Congrats to Natalia Pilavian, who this fall starts UC Irvine’s Psychological Testing Technician program while finishing her post-bacc psychology courses. She’s worked in labs with professors Jessica Borelli, Desiree Delgadillo & Stephanie Reich, and aims to pursue a doctorate in clinical psychology!

Advocate chronicles the extraordinary achievements from the @ucirvine.bsky.social School of Social Ecology! Take a look because together, we move forward—committed to excellence, innovation, and supporting one another. ow.ly/Slia50ZjqMU

Congrats to the women on UC Irvine cross-country and track and field squads named to the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District team - with a special shoutout to the honored Anteaters with School of Social Ecology majors: Giselle Rodriguez (psychology) and Zharia Taylor (urban studies).

Distinguished Professor of psychology, public health and medicine Roxane Cohen Silver of UC Irvine joined CNN to discuss the psychological damage caused by Venezuela's devastating earthquakes. https://ow.ly/MRzY50ZjrX7

🎉🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day, everyone! 🎆✨Let’s celebrate our freedom with family, friends & fireworks! 🥳💖 If you have a flag to wrap around your shoulders and white gloves and eagle head to slip into, well, you be you! ❤️🤍💙 This is our last post of the day as we leave our nest to celebrate the Fourth.

Congrats to our UC Irvine Anteater water polo student-athletes named to the 2025-26 Academic All-District At-Large Team by College Sports Communicators! Special shoutout to Social Ecology’s Mary Hassett & Cole Francisco for excelling in the pool and classroom. #TogetherWeZot #AnteaterPride #RipEm

Congratulations to UC Irvine psychology student Desiree Tovar on being named a Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Scholar! We’re proud to see Desiree represent UCI and Social Ecology with this achievement. #AnteaterPride #HSFScholar #AllInForAll

The UC Irvine School of Social Ecology shines in the CRB Nexus year-end report! Policy briefs by Jessica Borelli and Jodi Quas; Laceé Pappas named to the 2026 Featured Cohort of "up-and-coming" CA public researchers; and 13 entries in the Public Scholar Database: https://ow.ly/GgMM50ZhNgJ

Save the date: 11/12/2026! Join us at 4 p.m. in the Beckman Center, UC Irvine, for a screening of "Memory Wars" and a panel discussion. The film explores memory, truth, and justice through the work of UCI Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Loftus . RSVP: https://ow.ly/cw8050ZisRP

The UC Irvine Law Enforcement Alumni Chapter (Anteater LEO) is recruiting for an Undergraduate Liaison position. ➡️ Part-time • Flexible • Open to all majors ➡️ Any UCI undergraduate student can apply - if you have a resume and minimum 3.0 GPA ⏰ Apply by July 15: https://ow.ly/blIt50ZitZF

Congrats to UC Irvine psychology post-bacc alum Anna Anteza (’26) for joining the Summer Undergraduate Research Education Program at the University of Georgia. Like UCI and the School of Social Ecology, UGA's SUREP is committed to equity and student success. #Psychology #AllInForAll

More than 1,000 graduates, a Nobel-level prize and the myth that wouldn't die: Get the scoop on those and much, much, mucho more in the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology's July edition of the newsletter Advocate. https://ow.ly/7t1v50ZiVRU #AllInForAll

Half of OC residents say their county government is run by powerful insiders, per the new UCI-OC Poll. Skepticism is strong across party lines, says UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Dean and UCI-OC Poll Director Jon Gould. Learn about the full findings: https://ow.ly/mzYA50ZiVCH

On her last day in UC Irvine's Master in Legal & Forensic Psychology (MLFP) program recently, Unity Stevens reflected on what a positive experience it was for her personally and professionally. Check out Unity's post here: https://ow.ly/nsz350ZhNAo

DATE, FLIER CORRECTED: How are kids learning and thriving in the age of AI? Join us for “How Today’s Children Learn, Play and Thrive” on Thursday, July 16, at the @BeckmanCenter on the @UCIrvine campus. Reception: 4–5 p.m. Program: 5–7 p.m. Register: https://ow.ly/mZso50ZhnM7

🎉 Happy Social Media Day! Our social media poster of the day is Dayana Ramirez-Venegas ('26, BAs psychology and criminology, law & society; Latin American Studies minor). Dayana poses for her LinkedIn with UC Irvine Associate Professor Brandon Golob & for her Instagram with her commencement sashes.🎓

Christopher Ihinegbu, a UC Irvine doctoral student in the Department of Urban Planning & Public Policy, sees his 2026 Switzer Foundation Fellowship as a call to action—not just an award. Discover how he’s using this honor to drive change. https://ow.ly/oZT150ZipE9 #AllInForAll

