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Andrew Penner
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Professor of Sociology and administrative data infrastructure enthusiast at UC Irvine. My book (Schooled & Sorted) examines the role of categorization in education and how we can create more egalitarian categories.
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Baby’s first data visualization—was reading a book about the Banff wildlife crossings and wanted to understand the preferences of different animals.
Bar chart of Banff animal over and underpass crossing data. Table from book that inspired figure (Banff animal over and underpass crossing data).
August 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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So excited to present some great undergrad honors theses from UCI LIFTED students at #psa2025

Thanks to everyone who came for the great questions, and to the session organizers who helped make this happen!
Roundtable attendees watch a presentation on a laptop. Roundtable attendees watch a presentation on a laptop.
March 31, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Happy holiday sweater season!
6yo in a Muni holiday sweater building a Lego train track
December 2, 2024 at 6:51 AM
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Happy decorative gourd season (aka, feed the local rodent population season) to those who celebrate!
Kid in pikachu costume decorating a pumpkin with stickers.
October 7, 2024 at 5:39 AM