In The Media

Ahead of Trump 2.0, Women's March rebrands as 'The People's March,' with local events. Can they revive the fervor of 2017?

January 17, 2025

David Meyer, sociology, Yahoo News (Chicago Tribune), Jan. 17, 2025

China's population declines for 3rd straight year

January 16, 2025

Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, Jan. 16, 2025

Why Hungary inspired Trump's vision for higher ed

January 15, 2025

Eve Darian-Smith, global and international studies, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 15, 2025

Holding on to a middle-class home in a burning Los Angeles

January 14, 2025

Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and English, writes in The New York Times

Big business uses factual research to mislead the public - philosophers analyze the issue

January 14, 2025

Cailin O'Connor, LPS, Phys.org, Jan. 14, 2025

Big business uses factual research to mislead the public, Northeastern study finds

January 14, 2025

Cailin O'Connor, LPS, Northeastern Global News, Jan. 14, 2025

Can AI models show us how people learn? Impossible languages point a way.

January 13, 2025

Richard Futrell, language science, Quanta Magazine, Jan. 13, 2025

LAist fact checks

January 13, 2025

Cailin O'Connor, LPS, LAist, Jan. 13, 2025 (The Brief)

As fires ravage the LA region, so too are conspiracy theories and misinformation

January 13, 2025

Cailin O'Connor, LPS, LAist, Jan. 13, 2025

Pre-inauguration immigration bill is sign of GOP's eagerness to act

January 13, 2025

Sara Goodman, political science, Marketplace, Jan. 13, 2024 (Audio)

Donald Trump and his new Big Tech besties

January 13, 2025

Kristen Monroe, political science, Quartz, Jan. 13, 2025

'Thousands of people have lost their homes': LA wildfires rage on

January 11, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, January 11, 2025 (Video)

Donald Trump escapes punishment over hush money trial ten days from inauguration

January 11, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, January 11, 2025 (Video)

'Mobilizing his own supporters': Trump made himself the 'victim' in hush money case

January 11, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, January 11, 2025 (Video)

Payments plays gather momentum in 2025: 6 industry trends to watch

January 9, 2025

Bill Maurer, anthropology, Payments Dive, Jan. 09, 2025

Can BAM be a trailblazer again through A.I.?

January 5, 2025

Marc Da Costa, anthropology Ph.D. alumnus, The New York Times, Jan. 05, 2024

Opinion: Trump is dismantling the systems that keep us safe. All Americans will suffer.

December 31, 2024

Political science professors Jeffrey S. Kopstein, UC Irvine, and Stephen E. Hanson, William & Mary, explain in this op-ed for The New York Times

The parents who 'don't teach sharing'

December 26, 2024

Nadia Chernyak, cognitive sciences, New York Magazine - The Cut, Dec. 26, 2024

China steps up campaign for single people to date, marry and give birth

December 25, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Financial Times, Dec. 25, 2024

"Dreamers" make emergency plans as Trump vows to deport millions

December 24, 2024

Laura Enriquez, Chicano/Latino studies, The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 24, 2024

The end of China as a great power: Population collapse | Opinion

December 23, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Newsweek, Dec. 23, 2024 (Opinion)

Meet the 125 most influential people in Orange County for 2024

December 23, 2024

Samantha Tan, alumnus, The Orange County Register, Dec. 23, 2024

The 6 best video game books of 2024

December 20, 2024

Tom Boellstorff, anthropology, and Braxton Soderman, film and media studies, Polygon, Dec. 20, 2024

Caltrans wants to convert 5 Freeway HOV lanes from La Mirada to Tustin into express lanes

December 18, 2024

David Brownstone, economics, The Orange County Register, Dec. 18, 2024

Questioning the housing crisis: Demand matters too

December 17, 2024

Jan Brueckner, economics, Cato Institute, Dec. 17, 2024

L.A. promised $30 million to people wronged by gang curfews. Why has only half been spent?

December 13, 2024

Ana Muñiz, criminology, law and society and CPIP, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo News, December 13, 2024

Antisemitism on campuses

December 12, 2024

Jeff Kopstein, poli sci, Harvard Magazine, Dec. 12, 2024

How sexism cost both Biden and Harris votes among Black men

December 12, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, and Crystal Robertson explain in this piece for Good Authority

Anxious Generation's Jonathan Haidt privately told politician that researchers hid teen social media harm effects

December 12, 2024

Candice L. Odgers, psychological sciences and CPIP, Crikey, December 12, 2024

Exploding the Big Bang

December 10, 2024

JB Manchak and David Malament, logic & philosophy of science, Aeon, Dec. 10, 2024

Study sheds light on evolving views of gender integration within the US military

December 6, 2024

Heidi Hardt, poli sci, Phys.org, Dec. 6, 2024

Could San Bernardino County officials have saved 1-year-old Henry's life?

