Michael Tesler and Louis DeSipio, political science, OC Register, Feb. 11, 2026


At 24 years old, UC Irvine economics alumna ('23) and Merage master's student Jessie Zheng already has business cred under her belt


Erin Lockwood, political science, explains in this piece for Project Syndicate


Gary Richardson, economics, NPR - Planet Money, Feb. 10, 2026


Richard Futrell, language science, Phys.org, Feb. 10, 2026


Don Hoffman, cognitive sciences, BBC, Feb. 10, 2026


Policy brief by UC Irvine economists David Neumark and Jyotsana Kala, published with the Cato Institute, finds job losses and earnings reductions from minimum wage increases between 2005 and 2019 were much more prevalent for black workers, especially black men, and were minimal for white workers


Vibhuti Ramachandran, global and international studies, PBS News, Feb. 5, 2026 (video)


Nina Bandelj, sociology, New Books Network, Feb. 5, 2026 (podcast)


Lunar New Year Celebration, The Orange County Register, Feb. 5, 2026