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May 2026
Friday, May 1st, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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► CANCELED: Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
This seminar has been canceled.
Lauren Conger,
Graduate Student,
Department of Control & Dynamical Systems,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Information and the Politics of School Quality: Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Brazil
Claudio Ferraz,
Professor of Economics,
University of British Columbia,
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Election Science Office Hours
Online Event
The Pioneer's Perspective: Three Decades of Protecting the California Voter with Kim Alexander
Kim Alexander,
President & Founder,
California Voter Foundation,
Monday, May 11th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Writers in Residence Program
AI, Ethics, and Imagination: A Conversation with Bruce Holsinger
Bruce Holsinger,
Linden Kent Memorial Professor of English,
University of Virginia,
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Time is Knowledge: What Response Times Reveal
Shuo Liu,
Associate Professor,
Guanghua School of Management,
Peking University,
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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● POSTPONED: Social Sciences History Seminar
This seminar has been postponed.
Wei Xiong,
John H. Scully '66 Professor in Finance and Professor of Economics,
Princeton University,
Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Election Science Office Hours
Online Event
Science, Trust, and the June 2nd Primary: A Deep Dive into Election Transparency and Reform
Thad Kousser,
Professor of Political Science,
UC San Diego,
7:30pm
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8:30pm
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POSTPONED: Watson Lecture - Kirby Nielsen
Kirby Nielsen,
professor of economics; William H. Hurt Scholar,
Thursday, May 21st, 2026
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Banks-McKelvey Memorial Lecture
Credibility in an Era of Chaos: Rebuilding Trust Between Universities and Society
Arthur Lupia,
Vice President for Research and Innovation, Gerald R. Ford Distinguished University Professor,
Department of Political Science,
University of Michigan,
Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Talk and Forget: How AI Enclaves Enable Information Sharing
Tanya Rosenblat,
Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts,
University of Michigan,