Urban planning & public policy Associate Professor María G. Rendón of UC Irvine is lead author of a study that offers steps colleges can take to promote academic success in STEM disciplines for underrepresented minority students. https://ow.ly/pL2y50Xrq09

Read how UC Irvine's Melissa Perez is among the 83% of campus community members who commute via a sustainable transportation mode – in the fourth year social ecology undergraduate's case, a @metrolinksocal.bsky.social train. https://ow.ly/hjxQ50Xrpyy

"What this is probably evidence of is that we are not restoring right now in a way that maybe we used to be able to. Even when you're at home, you're not actually resting" - Sarah Pressman, professor of psychology at UC Irvine. https://ow.ly/xNh250XroVV

Host David Bell welcomes to his Lens of a Lawyer podcast Elizabeth Loftus, UC Irvine's Distinguished Professor of psychology, criminology, law & society, and law. Listen here: https://ow.ly/tyMH50XqRKy

Did you know UC Irvine School of Social Ecology scholars and community partners team up to produce cutting-edge research? Example: data from psychology Associate Professor Kate Kuhlman and Project Youth OC on barriers to mental health services among at-risk adolescents. https://ow.ly/959m50XqKiM

Who better than UC Irvine clinical psychology doctoral students to create a video for those thinking of applying to clinical psychology Ph.D. programs? Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkPgCtxlFUk&ab_channel=UCIClinicalPsychPhDMentors

🎉🥳 Congrats to UC Irvine urban planning & public policy PhD candidate Jes Torres Behravesh for having her book review of Natalia Molina's A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community published in Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies.📚✨ https://ow.ly/NAEL50XqIFN

🎉✨ Happy World Kindness Day! 🌍💖 The 2025-26 UC Irvine Course Catalog includes the four-unit class The Science and Practice of Compassion. 🌟 Enrollees discover how cutting-edge research is yielding insights into kindness, empathy, altruism and compassion. 💕🎈https://catalogue.uci.edu/allcourses/psci/

Read @mikemendezphd.bsky.social's reaction to the UC Irvine Chancellor’s Fellow and associate professor of urban planning and public policy being honored with the Edward Blakely Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. https://ow.ly/fuPN50XpK7j

The Wellness Initiative in Social Ecology Peer Advisory Committee (WISE PAC) hosts UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Dean Jon Gould for the next WISE Wednesday presentation Nov. 19. Zoom link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96514460007 More info on WISE PAC: https://uciwise.wixsite.com/wisepac

The UC Irvine School of Social Ecology’s inaugural Community-Engaged Fellows bridge research and action, working alongside organizations to transform lives across Orange County. Watch the presentations here: https://youtu.be/xtWQ-JrS3aQ

Urban planning & public policy faculty members Doug Houston, Jessica Garrison and Richard Matthew are among the scholars on UC Irvine Climate Collaboration project grant teams. Matthew's involves wildfires while Houston & Garrison's team examines neighborhood green spaces. https://ow.ly/VXjV50XpL2B

Parents or legal guardians going through or have gone through permanency proceedings (i.e. court proceedings to determine the long-term, stable living situation for a child in foster care) can take part in a study led by @ucirvine.bsky.social psychology Professor Jessica Borelli. See flier for more.

BREAKING NEWS: Charis Kubrin, UC Irvine professor of criminology, law & society, wins criminology’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize — the prestigious Stockholm Prize —for her groundbreaking research on immigration and crime. Congratulations Dr. Kubrin! https://ow.ly/UJ1W50Xqh5u

Congratulations to Neyda Herrera (’25, BAs psychological science and criminology, law & society) for enrolling in @ucirvine.bsky.social alum ’s accelerated paralegal program. Psychology teaching Professor Joanne Zinger’s former research assistant begins the certificate program Jan. 5, 2026.

Violent incidents where the offenders and the victims are of different races “is extremely uncommon.” It is “the exception rather than the rule” - Charis Kubrin, professor of criminology, law & society at @ucirvine.bsky.social.

