Minding The Gap
Maira Delgado Laurens, UC Irvine global and international studies graduate student, researches one of the world’s most dangerous migrant crossings.
November 20, 2025
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Maira Delgado Laurens, UC Irvine global and international studies graduate student, researches one of the world’s most dangerous migrant crossings.
UC Irvine economics graduate student Cassie Zhang – who earned her undergraduate degrees in economics and international studies as an Anteater – aims to help consumers and support students.
UC Irvine cognitive sciences Ph.D. student Kathleen Medriano is challenging assumptions and traditional approaches to modeling.
UC Irvine sociology Ph.D. candidate Jozef Robles is using research to examine how immigrants carry the legacy of undocumented life long after legalization
UC Irvine global and international studies graduate student Gvantsa Gasviani researches Russian exiles in Georgia
Tonya Becerra – UC Irvine ICS Sohyeon Park, PhD student in informatics at the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of
UC Irvine cognitive sciences Ph.D. student Allison Morehouse’s lifelong curiosity drives her quest to understand how sleep shapes memory and cognition.
UC Irvine political science Ph.D. student Pharrell Allen combines political insight with a passion for research to examine how perceptions – not preferences – shape electoral outcomes for Black candidates.