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Critics can relax: Immigrants and their children learn English

July 9, 2024

Research by sociologists Frank Bean and Ruben Rumbaut, Forbes, July 9, 2024 (Senior contributor)

What is language, and how human constraints shape it?

July 5, 2024

Richard Futrell, language science, explains in this piece for the Journal of Creativity and Inspiration

Federal Reserve, assessing inflation-unemployment link, faces an inflection point

July 3, 2024

Brian Jenkins, economics, Marketplace, July 3, 2024 (Audio)

Incarcerated students graduation from first-ever UC partnership

July 1, 2024

UCI LIFTED, CDCR, July 1, 2024

America's frozen housing market is warping the economy

June 28, 2024

Jack Liebersohn, economics, The Wall Street Journal, MSN, June 28, 2024

Looking ahead to the presidential debate

June 27, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, KNX News, June 27, 2024 (Audio)

AI for learning: Experiments from three anthropology classrooms

June 27, 2024

UCI anthropologists Angela Jenks, Christopher Lowman & Ian Straughn share findings in this piece for Anthropology News

The great awokening is over, but Trump might revive it

June 26, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, New York Magazine, June 26, 2024

Principals

June 26, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Semafor, June 26, 2024 (Newsletter)

Wisconsin taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court

June 25, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Associated Press, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Spectrum News 1, Daily Mail, June 25, 2024

Help really wanted? The impact of age stereotypes in job ads

June 24, 2024

David Neumark lends expertise in the Hoover Institution's latest Policy Brief (Video)

Commentary: Giving the incarcerated a shot at an education and a brighter future

June 24, 2024

UCI LIFTED, The Orange County Register, June 24, 2024 (Commentary)

23 incarcerated students receive bachelor's degrees from UC Irvine

June 24, 2024

UCI LIFTED, KTLA 5 (Nexstar Media), Yahoo News, June 24, 2024

Over 20 incarcerated students in San Diego earn degrees from 'first-of-its-kind' partnership

June 23, 2024

UCI LIFTED, Fox 5, June 23, 2024

The US response to Chinese antics haunts the scene

June 23, 2024

Etel Solingen, poli sci, Dagbladet Børsen, June 23, 2024

Danish companies flock to Mexico

June 23, 2024

Etel Solingen, poli sci, Dagbladet Børsen, June 23, 2024

Inmates earn bachelor's degrees in first-of-its-kind partnership with the University of California

June 22, 2024

UCI LIFTED, KABC, MSN, June 22, 2024 (Video)

Opinion: Teaching computer science in the prison has been a challenging and rewarding experience

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, The San Diego-Tribute, June 21, 2024 (Opinion Commentary)

Opinion: College in California prisons is transforming lives

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, The San Diego-Tribute, June 21, 2024 (Opinion Commentary)

How the LIFTED program opened my eyes and gave me hope

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, The San Diego-Tribute, June 21, 2024 (Opinion Commentary)

Opinion: I've seen how the power of education can fight inequality

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, The San Diego-Tribute, June 21, 2024 (Opinion Commentary)

Opinion: More education means less recidivism, less spending on prisons

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, The San Diego-Tribute, June 21, 2024 (Opinion Commentary)

Opinion: I teach English literature to incarcerated students. I've learned so much.

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, The San Diego-Tribute, June 21, 2024 (Opinion Commentary)

Opinion: We advocate for higher education opportunities to those involved in the criminal legal system

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, The San Diego-Tribute, June 21, 2024 (Opinion Commentary)

Students at Richard Donovan Prison Graduate from First Ever Program with UC

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, Times of San Diego, June 21, 2024

For First Time, CA Prison Inmates Earn UC System Bachelor's Degrees

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, Patch, June 21, 2024

Students at Richard Donovan Prison graduate from first-ever program with UC

June 21, 2024

UCI LIFTED, 10 News (City News Service), June 21, 2024

The new anti-Israel right's failure to launch

June 21, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Semafor, June 21, 2024

23 Donovan State Prison inmates graduate with UC degrees

June 20, 2024

UCI LIFTED is featured on KNBC San Diego (Video)

Santa Ana voters to decide if councilmembers get raise -- it would give leaders $78,000 to start

June 19, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, The Orange County Register, June 19, 2024

From Incarceration to Graduation: Khalifa's Journey of Redemption and Impact

June 18, 2024

Shawn Khalifa, sociology, Orange Coast Magazine, June 18, 2024

Professor and Maersk boss: It is not known whether the ceasefire means free passage through Suez

June 17, 2024

Etel Solingen, poli sci, Dagbladet Borsen, June 17, 2024

US presidential candidates' age 'alienating' younger voters

June 16, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, June 16, 2024

'Now the dream is a reality.' Formerly incarcerated man graduates from UC Irvine

June 14, 2024

Shawn Khalifa, sociology, KNBC, June 14, 2024 (Video)

At Nixon Library, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocates for scaling back America's military presence

June 12, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, The Orange County Register, June 12, 2024

California voters to consider reforms to law blamed for rise in thefts

June 12, 2024

Charis Kubrin, criminology, law, and society and CPIP, KTLA, June 12, 2024

What Africa can learn from China's rise

June 12, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Foreign Policy, June 12, 2024

What extreme heat does to your brain

June 11, 2024

Jun Wu, public health and CPIP, Verywell Health, June 11, 2024

How to take the perfect nap

June 11, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, Time, Yahoo Lifestyle, June 11, 2024

Early education benefits kids, but for how long?

