In 1992, the University of California Regents formally approved UCI's School of Social Ecology - the first of its kind in the U.S. But what, exactly, is social ecology? To answer that question, we welcome Jon B. Gould, Dean of the School of Social Ecology, to the UCI Podcast. Gould breaks down what is being done in his school’s three departments, how their groups collaborate on programs to solve social problems in the community, and why social ecology Anteaters can see how they can affect change before they even graduate.

Music for this episode of the UCI Podcast, titled “Seasons,” provided by Telecasted via the Audio Library in YouTube Studio.