The Science of Society: Research,
Teaching and Service in the Public Interest.

Cities Fight Texas Immigration Law in Federal Court
Political scientist Tom Wong testified in the federal case over Texas Senate Bill 4, SB4, which in part prohibits sanctuary cities. In court, as reported by Courthouse News, Wong said that “recent ICE raids have pushed undocumented immigrants and their U.S. citizen children into the shadows.”

Mashing up Tech for Humans
Cognitive Science alumna Vivienne Ming looks to artificial intelligence and neuroprosthetics to augment humans.

Dalai Lama to New Grads: Create a Happier World
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama delivered the keynote address to 25,000 graduates and their families June 17 at the university’s All Campus Commencement. He was followed on the stage by Political Science and Sociology graduate Ricky Flahive.

New Director of the Yankelovich Center
John Skrentny of Sociology has agreed to lead the division’s Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research.

Indiana Jones Meets the Sea
The Department of Anthropology and Scripps Institution of Oceanography have joined forces to launch a center for marine archaeology. The center’s researchers will investigate key underwater and coastal archaeological sites around the world, studying the relationship between marine environments and human societies.