January 18, 2018
Nicola Ulibarri, assistant professor of urban planning and public policy, and a team of UC and national lab researchers were recently awarded a three-year, $3.7 million grant to study California’s water system. The grant was awarded through a multicampus-national collaborative research competition, UC Laboratory Fees.
Master of Advanced Studies program offers flexibility for working professionals
The Master of Advanced Studies in Criminology, Law and Society -- an online degree program at the School of Social Ecology -- was ranked the third best online masters program in criminal justice in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report.
Loftus's work on false memory has had lasting impact
Elizabeth Loftus, distinguished professor of social ecology, was selected as one of the 50 most influential living psychologists by Best Schools, a website with news and resources for prospective students seeking a college degree.
Loftus appeared on the list for her decades of work on false memories. Her research has been influential in a criminal justice system that relies heavily on eyewitness testimony.
Associate Professor Emily Owens recently contributed to national report on proactive policing.
Normally, police respond to crime once it occurs. In contrast, proactive policing involves police departments actively seeking to prevent or reduce crime before it happens. A large body of research has found that most of the proactive measures work, at least in the short term.
Social ecologists probe positive, negative effects of digital technology
Studying the links between the digital and physical worlds will be crucial in the coming decades, predicts Daniel Stokols, founding dean of the University of California, Irvine’s School of Social Ecology and author of Social Ecology in the Digital Age, published in October.
MLFP student deploys to Puerto Rico to help hurricane victims
When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in October, first year Masters of Legal and Forensic Psychology student Aaron Bell remembered what he had seen when Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013: nonprofit organizations deploying to help. And he wanted to join them.
October 30, 2017
Nine new faculty members have joined the School of Social Ecology this year, bringing expertise from multiple disciplines and representing an infusion of new ideas and academic perspectives into the school.