The "Responsible AI for Mental Health: Expert Roundtable" includes Stephen Schueller, a UC Irvine professor of psychology and informatics. RSVP to watch the Tuesday, June 30, 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET LinkedIn Live virtual presentation: https://ow.ly/LL8M50ZhZLx

Before graduating with two bachelor’s degrees in psychology and social ecology this June, Nayeli Guerrero was highlighted in a UC Irvine First-Gen Student Spotlight. Check out her insights and advice for fellow first-generation students: https://ow.ly/4i3v50ZhZFt

Criminology, law & society doctoral candidate Clarissa Iliff of UC Irvine earned the prestigious, highly competitive 2026 Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy dissertation research award for a project that gets to the heart of growing up amid lethal violence. https://ow.ly/Io7A50ZhZzT #AllInForAll

Anteaters in Professor Sarah Pressman’s “Positive Psychology” class presented their Happiness Week research at UC Irvine's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Symposium for the first time! 🌼 Learn more: https://ow.ly/PX0550ZikYq

Watch Candice Odgers’ TED Talk on youth and technology, plus her NPR interview - all in one place! Odgers is UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of psychology and School of Social Ecology associate dean for research. See and hear: https://ow.ly/LbgG50ZhMFz #AllInForAll

Congratulations to new UC Irvine alum Kasey R. Flores ('26, BAs criminology, law & society and urban planning & public policy). The first in her family to graduate, next up is working full-time by day while earning her JD at Trinity Law School by night. Cheering her on! #AllInForAll #FirstGen

Learn about procedures, deadlines & course offerings during UC Irvine Field Study's first Fall info session! 🗓️ Wednesday, July 1 ⏰ Noon-1 p.m. PDT 📍Zoom link: https://ow.ly/gnSv50Zhoel ➡️ Meeting ID: 969 2555 7094 📣 RVSP: https://ow.ly/4Zwh50Zhoc4 #AllInForAll

Chancellor's Professor Charis E. Kubrin traveled from UC Irvine to Stockholm to accept criminology’s top honor. In her speech, she used data to debunk the myth that immigration causes more crime—a claim not supported by evidence. Read more: https://ow.ly/R1A850ZhnoX

Congrats to former psychology post-baccalaureate student Charleen Corona for recently earning a master's degree from UC Irvine in Legal & Forensic Psychology. Charleen assisted in Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Loftus’ lab as a post-bacc before, in March 2024, being admitted to the MLFP program.

Congrats to Haily Huynh ('26, BAs psychology and criminology, law & society) for earning The Big West Service & Leadership Award! As the university's only recipient for 2025-26, Haily makes UC Irvine and the School of Social Ecology #AnteaterProud. Read more: https://ow.ly/k8Um50ZgxYY#AnteaterProud #AllInForAll

For its quote of the day, The Economic Times cites Elizabeth Loftus, a UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of psychology, criminology, law & society, and law. Now check out the Times' quote about Dr. Loftus: https://ow.ly/UWEZ50ZgrUq

The UC Irvine School of Social Ecology hosted a national convening on the future of prosecution, co-sponsored by philanthropic nonprofit Arnold Ventures, which previously funded research led by Dean Jon Gould on prosecutorial practices. #SocialEcology #JusticeReform #AllInForAll

Congratulations to aspiring forensic scientist and recent UC Irvine graduate Claire Taggart ('26, BA criminology, law & society; BS biological sciences), who this Fall will "dive deeper into forensic science" at George Washington University. #ClassOf2026 #AnteaterPride #GeorgePride #AllInForAll

Have you ever lost a friend, partner, or family member over political differences? New research from UC Irvine’s Mertcan Güngör and Peter H. Ditto reveals that Democrats are more likely to initiate these splits. Explore the data and what it means for our relationships: https://ow.ly/uXci50Zg4G2

A story on California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority’s job training program cited a recidivism study by UC Irvine's Center for Evidence-Based Corrections. The study found CALCTRA participants' low return-to-custody rate saves the state millions annually. https://ow.ly/EUc350Zg4lv

🌍✨ On #PublicServiceDay, we celebrate Anthony James Nocedal ('26, BA criminology, law & society; BS public health sciences), who earned a Fulbright to research e-waste governance in Cebu, Philippines! He’s UC Irvine’s 1st undergrad Fulbright recipient for the country. 💙 https://ow.ly/RpP850Zg3JK

Congrats to UC Irvine alums Ericka Muñoz ('26, MAS) and Danielle Munguia ('24, post-bacc psychology) for their chapter, "Promoting Equity in the Justice System," published in "Research to Action: Structural Racism as a Barrier to Health Equity" (Oxford University Press). https://ow.ly/RpGW50Zg3cj

