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September
- Sept. 27, 2024, Quel ricordo falso che genera verità
Elizabeth Loftus, Avvenire - Sept. 23, 2024, How Republicans’ votes on the Violence Against Women Act have become a sticking point in the 2024 elections
Jon Gould, The Orange County Register - Sept. 22, 2024, Springfield students suffer collateral damage over anti-immigrant conspiracy theory
Jessie Borelli, The Hill, also ran in Yahoo News - Sept. 21, 2024, Newsom signs bill requiring California disaster plans include LGBTQ needs
Michael Méndez, The Bay Area Reporter - Sept. 17, 2024, How Adults Can Recapture September’s Back-to-School Thrill
Daniel Stokols, The Wall Street Journal, also ran in MSN - Sept. 17, 2024, I Don't Have Hobbies — So I Asked Experts If That's a Problem
Sarah Pressman, PS - Sept. 17, 2024, The Biggest Change to Instagram in Years
Candice L. Odgers, MSN (The Atlantic) - Sept. 17, 2024, In a sea of flood-risk data, how can cities know which information to use?
Brett Sanders, Smart Cities Dive - Sept. 16, 2024, AI's Fact-Checking Game, Debunks Conspiracy Theories Better Than Humans
Elizabeth Loftus, Analytics Insight - Sept. 14, 2024, AI Can Debunk Conspiracy Theories Better Than Humans
Elizabeth Loftus, Bloomberg - Sept. 12, 2024, How to Make an Argument That’s Actually Persuasive
Pete Ditto, TIME - Sept. 12, 2024, Why Donald Trump’s lies about Haitian immigrants in Ohio are dangerous
Charis Kubrin, The Michigan Independent - Sept. 11, 2024, California Slashed Harmful Vehicle Emissions, but People of Color and Overburdened Communities Continue to Breathe the Worst Air
Michael Méndez, Inside Climate News - Sept. 10, 2024, Professor calls for national metrics to track prison violence
Nancy Rodriguez, Phys.org - Sept. 10, 2024, Presidential Election Have You Stressed? Here's How to Cope
Jessie Borelli, WebMD - Sept. 10, 2024, Advancing Prison Safety
Nancy Rodriguez, MIrage - Sept. 8, 2024 (Podcast), Collapse of the Orange Curtain—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 6)
School of Social Ecology, Jon Gould, Politicology - Sept. 6, 2024, What drove California Democrats to seek stiff bills governing retail theft? Experts explain
Charis Kubrin, The Sacramento Bee - Sept. 5, 2024, Opinion: This election season, every vote is about housing
School of Social Ecology, The Orange County Register - Sept. 4, 2024, Aging in the 21st Century: Psychologists Say Longer Lives Can Still Lead To Happier Golden Years
Susan Turk Charles, American Psychological Association - Sep. 4, 2024, What should justice look like? Your vote for LA County DA is a choice between two visions
Emily Owens, LAist - Sep. 4, 2024, Talking Points: Charles Duhigg’s Tips for Better Communication
Roxane Cohen Silver, Good Times Santa Cruz - Sept. 3, The Drake Gives, Samueli Academy’s Playing for Change Foundation and UCI’s Power of Music Initiative join forces
Power of Music initiative, Richard Matthew, Stu News Laguna - Sep. 3, 2024, Ticket-splitters hold the key to majorities in both chambers of Congress
Mike Madrid, ABC News
August
- Aug. 30, 2024, Chatbots Are Primed to Warp Reality
Elizabeth Loftus, The Atlantic - Aug. 30, 2024, Canada’s schools enter silent mode
Candice Odgers, The Globe and Mail - Aug. 28, 2024, Gen Z is unhappier than ever—but don’t just blame Instagram: Money, distrust and the future are top concerns
Candice L. Odgers, CNBC, also ran in MSN and NBC Miami - Aug. 28, 2024, Gibraltar Parents Aim to Curb Smartphone Use in Youth
Candice L. Odgers, Door County Pulse - Aug. 28, 2024, They mocked Matthew Perry as ‘Chandler’ and ‘moron.’ Actor was exploited before his death, feds say
Jessica Borelli, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo News - Aug. 27, 2024, Best & Worst States for Teen Drivers (2024)
Jessica Borelli, WalletHub - Aug. 26, 2024, Struggling to Unlock Your Phone? You Might Have Lost Your Fingerprints
Simon A. Cole, Wired - Aug. 25, 2024 (Podcast), Age of Transformation—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 4)
Mike Madrid and School of Social Ecology, Politicology - Aug. 23, 2024, New study: Air quality data from 2020 wildfires shows danger smoke poses for ag workers
Michael Méndez, The Press Democrat - Aug. 21, 2024, Home: If Things Are So Good, Why Do They Wanna Leave So Bad?