December 6, 2024

Kelley Fong, sociology, The Orange County Register, Dec. 6, 2024

Dickies moving its headquarters from Texas to Orange County

December 5, 2024

David Neumark, economics, KABC, Dec. 5, 2024

Commentary: Democrats need to take the working class seriously and literally

December 4, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Salon, Yahoo News, Dec. 4, 2024 (Commentary)

Biden in Angola: U.S. Competes with China for Influence in Africa Amid Fight for Key Resources

December 3, 2024

António Tomás, anthropology, Democracy Now!, Dec. 3, 2024

OC Leader Board: Ending Homelessness in Orange County: We Know What Works

December 2, 2024

David Snow and Rachel Goldberg, sociology, Orange County Business Journal, Dec. 2, 2024

Manipulating Authoritarian Citizenship: Security, Development, and Local Membership in China

November 30, 2024

Samantha Vortherms, poli sci, examines the crucial case of China in this podcast with New Books Network

Disney agrees to pay $43 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit

November 26, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Fast Company, Nov. 26, 2024

Disney's $43M gender pay settlement highlights need for salary history bans

November 26, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Forbes, Nov. 26, 2024 (Contributor)

This artist sees 100 million colors. Her art is on display at new store in La Jolla

November 26, 2024

Kimberly Jameson, project scientist, The San Diego Tribune, Nov. 26, 2024

Disney settles suit over women's pay for $43 million

November 26, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, U.S. News and World Report, ABC Australia, AOL, Nov. 26, 2024

What is a debit card?

November 25, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology, U.S. News and World Report, Nov. 25, 2024

How immigration swung voters of color to Trump

November 20, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, explains in this piece for ABC News - 538

Undocumented Chinese among the first Trump will target for mass deportation: report

November 19, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Nextshark, Yahoo News, Nov. 19, 2024

Proposition 32 was just rejected. In blue California, why did the minimum-wage boost fail?

November 19, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 19, 2024

What is a promissory note?

November 19, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology, U.S News and World Report, Nov. 19, 2024

As Trump vows mass deportation, polls suggest growing support - but not a mandate

November 17, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, CNN, Nov. 17, 2024

OC500 2024: Gary Singer

November 17, 2024

Gary Singer, alumnus, Orange County Business Journal, Nov. 17, 2024

Matt Gaetz to be the 'most inexperienced Attorney General' in American history

November 17, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, MSN, Nov. 17, 2024 (Video)

Opinion: How resilient is the emerging Trump coalition?

November 13, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The New York Times, Nov. 13, 2024 (Opinion - Guest essay)

Get ready for Donald Trump's economy

November 11, 2024

Kristen Monroe, poli sci, Quartz, Yahoo News, Nov. 11, 2024

Explore the deep and distant past of Intellivision

November 10, 2024

Tom Boellstorff, anthropology, and Braxton Soderman, Boing Boing, Nov. 10, 2024

Claudia Bonilla Keller: From 'Starving Student' to CEO

November 10, 2024

Claudia Keller, alumnus, Orange County Business Journal, Nov. 10, 2024

Where to start to explain Trump's win

November 6, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Good Authority, New York Magazine, Nov. 6, 2024

Even in California, progressives take a hit

November 6, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Courthouse News Service, Nov. 6, 2024

Election 2024: What the latest results show in Orange County's congressional races

November 6, 2024

Matthew Beckmann, poli sci, The Orange County Register, Nov. 6, 2024

Your Voice Your Vote 2024

November 5, 2024

Tony Smith, KABC Eyewitness News, Nov. 5, 2024 (Video)

Closer to the "real" thing -- How an ad campaign for a 1980s video game console helped shape our view of virtual worlds

November 5, 2024

Tom Boellstorff, anthropology, and Braxton Soderman, New World Notes, Nov. 5, 2024

Rollback of criminal justice reforms front and center among California ballot measures

November 5, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Courthouse News Service, Nov. 5, 2024

It may come down to SoCal Congressional races to determine majority

November 5, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, MyNewsLA, Nov. 5, 2024

Can Donald Trump run for president in 2028 if he loses to Kamala Harris?

November 5, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Newsweek, Nov. 5, 2024

The truth about Donald Trump's tax and tariff plans

November 3, 2024

Kristen Monroe, poli sci, Quartz, Nov. 3, 2024

The other races where women could make history on Election Day

November 1, 2024

Danielle Thomsen, poli sci, The Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2024

Best high-yield checking accounts - November 2024

November 1, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology and law, U.S News and World Report, Nov. 1, 2024

Big spending in DA race

October 31, 2024

Emily Owens, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 31, 2024, LAist

An old tradition of holding ballot parties leads to a powerful O.C. voting block

October 30, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Daily Pilot, Oct. 30, 2024 (TimesOC newsletter)

Biden calling Trump supporters "garbage" could not have come at a "worse" time for Harris campaign

October 30, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Oct. 30, 2024 (Video)

The Middling Kingdom

October 29, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, New Geography, Oct. 29, 2024

Vietnamese voters in Orange County trace clout to a homespun election tradition

October 29, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 29, 2024

What is Trump's "little secret"?

