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8 months ago
Speaking to an attentive audience of more than 100 faculty, staff, students & community members March 19 at UC Irvine, former U.S. Agency for International Development Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman made a passionate case for the value of U.S. foreign assistance.
tinyurl.com/USAIDcoleman
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An NBC LA report on folks struggling due to the high cost of living in Orange County includes an interview with School of Social Ecology Dean Jon Gould of the University of California, Irvine. He cites UCI-OC Poll findings about residents considering leaving the region.
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SoCal couple weigh their options as housing costs rise in Orange County
A couple who made the move to Orange County from West Hollywood say they are weighing their options after safety enticed them to move but rising costs could see them leave. Hetty Chang reports for the...
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9 months ago
The UCI-OC Poll - which surveyed Orange County residents about their ancestry, ethnic/racial identity & immigration views - offers "more proof that the OC is a truly 'purple' county," explains Jon Gould, dean of the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology that sponsored the poll.
tinyurl.com/UCIOCpollJBG
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9 months ago
Highlights? Awards? Events? Webinars? Lovey-dovey alums? All in the the March edition of Advocate, the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology's monthly e-newsletter? Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes and YES!
tinyurl.com/Advocate3-25
#AllinforAll
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10 months ago
Living around relatives carries both benefits and problems. Please allow Oliver Sng, a University of California, Irvine assistant professor of psychological science, to explain how - using his own stellar research:
tinyurl.com/OSparents
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Living Near Family Affects Your Psychology in Surprising Ways
New research suggests that living and being around family more often affects our psychology in some surprising ways.
https://tinyurl.com/OSparents
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10 months ago
Two of nation's best criminologists, the University of California, Irvine's Charis Kubrin and Susan Bibler Coutin, warn that heightened deportation fears could lead to crimes being underreported and less cooperation with police.
tinyurl.com/CKnSBCcoopPD
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Heightened deportation fears could lead to underreporting crimes, less cooperation with police, scholars say
âItâs not new, but it has been accelerating, and Trump is hitting the gas,â a sociology professor who studies immigration says.
https://tinyurl.com/CKnSBCcoopPD
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9 months ago
Talking with your children about death is difficult. Fortunately, University of California, Irvine psychological science Professor Jessica Borelli and graduate student Kaitlin Lord authored sage advice for parents in The Greater Good Science Center magazine.
tinyurl.com/JBnKLadvice
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Eight Tips For Talking With Your Kids About Death
The way we communicate with children when someone dies can help them process the loss and be more comfortable with the topic in general.
https://tinyurl.com/JBnKLadvice
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The University of California, Irvine psychology program, which is administered by departments in the School of Social Ecology and School of Social Sciences, is ranked among the top 50 in the world by Times Higher Education.
tinyurl.com/PsychNo42
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A top national ranking, a record-smashing gift, an eye-opening poll and society-shifting research are just some of what you'll find in the February edition of the Advocate newsletter from the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology.
tinyurl.com/FebAdvocate
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New research published by University of California, Irvine psychological science Assistant Professor Oliver Sng and colleagues from the University of Toronto and Hamilton College suggests stereotypes have been stereotyped. What the ...??? Answers here:
tinyurl.com/OSsterotypes
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9 months ago
A study by University of California, Irvine Department of Psychological Science Chair and Professor Nicholas Scurich, two of his UC Irvine colleagues and a Los Angeles School Police Department scientist was named a Journal of Forensic Sciences 2024 Noteworthy Article.
tinyurl.com/NSjas2024
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9 months ago
The highest honor from the Western Society of Criminology, the Paul Tappan Award was bestowed last week to Valerie Jenness, Distinguished Professor of the criminology, law & society at UC Irvine. The WSC honored Dr. Jenness with its President's Award last year.
tinyurl.com/VJwscTappan
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9 months ago
The new documentary Giants Rising, which is currently playing on the U.S. festival circuit, features University of California, Irvine psychological science Associate Professor Paul Piff talking about experiencing awe while gazing at redwoods.
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How could ex-Nightly News anchor Brian Williams recall being in a wartime helicopter attack when he wasn't? UC Irvine psychological science Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Loftus explains how it may have been a false memory that "happens to virtually all of us.â
tinyurl.com/ELbriansmem
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9 months ago
Professors Walter Nicholls and Carolina Valdivia of the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology share their knowledge about income, housing and equity at Orange County Grantmakers' âThe Path Ahead: OCâs Roadmap to Equity.â
tinyurl.com/WNCVequity
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Already full of pride because of her Hispanic heritage and criminology, law & society studies, Alexandra Magana Cabrera recently got a heaping helping more at the UC Irvine Police Department awards banquet, where she was honored as the Community Safety Ambassador of the Year.