June 9, 2024

Jade Jenkins, education and CPIP affiliate, Good Men Project, June 9, 2024

Wrecking the public sphere: Democracy is undermined by bad actors, not platforms

June 7, 2024

Simone Chambers, poli sci, explains in this piece for the Charles F. Kettering Foundation

UCI scholars named Guggenheim Fellows

June 5, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Irvine Standard, June 5, 2024

Donald Trump's abortion problem

June 2, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci Newsweek (and other nationwide outlets), June 2, 2024

ABC-7 News on Trump's guilty verdict

May 30, 2024

Tony Smith, UCI political science, on ABC-7, May 30, 2024

Trump could "shoot somebody in the head" and not lose support: political expert

May 30, 2024

Tony Smith, poli sci, KNX News, May 30, 2024 (Audio)

Episode 1: On Dread: Facing Futureless Futures

May 23, 2024

David Theo Goldberg, anthropology, shares his work on The Identities Podcast (Podcast)

What produced the China miracle?

May 22, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Foreign Policy, May 22, 2024

COVID ravaged Indiana's prisons

May 22, 2024

PrisonPandemic project, Axios Indianapolis, May 22, 2024

At the credit crossroads: Modern neuroscience needs a cultural shift to adopt new authorship practices

May 20, 2024

Megan Peters, cognitive sciences, explains in this piece for The Transmitter

Study from UC Irvine shows dreaming can help deal with bad experiences

May 18, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, KCBS Radio, May 18, 2024 (Audio)

This is how our dreams actually help us with real life experiences

May 15, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, HuffPost, Yahoo News, May 15, 2024

China's Age of Abundance

May 14, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, KUCI Ask A Leader, May 14, 2024

Dreaming is linked to improved memory consolidation and emotion regulation

May 14, 2024

UCI Sleep and Cognition Lab, Medical Xpress, Neuroscience News, May 14, 2024

Trump, Biden aim to shovel campaign cash at glitzy SoCal events in June

May 14, 2024

Matt Beckmann, poli sci, The Orange County Register, May 14, 2024

Dreams help you process bad experiences

May 14, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, and the UCI Sleep and Cognition Lab, Futurity, May 14, 2024

"Challenging" for Biden to "rectify" young voter support on Gaza war before election

May 14, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, May 14, 2024 (Video)

Q&A with Rubén G. Rumbaut, author of Immigrant America

May 13, 2024

Rubén Rumbaut, sociology, UC Press Blog, May 13, 2024

Dr. Aryana Sepassi and additional researchers share findings on colorectal cancer concerns among rural residents in The Oncologist

May 13, 2024

Aryana Sepassi, pharm sci and CPIP affiliat, news from UCI's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, May 13, 2024

Graduating as a mom

May 10, 2024

Michelle Story, psychology, Voice of OC, May 10, 2024

The average age of new mothers is rising in the US

May 10, 2024

Judy Treas, sociology professor emeritus, Scripps News, AOL, May 10, 2024

OC's Little Saigon voters went for Hillary Clinton, then Donald Trump. What about 2024?

May 9, 2024

Long Bui, global and international studies, The Orange County Register, May 9, 2024

Students say they're firm on demands; UCI officials say some less feasible, but open to talking

May 7, 2024

David Meyer and Edwin Amenta, sociology, The Orange County Register, May 7, 2024

UCI scholar's take on why Israel rejected cease-fire proposal

May 7, 2024

Alon Burstein, poli sci, CBS News, May 7, 2024 (Video)

Discussion on reducing intergenerational poverty

May 6, 2024

Greg Duncan, CPIP and education, C-SPAN, May 6, 2024

On the move: Orange County United Way welcomes new chair for its United for Financial Security Leadership Council

May 6, 2024

Bill Maurer, social sciences dean, OCBJ, May 6, 2024

Who believes the most "taboo" conspiracy theories? It might not be who you think

May 5, 2024

Saverio Roscigno, sociology, Salon, Yahoo News, May 5, 2024 (Interview)

Team links placental hormone spike to postpartum depression

May 2, 2024

Isabel Almeida, Chicano/Latino studies, Futurity, May 2, 2024

A slice of tourists hasn't returned since COVID. L.A. wants them back.