Here is a short clip from April's TED2026 talk "What we're getting wrong about teens and tech" by Candice Odgers, a UC Irvine Chancellor's Professor of psychology. Go here for the story, photos and a link to the full program that TED Talks released today: https://ow.ly/QE9n50ZfWR9

Distinguished Professor Emerita Karen S. Rook of UC Irvine spoke with The Atlantic about “Hasslers”—people who drain your energy. Learn her insights on handling difficult relationships and protecting your well-being: https://ow.ly/fOHV50ZcZX1

“I came here as a criminology major. UCI has an incredible criminology program, but I also wanted to go to school in Southern California—it was just so beautiful here.” – Isadora Wiener (’26) Read Isadora's UC Irvine #IamPhySci Q&A: https://ow.ly/5I6V50Ze15v

Hey Anteaters! Interested in boosting your resume? The Labor Certificate Program is the perfect way to do so! Here are some of the available Fall 2026 courses that are a part of the program. For more information regarding the UC Irvine Labor Certificate Program, go to: https://ow.ly/XyhU50Zerhj

For “UC Irvine experiment helps prisoners and professors feel hope," the Orange County Register went straight to the top of LIFTED (Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees: Faculty Director and Professor of criminology, law & society Keramet Reiter . https://ow.ly/I2Ne50Ze3lA

Research featured by California State Library's CRB Nexus: “Understanding Air Quality Monitoring During Wildfires” highlights farmworker exposure to hazardous air. By UC Irvine's Carlo Chunga Pizarro, Michael Méndez & co-authors. Read more: https://ow.ly/4QmM50Ze2UT #AllInForAll

🎉✨ Happy Juneteenth, everyone! 🌟 Today we celebrate freedom, resilience, and the rich tapestry of Black history. Let's honor our ancestors' struggles by embracing joy, community, and culture! 💚🖤❤️ In observance of #Juneteenth, this will be the last of the school's social posts today. #FreedomDay 🕊️🎶

Celebrating our 24 new Ph.D. graduates from UC Irvine School of Social Ecology! 🎓 They’re heading into teaching, postdocs, fellowships, and more—ready to make a difference in communities everywhere. We couldn’t be prouder! 💙💛 #AllInForAll #PhDGraduates #AcademicExcellence #AnteaterPride #ZotZotZot

A historic milestone: 25 UC Irvine graduates earn their degrees Wednesday inside Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility through LIFTED—the University of California system’s first in-prison bachelor’s program. Celebrating with faculty, leaders, and community. #AllInForAll https://ow.ly/e4rp50ZemTe

On June 16, long-term staff from the School of Social Ecology were among those honored at UC Irvine’s Service Awards for 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 & 25 years of service. Meet the honorees: https://ow.ly/VgW450ZeljF #AllInForAll

Explore California housing policy at CRB Nexus: Where Policy Meets Research. Join Alejandra Reyes & Nicholas Marantz (UC Irvine) and Sarah Karlinsky (UC Berkeley) for a live virtual discussion. June 26, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Register: https://ow.ly/YaUX50ZcY0i

Congrats to Desiree Castell, a first-gen, Latina transfer who earned her B.A. in psychological science and is returning to UC Irvine as a psych post-bacc student! She’s passionate about mental health advocacy and preparing for a Ph.D. #ClassOf2026 #AnteaterPride #AllInForAll

Congrats to UC Irvine's Aidan Ermisch ('26, BA psychological science) and Hannah Regan (criminology, law & society) for earning 2026 Nellie Ansley Reeves Awards from UC Irvine Libraries! Learn about their award-winning senior theses: https://ow.ly/ZC5V50Zczp4

Congrats to the multidisciplinary UC Irvine team - that includes psychology & informatics Professor Stephen Schueller - awarded a $706K National Institutes of Health grant to research & develop an intelligent chatbot for online support groups treating tobacco addiction. https://ow.ly/nsTI50ZcvLU

From touring the world as a musician to serving time behind bars, Gabe Rosales has experienced extraordinary highs and lows. Now, he’s earned a Ph.D. in criminology, law & society at UC Irvine and is dedicated to giving back. Discover his inspiring journey: https://ow.ly/PG8y50Zcvg4

Congratulations to Karen Gutierrez ('26, BAs psychological science and education sciences) for not only graduating from UC Irvine on Sunday but starting the Pepperdine University Masters in Clinical Psychology program this Fall. #ClassOf2026 #WavePride #AnteaterPride #ZotZotZot