tinyurl.com/AMCsafety
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9 months ago
The University of California, Irvine Department of Urban Planning & Public Policy recently gave the bright lights treatment to Assistant Professor Alejandro Reyes. Read more about Dr. Reyes' impactful work on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border here:
tinyurl.com/ARuciup3
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This team of UC Irvine researchers is drilling down on the racial and ethnic disparities in criminal justice practices in the U.S. that disproportionately impact historically underrepresented groups and lead to social inequality and exclusion.
tinyurl.com/NRunequal
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Meet the inaugural cohort of Next Generation of Crime and Justice Scholars as well as the professor who created the program that is helping 8 University of California, Irvine criminology, law & society majors, who are first-generation college students, prepare for grad school.
tinyurl.com/NGCJS2025
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9 months ago
An ad on page 5 of the Feb. 24 Orange County Business Journal spotlights the important and ongoing scholarly work on SoCal flooding by UC Irvine urban planning & public policy Associate Professor Nicola Ulibarri and civil & environmental engineering Professor Brett Sanders.
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Nicholas Marantz of UC Irvine is currently a visiting scholar at Sciences Po's CNRS in France. The urban planning & public policy associate professor's project focuses on the legal interpretation of maps in disputes concerning urban development there, in England & the U.S.
tinyurl.com/NMparisUP3
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9 months ago
Break out the megaphones, it's time for our regular roundup of local, national and international media featuring scholars from the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology.
socialecology.uci.edu/news/news-2025
#InTheNews
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Read how an article about aftershocks from Brazil's anti-corruption operation led to an American Society of Criminology award for UC Irvine alums Eduardo Carvalho Nepomuceno Alencar ('22, PhD social ecology) and Bryant Jackson-Green ('24, JD), a social ecology PhD candidate.
tinyurl.com/EcnaBjg
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9 months ago
Before a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Climate Conversations' webinar on urban fires, moderator and UC Irvine Assistant Professor Michael Méndez talked about how people from all aspects of his life were affected by SoCal's recent infernos.
tinyurl.com/MendezNAS
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9 months ago
More than 40 UC Irvine Master of Legal and Forensic Psychology students, faculty & staff attended the women's basketball game at Bren Events Center Thursday to cheer on Anteater player, alum ('24, BA criminology, law & society) and current MLFP student Nevaeh Dean.
#AnteaterPride
#zotzotzot
#24soars
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10 months ago
UC Irvine Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Loftus is on the Feb. 8 panel Tech Challenges to Truth in the Age of AI and Algorithms at Facts Under Fire: Reporting in Impossible Times, the 2025 Forum for the Academy and the Public annual conference in UCI Law's EDU 1111.
sites.uci.edu/factsunderfire/
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10 months ago
This was the same finding in Orange County, California in the poll conducted by
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10 months ago
Happy Year of the Snake from Jon Gould, dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology. Click through for his special Lunar New Year message that looks back at what we've accomplished over the previous year.
#AllinforAll
#zotzotzot
#YearoftheSnake
#lunarnewyear
bit.ly/JBGlny25
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10 months ago
Donald Trump will not like the latest UCI-OC Poll results from the University of California, Irvine's School of Social Ecology. Neither will Gavin Newsom. Read why:
tinyurl.com/DT-GNuciocpoll
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Former California State Senator Josh Newman has joined UC Irvineâs School of Social Ecology as an unpaid senior fellow. He will host events, co-teach a class with Dean Jon Gould on Californiaâs future and help the school in attracting the attention of policymakers.
tinyurl.com/JNfellowSE
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10 months ago
"Not only is his the story of the American Dream, but heâs providing opportunities for the American Dream for generations of students to come after thisâ - UC Irvine Social Ecology Dean Jon Gould, to the OC Register on Alec Glasser and the Power of Music Center & Social Change.
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For Laguna Beach philanthropist Alec Glasser, endowing new UCI center on the âpower of musicâ is personal
The Alec Glasser Center for the Power of Music and Social Change will study how music can improve well-being and community.
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10 months ago
Indeed, we accomplished so much, that we also dedicated a special edition of our newsletter Advocate to encapsulate all that happened in 2024. Enjoy:
tinyurl.com/Advocate1-25
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His belief that music can drive social change is why the namesake fully endowed the Alec Glasser Center for the Power of Music & Social Change at the University of California, Irvine. Read how the academic hub will pursue solutions to societyâs most-pressing problems here:
tinyurl.com/AGCPMSC
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đ”đ Thanks to a generous donation from Alec Glasser, the UCI Center for the Power of Music and Social Change in @Social_Ecology is now fully endowed, ensuring it will continue to positively impact lives for generations through the science of music.
news.uci.edu/2025/01/13/o...