May 2, 2024

Jan Brueckner, economics, Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2024

Conquering Stage Fright with Irvine's Own Speak Doctor, Till K. Kahrs

May 1, 2024

Till Kahrs, alumni, Irvine Insider May 1, 2024

Opinion: Will Biden have a Gaza problem in November's poll?

May 1, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, MSN (The Atlantic), May 1, 2024 (Opinion)

Could the college protests impact the presidential election?

April 29, 2024

Tony Smith, poli sci, KNX News, April 29, 2024 (Audio)

UC Irvine students launch solidarity encampments

April 29, 2024

David Meyer, sociology, KNBC, April 29, 2024 (Video)

A cap on credit card fees would hurt department stores most

April 29, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology, Marketplace, April 29, 2024 (Audio)

Could the college protests impact the presidential election?

April 29, 2024

Tony Smith, poli sci, KNX News, April 29, 2024 (Audio)

What 60,000 headlines say about the Fed's next move

April 28, 2024

Eric Swanson, economics, Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg), April 28, 2024

Trump "not used" to situations where he is "not in control"

April 28, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, MSN, April 28, 2024 (Video)

Could AI strengthen border security operations? A new bill seeks to find out

April 26, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, The Orange County Register, Government Technology, April 26, 2024

California's prison death rates rose amid COVID

April 24, 2024

Research coauthored by Kristin Turney, sociology, Axios, April 24, 2024

COVID prison death rate increased 3 times higher than broader population: study

April 23, 2024

Research coauthored by Kristin Turney, sociology, Axios, April 23, 2024

The true cost of vaccine misinformation: A vulnerable nation

April 23, 2024

Suellen Hopfer, CPIP and public health, explains in this op-ed for The Orange County Register

Here come the fast-food robots

April 20, 2024

David Neumark, economics, National Review, April 20, 2024

Should Orange County take a new approach to curbing homelessness?

April 18, 2024

Research by UCI sociologists Dave Snow and Rachel Golberg, Voice of OC, April 18, 2024

How the US failed people in prisons during Covid: 'Really important to learn from what happened'

April 18, 2024

Research coauthored by Kristin Turney, sociology, The Guardian, April 18, 2024

US to impose new sanctions targeting Iran

April 16, 2024

Alon Burstein, poli sci, Fox News LiveNOW, April 16, 2024

How categories in schools create inequality with Emily Penner and Andrew Penner

April 15, 2024

Andrew Penner, sociology, and Emily Penner, education, explain on The Intentional Clinician podcast

As money moves digital, Denver Mint still coins a pretty penny

April 15, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology, Christian Science Monitor, April 15, 2024

In war saga 'The Sympathizer,' Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the background

April 15, 2024

Long Bui, global and international studies, Associated Press, ABC News, Spectrum News1, U.S. News & World Report, SFGate, Yahoo News, MSN, April 15, 2024

Hand gestures may have been the start of human language

April 12, 2024

Richard Futrell, language science, Discover Magazine, April 12, 2024

Opinion: One-third of employees nap during work hours, a new study finds. Good for them

April 8, 2024

Research by Sara Mednick, cog sci, Inc., April 8, 2024 (Opinion Contributor)

Jon Coupal: ULA tax numbers expose economic ignorance

April 8, 2024

David Neumark, economics, The Orange County Register, April 8, 2024

Trust and the design of bank branches

April 8, 2024

Bill Maurer and Melissa Wrapp, anthropology, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Apr. 8, 2024

Opinion: Black and Hispanic youths pay the biggest price for minimum wage hikes

April 6, 2024

David Neumark, economics, The Orange County Register, April 6, 2024 (Opinion)

Scientists study brains to understand the joy that's felt when caring for siblings

April 3, 2024

Belinda Campos, Chicano/Latino studies, NPR, April 3, 2024 (Audio)

Solidarity and coalitions

April 2, 2024

Jordie Davies, poli sci, KUCI - Ask A Leader, April 2, 2024 (Audio)

California city council meetings stir up heated debate over calls for Gaza cease-fire

April 2, 2024

Alon Burstein, poli sci, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo News, AOL.com, April 2, 2024

'Noteworthy' salutes Southern California authors whose books made an impact in 2023

April 2, 2024

Hector Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism, The Orange County Register, April 2, 2024

Overexposure distorted the science of mirror neurons

April 2, 2024

Gregory Hickok, cog sci and lang sci, Quanta Magazine, April 2, 2024

Opinion: Laken Riley's killing does reflect a broader danger. But it isn't 'immigrant crime'

April 1, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law and society, and Sarah Shannon explain in this piece for the Los Angeles Times (also ran in MSN), April 1, 2024

Joe Biden needs to show Americans he is "up to the job"

March 31, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, March 31, 2024 (Video)

Are Black and Brown voters really fleeing Biden? It's complicated.

March 31, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Bloomberg, March 31, 2024

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