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In this Issue
- News
- Upcoming Events
- Accolades
- Recent Events
- Giving Spotlight
- New on the Bookshelf
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Connect with Us
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News
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Featured Video: Water Crisis
Will water be society's next energy crisis? How can we better manage this valuable resource that every human depends on? Professor David Feldman discusses the policy and political conflicts that surround the issue of water and suggests potential solutions to its management. View Video...
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The Dean and Chairs Asks... Alumna Kristen Knowles
Valerie Jenness, Dean of the School of Social Ecology, interviewed alumna Kristen Knowles '88 about her memories as a student, current business endeavors and commitment to Field Study students. Listen or Read Interview...
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Repeated Media Exposure to Trauma Worse Than Being There
Roxane Cohen Silver, Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior, recently published a study that found that prolonged media exposure to the Boston Marathon bombings in the week afterward was linked to more acute stress than having been at or near the marathon. Silver collaborated on this study with Alison Holman, Associate Professor of Nursing Science, and Dana Garfin, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology and Social Behavior. Learn More...
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Upcoming Events
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Accolades
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Community Leadership Award
Victor Becerra, Director of UC Irvine Community Outreach Partnership Program, received the Community Leadership award from Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD) at their 3rd Annual Dinner and Celebration held in November 2013.
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Recent Events
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Social Ecology Week
Undergraduate students had a unique opportunity to participate in a week of engagement events in November 2013, hosted by Associated Students UC Irvine (ASUCI). The events included a professor speaker series, student and professor mixer, graduate school panel and a campus club fair.
Pictured: Professor Ditto
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PPD Distinguished Fellows Breakfast
Students, faculty, and Advisory Board members from the Department of Planning, Policy, and Design mixed and mingled on November 18, 2013 with the 2013-2014 inaugural class of PPD Distinguished Fellows. The PPD Distinguished Fellows include: Curt Pringle, Gaddi Vasquez, Laura Archuleta and Rob Elliot. (Not pictured: Emile Haddad)
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Science to Fight Injustice
On January 30, 2014, Professor Jeffrey Fagan of Columbia Law School was the featured speaker at the third program in the Science to Fight Injustice Lecture Series. Fagan discussed the Floyd case in New York on “stop and frisk” and the professional risks that criminologists face when their litigation work can challenge the privileges and entitlements of police. Learn More...
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Rap on Trial
The Center for Psychology and Law hosted "Rap On Trial” on January 22, 2014. Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professors Charis Kubrin and Sohail Daulatzai comprised this exciting discussion panel. They addressed the recent practice of using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases and the significant implications for how we define creative expression and free speech. Learn More...
Pictured: S. Daulatzai, C. Kubrin, E. Chemerinsky, E. Cauffman
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Homecoming
On January 24 and 25, 2014 the UC Irvine Alumni Association hosted Homecoming Weekend for alumni, students and community members. The weekend featured class reunions, street festival, basketball game and a Classes without Quizzes lecture featuring Psychology and Social Behavior Professors Susan Charles, Linda Levine and Sarah Pressman.
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CUSA Fall Advisory Board Meeting and Holiday Social
Over 50 community leaders, faculty, staff and students gathered on December 10, 2013, to discuss the past, present, and future of the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs (CUSA). For the past decade, CUSA has transitioned from a fledgling research collective to an internationally recognized research center. Learn More...
Pictured: Ron Williams, Richard Matthew and Don Sheetz
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Mentor Match Day
Social Ecology Mentor Program kicked off on December 3, 2013 with a social gathering to introduce alumni mentors to their student mentees. This is the 6th year of the program, which matches Social Ecology students with various career interests with Social Ecology alumni. Interested in volunteering to be a mentor? Learn More...
Pictured: Sophia Kollias and Tiffany Lin
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Urban Studies Career Night
The Urban Studies Career Night was held on November 6, 2013. The evening featured four alumni panelists working in urban studies related career fields who shared their experiences and educational background with students. Interested in volunteering to be on the next alumni career panel? Please email Social Ecology External Relations for more information at secomm@uci.edu
Pictured: K. Brandt, M. Cherbo, S. Miles and S. Lundin
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Giving Spotlight
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A Commitment to Excellence
Past Social Ecology Dean and Professor Emeritus C. Ronald Huff and his wife, Patricia, have recently pledged a major gift to the School of Social Ecology. Learn More...
Pictured: C. Ronald and Patricia Huff
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New on the Bookshelf
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Profit Without Honor: White-Collar Crime and the Looting of America
Just released by Pearson, Profit Without Honor: White-Collar Crime and the Looting of America (6th Edition) exposes the battle between personal gain and individual integrity and provides a comprehensive overview of white-collar and corporate crime in American society. Henry Pontell, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, co-authored the book with Stephen Rosoff and Robert Tillman. Learn More...
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Eyewitness Testimony: Civil and Criminal
Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Loftus, along with James Doyle and Jennifer Dysart, have co-written Eyewitness Testimony: Civil and Criminal (5th Edition), published by LexisNexis. The book features courtroom-ready trial techniques and recent psychological research concerning such issues as jurors' beliefs about eyewitness testimony and the factors that may impede perception and memory. Learn More...
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