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OC philanthropist and businessmanâs donation supports visionary School of Social Ecology initiative
Gift ensures future of Alec Glasser Center for the Power of Music and Social Change
https://news.uci.edu/2025/01/13/oc-philanthropist-and-businessmans-donation-supports-visionary-school-of-social-ecology-initiative/
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In 2024, the @UCIrvine School of @Social_Ecology accomplished so much, we dedicated a video and special edition of our newsletter Advocate to encapsulate it all. Enjoy:
tinyurl.com/Advocate1-25
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Even if you are not directly affected by Southern California wildfires, they take a mental toll. "The more we immerse ourselves in that news, the more likely we are to experience distress,â UC Irvine psychological science Distinguished Professor Roxane Cohen Silver tells LA Times.
tinyurl.com/RCSdoâŠ
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10 months ago
"Receiving this honor feels incredible" - UC Irvine Assistant Professor Dominic Bednar of the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy, on the Union of Concerned Scientists naming him and UCLA Assistant Professor Regan Patterson 2024 Science Defenders.
tinyurl.com/DBucsâŠ
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10 months ago
The Bored Panda story "Thereâs A âCyberpunk Dystopianâ City Housing 32 Million People That No One Has Heard Of" features retiring University of California, Irvine urban planning & public policy Professor David Feldman discussing Chongqing, China's commuter challenges.
tinyurl.com/DLFinâŠ
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10 months ago
Among those who testified in a highly watched case that could affect the death penalty in Kansas was University of California, Irvine criminology, law & society Chancellor's Professor Mona Lynch.
tinyurl.com/MLwyaâŠ
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11 months ago
Among the Orange County Register's Most Influential People in Orange County for 2024 is Brandon Golob, our perennial Professor of the Year as voted by University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology students.
tinyurl.com/BGmi24OCR
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11 months ago
Multiple news outlets in 2024 picked up Simon Cole's take on an AI fingerprint-matching tool. Now the University of California, Irvine criminology, law & society professor's expert opinion is included in "The 8 most controversial science stories of 2024" from Live Science.
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The 8 most controversial science stories of 2024
From a piece of cloth that may have belonged to Alexander the Great to an image of our galaxy's central black hole, here's our pick of controversial science stories in 2024.
https://tinyurl.com/SConAIprints
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11 months ago
Imprisonment of a person until death used to be an extraordinary punishment in the U.S. Not so much now, explains 'Death By Prison' author and UC Irvine criminology, law & society Associate Professor Christopher Seeds on KPFA radio's 'Law & Disorder.'
tinyurl.com/CSonKPFA
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There is no uniform definition of prison violence. University of California, Irvine criminology, law & society Professor Nancy Rodriguez aims to change that.
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âIâm humbled and honored to be included alongside inspiring individuals committed to positively impacting our county and beyondâ - Brandon Golob, UC Irvine associate professor of teaching in criminology, law & society, on being one of Orange Countyâs most influential people.
tinyurl.com/BG24miOCR
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For her work in artificial intelligence and childhood education, the Orange County Business Journal named UC Irvine psychological science Professor Candice Odgers to its OC500 2024 compilation of the 500 most influential people in Orange County, California.
tinyurl.com/CO24OC500
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10 months ago
If only there were one place - a roundup if you will - of all the 2024 published research by University of California, Irvine faculty members, postdoctoral scholars and students from the School of Social Ecology ... OH! SNAP! There is:
socialecology.uci.edu/news/2024-pu...
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The recent FEMA report 'Planning Considerations: Putting People First' includes research co-authored by UC Irvine urban planning & public policy Assistant Professor Michael Méndez on disaster impacts for LGBTQ+ community members. The report's LGBTQ+ section starts on page 38:
tinyurl.com/MMfema24
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10 months ago
The University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology's dean, Jon Gould, shares with The Telegraph the cause and solution for the dying American dream of owning a home.
tinyurl.com/JGhomeown
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Why the American dream of owning property is dying
The American Dream has long been tied up with the aspiration of homeownership: with a flag draped outside and a white picket fence, of raising a family and building a stake in your community through p...
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11 months ago
âOur work illustrates how independent researchers and government can work in meaningful partnerships to co-develop solutions for complex problemsâ - 'Pracademically Speaking' podcast guest and UC Irvine criminology Professor Nancy Rodriguez on the Prison Violence Consortium.
tinyurl.com/NRonPSpod
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11 months ago
LAist turns to UC Irvine psychological science Professor Jessica Borelli for advice on how to start and finish your Dry January strong. (Think practice, practice, practice!)
tinyurl.com/JBdryJan
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Doing Dry January? 9 tips to get you across the finish line
Setting intentions and writing them down helps maintain focus and motivation during Dry January.
https://tinyurl.com/JBdryJan
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