Social Sciences (Faculty & Staff)

First UC Berkeley Master of Computational Social Sciences student cohort officially begins classes

September 4, 2024

The inaugural cohort of UC Berkeley Social Sciences’ one-year Master of Computational Social Sciences (MaCSS) program has officially begun their studies, marking a new era that blends the technical power of data science with the societal depth of the social sciences.

As a diverse class of 27 students from across the U.S. and around the world, the students embarked on a transformative journey, where they will be trained to harness the full potential of data...

Two L&S Professors Named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars

May 26, 2021

Two UC Berkeley faculty members from the College of Letters & Science, Daniel Aldana Cohen and Ellora Derenoncourt, have been named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars. CIFAR invites 19 exceptional early-career researchers from across the natural, biomedical and social sciences and the humanities to join one of their...

L&S staff honored with 2024 Excellence in Management awards

April 23, 2024

The Berkeley Staff Assembly recently announced the recipients of the 36th annual Excellence in Management Award, who are recognized for leading their teams and team members to meaningful accomplishments this past year. This year’s award theme, Cultivating Staff, Harvesting Success: Recognizing Excellence in Management" highlights leaders who excel in cultivating their staff, leading to overall success for the team and the organization.

The award recipients will be honored at a ceremony on April 30 from 2-3 pm, where Chancellor...

Bathsheba Demuth (Ph.D. '17) Awarded John H. Dunning Prize by AHA

November 1, 2021

Bathsheba Demuth (Ph.D. '17) has been awarded the John H. Dunning Prize by the AHA for her book Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait (W.W. Norton, 2019). Demuth is currently an Assistant Professor of History & Environment and Society at Brown University. The John H. Dunning Prize is awarded for an outstanding monograph on any subject relating...

Berkeley Economics and Public Policy Prof. Hilary Hoynes awarded 2024 Daniel M. Holland Medal for groundbreaking work in child poverty

August 19, 2024

UC Berkeley Economics and Public Policy Professor Hilary Hoynes, an expert on child poverty and the social safety net, has been awarded the 2024 Daniel M. Holland Medal by the National Tax Association (NTA). The NTA’s most prestigious award recognizes Hoynes’ pioneering research into child poverty and the social safety net, which has influenced the field by offering new insights into the long-term benefits of social welfare programs. She is the...

Berkeley Talks: The science behind the emotions in 'Inside Out 2'

August 9, 2024

 Dacher Keltner, Lisa Damour, Allison Briscoe-Smith and Maurissa Horwitz

There’s a scene toward the end of the new Pixar film Inside Out 2 where the main character, 13-year-old Riley, is having a panic attack in the penalty box at a hockey match.

She’s just been reprimanded for tripping an opponent in frustration. On the outside, she’s seen sitting in the small space while grasping at her chest and neck, breathing in...

A UC Berkeley linguist explores what Kamala Harris’s voice and speech reveal about her identity

August 11, 2024

Every now and then, a scholar’s niche expertise lines up with a cultural or political moment and finds an audience hungry for the details. Nicole Holliday is having one of those moments.

Holliday is an acting associate professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley who studies what politicians say, how they speak and what their speech reveals about their identity. Perhaps more than any other scholar, Holliday has spent years examining the speaking style of a politician who is also having a moment: Kamala Harris.

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Twenty Berkeley Social Sciences athletes compete in summer Olympics

July 29, 2024

Cal Olympics

Twenty Berkeley Social Sciences students and alumni are going for gold at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. They are competing for 12 countries and one city in seven sports.

“Let’s take a moment to congratulate + cheer for our Berkeley Social Sciences students + alumni competing in the Olympics!” Berkeley Social Sciences Dean...