Hispanic immigrants Leo Chavez, anthropology and Chicano/Latino studies professor, is quoted in Feet in 2 Worlds, on October 19, 2009 |
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State GOP tries to steal Dems' fire over water Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies department chair and political science associate professor, is quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 19, 2009 |
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Invisible immigrants Research by sociology professor Judith Treas sheds light on foreign-born seniors in the U.S. |
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Graduate research to shed light on factors impacting immigrant health Funding provided by National Science Foundation |
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Can union mergers reverse declining membership? Sociology graduate student Jasmine Kerrissey awarded grant from NSF to find out |
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The young and the jobless Studies by David Neumark, economics professor, are highlighted in the Wall Street Journal on October 4, 2009 |
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Gucci snake bag draws ire in China as wage gaps widen Dorothy Solinger, political science professor, is quoted on Bloomberg.com on September 30, 2009 |