🎉 Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸 🌟 Among the UC Irvine psychologists and faculty members who study the mental health of veterans we salute today are Distinguished Professor Roxane Cohen Silver and Associate Professor Alyson Zalta. 💖 #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans

Criminology, law & society/anthropology Professor Susan Bibler Coutin of UC Irvine has been a member of the Law & Society Association for 32 years, but as you'll read, that's not the only reason she deserves a special LSA Member Spotlight: https://ow.ly/u9z250XpAJP

It only took 16 years for Col. Gustavo Arellano to return to UC Irvine to teach an Orange County history class. Read all about the Los Angeles Times columnist/past School of Social Ecology commencement speaker/"new" urban planning & public policy instructor here: https://ow.ly/XKWe50XpAfO

Attention, UC Irvine urban studies students: professors Doug Houston and Jessica Garrison host a listening session with the Urban Studies Student Association at 5:30 p.m. TODAY in Room 340 of SE1. The aim is to build a stronger urban studies program. No RSVP is required.

Has it already been a week? School of Social Ecology Director of Communications Mimi Ko Cruz says @ucirvine.bsky.social's third annual Día de los Muertos on Nov. 3 was much more than just another event. Read why (and ogle great photos) here: https://ow.ly/Jw3E50Xo6Tk

"My advice to first generation students is to have self-advocacy. Take the time to reflect on your needs and seek out the assistance that ensures that you succeed in educational spaces” - Esmeralda "Esme" Coeto-Medina, UC Irvine psychological science major. https://www.instagram.com/p/DQXrpS_EsWD/

Third year psychological science and criminology, law & society double major Aaliyah Adams and political science Associate Professor Davin Phoenix swap stories about the #firstyearcollegestudent experience at UC Irvine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BgPhuWJC9I&t=3s#firstyearcollegestudent

Check out this talk about #firstgenerationcollegestudent experiences between UC Irvine second-year psychological science and criminology, law & society (CLS) double major Sophia Ma and Associate Professor of teaching CLS Brandon Golob. https://ow.ly/73Y250Xoahx

Today's UC Irvine School of Social Ecology social media posts recognize tomorrow being National #firstgenerationcollegestudent Celebration Day. We start with a snippet from Wednesday's First Gen Celebration talk by Angela Lukowski, associate professor of psychology, who was a first-gen student.

Under Fire. Career Summit. Día de los Muertos. Building Sustainable Communities. Tackling the Nation’s Identity Crisis. Conversations for California’s Future. Recap these events, awards, media mentions and more in UC Irvine School of Social Ecology's newsletter Advocate: https://ow.ly/WcQv50Xoaa1

At 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in UC Irvine SE2 Room 3384, criminology, law & society Assistant Professor Eraldo Souza dos Santos hosts USC sociology Assistant Professor Daniela Urbina speaking about "The Spread of High Speed Internet and Gender Based Violence within Families in Mexico."

For School of Social Ecology Director of Communications @mimikocruz.bsky.social, @ucirvine.bsky.social's third annual Día de los Muertos on Nov. 3 was much more than just another event.

With a $452,985 National Institutes of Health grant, UC Irvine psychology Professor Jessica Borelli is launching a groundbreaking project designed to strengthen parent-child relationships as a cornerstone of addiction recovery. https://ow.ly/yEAo50Xo4uq

See what urban planning & public policy Associate Professor Michael Méndez asked - and how former federal disaster response officials answered - during the Oct. 28 “Under Fire: Protecting Climate Science in an Age of Political Uncertainty” fireside chat at UC Irvine. https://ow.ly/iaB150Xo22y

In case you missed the digital altar at the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology's Dia de los Muertos on Monday, you can now see it on YouTube: altar youtube link: https://youtu.be/qVuFEB5Bpn8

, UC Irvine Magazine has an inspiring story about alum Kristal Bastedo ('22, criminology, law & society), who went from foster youth to Fullerton College student to Anteater and SAGE scholar and now Young Adult Court care coordinator. https://ow.ly/y02950XnnPk

If anyone entered the event “Building Sustainable Communities: Driving Sustainability, Circularity, and Equality” Oct. 29 at IKEA Costa Mesa feeling anxious about local efforts to fight climate change, they received a healthy dose of optimism from keynote speaker Richard Matthew.