School of Social Ecology, Hot Air - Aug. 20, 2024, A Shady Proposition: The Many Benefits Of Urban Forests
Michael Mendez, Garden & Health - Aug. 19, 2024, Seven Insights From Teens About Social Media and Mental Health
Candice Odgers, Greater Good Magazine - Aug. 18, 2024 (Podcast), A Dangerous Proposition—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 3)
Mike Madrid and School of Social Ecology, Politicology - Aug. 16, 2024 (Video), Women inmates receive vital job training skills as part of California prison program
Susan F. Turner and Center for Evidence-Based Corrections, KABC - Aug. 16, 2024, August has been mild in Oakland, but trends show we’re still at risk of extreme heat
Michael Méndez, The Oaklandside - Aug. 15, 2024 (Video), 51% of OC residents considering relocating
School of Social Ecology, Fox 11 News - Aug. 15, 2024, Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says
Michael Méndez, Associated Press, also ran in Daily Mail, The Independent, The Boston Globe, Yahoo and MSN - Aug. 14, 2024 (Video), Ethics & Equity: Youth-Specific Digital Therapeutics and the Continuum of Care
Stephen Schueller, Child Mind Institute - Aug. 14, 2024, Times OC Newsletter – More News
School of Social Ecology, Daily Pilot - Aug. 14, 2024, Poll: Half of Orange County considers move, weighs prices vs. quality of life
School of Social Ecology, The Orange County Register - Aug. 13, 2024, LGBTQ people have a troubled relationship with police − new survey shows high rates of harassment, abuse and distrust
Stefan Vogler and Valerie Jenness, The Conversation - Aug. 12, 2024, No One Escapes From ADX Florence, Alcatraz of the Rockies
Karamet Reiter, Howstuffworks, also ran in Yahoo News - Aug. 12, 2024 (Audio), OC residents look for cheaper housing, but where?
School of Social Ecology, KCRW - Aug. 11, 2024 (Podcast), Reagan Country—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 2)
School of Social Ecology, Politicology - Aug. 11, 2024, Bridging Gaps Through Culturally Congruent Care
Kaitlin Lord (psychological science Ph.D. student) and Jessica Borelli, Psychology Today - Aug. 10, 2024, Couple who used to love living in California reveal frustrating reason they've been forced to flee south to Texas - and why they're not alone
School of Social Ecology, Daily Mail - Aug. 10, 2024, Half of Orange County’s Residents Hope to Move, Survey Finds
Jon Gould, Epoch Times - Aug 9, 2024, More than a third of OC residents are considering moving: poll
School of Social Ecology, KNX News 97.1 - Aug. 9, 2024, ‘We just can’t afford to live here.’ Housing costs are driving people out of Orange County, poll says
Jon Gould, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo News - Aug. 9, 2024, 4 Ways to Keep Your Vacation Going After You’re Back
Sarah Pressman, The New York Times - (Podcast) #977 Susan Charles: How Well-Being Varies Across the Lifespan
Susan Charles, The Dissenter - Aug. 8, 2024, Opinion: Are We Happy Yet?
Stephen Schueller, The New York Times - Aug. 7, 2024, A childhood memory sent her father to prison for murder. Was it real?
Elizabeth Loftus, Los Angeles Times - Aug. 7, 2024, Encore - Why you should take a vacation—and how to get the most out of it
Sarah Pressman, American Psychological Association - Aug. 6, 2024, San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors support efforts to repeal Proposition 47
Charis Kubrin, Recordnet.com, also ran in Yahoo News - Aug. 5, 2024, New podcast ponders O.C.’s ‘purple’ politics ahead of the election
Mike Madrid and Jon Gould, Daily Pilot - Aug. 5, 2024, Violent crime is down across the country, but rates are mixed in the Mountain West
Charis Kubrin, Wyoming Public Media - Aug. 4, 2024, Potato chips or heroin? The debate on social media and mental health
Candice Odgers, Big Think - Aug. 4, 2024, Orange is the New Purple—Red County, Blue County, Orange County
Mike Madrid and Jon Gould, Player FM - Aug. 4, 2024, How your body and mind change in midlife
Susan Charles, Marin Independent Journal - Aug. 2, 2024, ‘Climbing down into that pit’: TIP provides emotional first aid with empathy
Caelan Lee, Daily Pilot
July
- July 31, 2024, Opinion: San Diego is increasing surveillance without supporting evidence
Jordan C. Grasso and Ryan Flaco Rising, The San Diego Union Tribune - July 31, 2024, New report unveils staggering multi-billion dollar impact of heat waves: 'It's really important to understand that heat is a silent killer'
Michael Mendez, The Cool Down - July 29, 2024, The inconvenience store: Why are shops locking up even more merchandise?