October 28, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, ABC Australia, Oct. 28, 2024 (podcast)

Are Facebook and Instagram as bad for teens as we fear?

October 28, 2024

Candice Odgers, CPIP and psychological science, Oct. 28, 2024, The Ghana Report

What do economists, local businesses think about Proposition 32, a minimum wage hike?

October 27, 2024

David Neumark, economics, The Sacramento Bee, Oct. 27, 2024

The protection racket

October 27, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The New York Review, Oct. 27, 2024

How to take a better nap

October 24, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, GQ, Oct. 24, 2024

Soft on crime, hard on retailers! - Is California's Prop 47 sending out the wrong message?

October 23, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 23, 2024, eurweb.com

Fact-checking over 12,000 of Donald Trump's statements about immigration

October 21, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 21, 2024, The Marshall Project

Menendez brothers' relatives speak out at news conference, calling for their release from prison

October 16, 2024

Keramet Reiter, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 16, 2024, ABC7 Eyewitness News

Menendez brothers' family call for killer siblings to be resentenced after 30 years behind bars for parents' gruesome murder

October 16, 2024

Keramet Reiter, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 16, 2024, New York Post

No, the FBI's recent release of 2023 crime data does not exclude many large cities

October 15, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 2024, MSN

How to stay calm when Elon Musk says he's leaving California -- and other lessons from business relocations

October 14, 2024

David Neumark, economics, EdHat (from CalMatters), Oct. 14, 2024

Is the free speech debate dead? Plus, the devil!

October 11, 2024

David Meyer, sociology, NPR, Oct. 11, 2024

Trump speaks on 'migrant crime.' The reality: It's not rampant, but a real concern.

October 11, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 11, 2024, The Christian Science Monitor

Orange County United Way receives $2.5M grant from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to support veteran employment programs

October 10, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology and law, Orange County United Way, Oct. 10, 2024

Trump spreads his politics of grievance to nonwhite voters

October 10, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The New York Times, Oct. 10, 2024

The middling kingdom

October 10, 2024

With China's population expected to halve by century's end, UCI sociologist Wang Feng examines Beijing's pivotal choice between reform and control in The Catalyst

How to stay calm when Elon Musk says he's leaving California -- and other lessons from business relocations

October 9, 2024

David Neumark, economics, CalMatters, Oct. 9, 2024

China wants more babies, its women don't as Xi regime gets increasingly intrusive

October 9, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Firstpost, Oct. 9, 2024

Lessons from business relocations in California

October 9, 2024

David Neumark, economics, LAist, Oct. 9, 2024

So, are you pregnant yet? China's in-your-face push for more babies.

October 8, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, The Economic Times, Oct. 8, 2024

What are mechanisms? Unpacking the term is key to progress in neuroscience

October 8, 2024

Lauren Ross, UC Irvine logic & philosophy of science, and Dani Bassett, University of Pennsylvania bioengineering, explain in this piece for The Transmitter

How a Top House Race Became a Fight Over Communism, Immigration, and Asian American Identity

October 4, 2024

Long Bui, global and international studies, Mother Jones, Oct. 4, 2024

Backlash against higher education is a "global phenomenon"

October 2, 2024

Eve Darian-Smith, global and international studies, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 2, 2024

Webinar highlights from "Engaging the 2024 U.S. Election: An Experts Roundtable"

October 2, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Political Science Now, Oct. 2, 2024

VP debates 'not proved to be particularly important'

September 29, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Sept. 29, 2024 (Video)

Polling in US swing states 'within the margin of error'

September 29, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Sept. 29, 2024 (Video)

Squeezed from both sides

September 24, 2024

Eve Darian-Smith, global and international studies, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 24, 2024

Rising interest rates have led homeowners to stay put

September 23, 2024

Jack Liebersohn, economics, KCBS Radio, Sept. 23, 2024 (Audio)

Why unpaid US school lunch debt can prompt a call to child welfare services

September 19, 2024

Kelley Fong, sociology, The Guardian, Sept. 19, 2024

Democracy and its discontents: The attack on truth

September 19, 2024

Simone Chambers, UC Irvine political science professor, discusses disinformation, voter trust and democracy on inaugural episode of "Democracy and Its Discontents," a new miniseries from the UC IGCC's Talking Policy Podcast

November's Fed meeting will move to avoid Election Day

September 18, 2024

Gary Richardson, economics, Marketplace, Sept. 18, 2024 (Audio)

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