On Prop. 50, recall what UC Irvine Social Ecology Dean @jongould.bsky.social told LAist (at 22:30 mark): "What's interesting about this map is it doesn't really change a whole lot of representation in the county. It just entrenches who is likely to be the representative." https://ow.ly/O6EQ50XmSw9

The @ucirvine.bsky.social School of Social Ecology podcast "Red County, Blue County, Orange County" racked up another award, this time a Best of CASE [Council for Advancement and Support of Education] District VII Award.

Dr. Eraldo Souza dos Santos brings another great speaker to UC Irvine.

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Psychology professors (from left) @candiceodgers.bsky.social, @stephenschueller.bsky.social and Jessica Borelli speak at Advancing Global Collaborations in Mental Health and Digital Innovation from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fri., Nov. 7, at @ucirvine.bsky.social's Samueli College of Health Sciences, Room 4100.

“This helps other actors, such as China, who are increasing engagement the region, have a little bit more of an open freeway" - Julian Gerez, assistant professor of criminology, law & society and political science at @ucirvine.bsky.social. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAiygyiRwvk

"[When] people around me think the guillotine isn’t good enough for this bad guy, I’m sitting here wondering: ‘Is this real or not?’” - Elizabeth Loftus, "skeptic-in-chief" and UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of psychology, criminology, law & society, and law. https://ow.ly/uWLZ50XlmXn

Dia de los Muertos is about to jump off at @ucirvine.bsky.social.

The "Speaking of Water" series presented by Water UCI continues with HR Playbook architect and educator Victor E. Lopez speaking on "Access, Visibility, Opportunity (AVO) for ALL in the Water Sector" at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, via Zoom. RSVP: https://ow.ly/LO8b50Xm07a

Naomi Tabak, UC Irvine Psychological Science Center director, spoke at the Office of Inclusive Excellence’s "Navigating Forward" Oct. 30. "Naomi represented all of us flawlessly," reports psychology Professor Jason Schiffman, "and continues to grow as a force for good for more and more at UCI."

🎃👻 Happy Halloween, everyone! 🌕✨ UC Irvine School of Social Ecology staffers are surprised with sweet treats! 🍬💀 Pulling off the reverse trick-or-treating is our leadership team: Dean Jon B. Gould, Associate Dean Susan Charles and Senior Assistant Dean Jennifer dos Santos. 🕸️🥳 #Halloween2025 #BOO

'Giants Rising,' a documentary on the wonders of redwoods that includes on-screen insights from UC Irvine psychology Associate Professor Paul Piff, streams nationwide on PBS starting Saturday. Our local PBS SoCal Plus airs it Sunday at 8 and 11 p.m. www.pbssocal.org/shows/giants-rising

Pre-purchase $10 discount parking online now for UC Irvine's Día de los Muertos on Mon. (Nov. 3) at Irvine Barlcay. All-day permits are for General (unmarked) stalls in the Student Center Parking Structure. Use code DDLM25@UCI @ https://apps.parking.uci.edu/parkbyplate/s/purchase.cfm?code=DDLM25@UCI

A common thread emerged among the advice from 100+ professionals at @ucirvine.bsky.social School of Social Ecology's second annual Career Summit: the importance of students participating in – and getting the most possible out of – our Field Study Program. https://ow.ly/iNa050Xl6EJ

Congratulations to @ucirvine.bsky.social Connecting the EdTech Research EcoSystem (CERES) scholar Sohyeon Park for receiving a 2025 Google PhD Fellowship. Sohyeon is an informatics PhD student at the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences at UC Irvine. ow.ly/Crxr50XiIlH

Thinking about a UC Irvine graduate degree program? Then you should attend the Division of Career Pathways' Graduate School Expo 10am-2pm Thurs., Nov. 6, on Ring Road. You'll find info on grad programs at all 14 UC Irvine schools, including the School of Social Ecology. https://ow.ly/KY8k50XkI14

The deadline has is now 11:59pm Wed., Nov. 5, for the Small Change, Better World seed grant program that aims to empower UC Irvine students to create impact through music. To submit a proposal, scan the QR code or visit www.blumcenter.uci.edu. Center for the Power of Music and Social Change