Charis Kubrin, The Week - July 29, 2024, Generation Text: NBC survey of principals reveals deep concern about impact of phones in schools
Candice Odgers, NBC New York - July 29, 2024, How to Fully Appreciate Your Loving Relationships
Jessica Borelli and Belinda Campos, Greater Good Magazine - July 25, 2024, I Don't Have Hobbies — So I Asked Experts If That's a Problem
Sarah Pressman, PS - Daily Pilot, July 24, 2024, Graphic images harm our mental health, UC Irvine researchers say
Roxane Cohen Silver and E. Alison Holman, Daily Pilot - July 19, 2024, Graphic imagery online can lead to psychological harm, UC Irvine experts say
Roxane Cohen Silver and E. Alison Holman, Los Angeles Times, also ran in California Healthline - July 18, 2024, The Trump Assassination Attempt Caused Psychological Distress and Fueled Polarization
Roxane Cohen Silver, Scientific American - July 17, 2024, A New Development in the Debate About Instagram and Teens
Candice Odgers, MSN (The Atlantic) - July 17, 2024, Wild claims of mass child molestation rocked an L.A. beach town. Truth was the first casualty
Zoe Klemfuss, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo News - July 17, 2024, Potato chips or heroin? The debate on social media and mental health
Candice Odgers, Freethink - July 16, 2024, Trump says migrants are fueling violent crime. Here is what the research shows
Charis Kubrin, Reuters, also ran in MSN - July 16, 2024, The business of beaches: leaders gather to discuss impacts of a disappearing coast
Brett Sanders, The Orange County Register - July 14, 2024, Did social media really fuel the youth mental health crisis? ‘The Anxious Generation’ researcher calls the correlation ‘irrefutable’
Candice Odgers, Fortune, also ran in Yahoo Finance and AOL.com - July 12, 2024, Parental monitoring of teen internet use is a chicken and egg problem, researchers say
J. Maya Hernandez [MA Social Ecology, ‘20; PhD Social Ecology, ‘23], Fast Company (The Conversation) - July 11, 2024, Bread and bullets: Some southern supermarkets now sell ammo out of vending machines
George Tita, NPR - July 10, 2024, New California Assembly Committee Aims to Reduce Permitting Obstacles for Housing and Climate Projects
Nick Marantz, The National Law Review - July 10, 2024, Stricter monitoring of tween and teen internet use may not always be better
J. Maya Hernandez (M.A. Social Ecology, ‘20; PhD Social Ecology, ‘23), The Conversation - July 10, 2024, Opinion: Punishing poverty: The Supreme Court’s criminal approach to homelessness
Deyanira Nevarez Martinez (Ph.D. Urban Planning & Public Policy, ‘21), The Orange County Register - July 9, 2024, What extreme heat is costing California
Michael Mendez, Quartz - July 8, 2024, Avoiding media-fueled psychological distress
E. Alison Holman and Roxane Cohen Silver, Medical XPress - July 8, 2024, Extreme heat in California: Hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, billions of dollars
Michael Mendez, CalMatters, also ran in USA Today, LAist and Associated Press - July 8, 2024, Extreme heat is costly and deadly in California
Michael Mendez, CalMatters - July 8, 2024, He’s won professor of the year four years in a row. What makes him so popular?
Brandon Golob, The Orange County Register - July 8, 2024, Hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, billions of dollars: The cost of extreme heat in California
Michael Mendez, CalMatters - July 4, 2024, Social Impact Tech: Angela Robinson Of EverFree On How Their Technology Will Make An Important Positive Impact
Angela Robinson, UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, Medium - July 3, 2024, Viral street signs not proof that theft is legal in California | Fact check
Charis Kubrin, USA Today - July 2, 2024, How a Young Thug “Meme Page” Helped Expose Georgia’s Broken Court System
Charis Kubrin, Mother Jones - July 1, 2024, Psychologists in the news
Roxane Cohen Silver, American Psychological Association - July 1, 2024, At least 40,000 Hispanic inmates have been misclassified in the Florida Department of Corrections
Nancy Rodriguez, The Latin Times - July 1, 2024, Incarcerated students graduation from first-ever UC partnership
Keramet Reiter, CDCR
June
- June 28, 2024, Frederick Crews, literary critic and steely Freud skeptic, dies at 91
Elizabeth Loftus, The Washington Post - June 28, 2024, Some experts worry a drying climate means U.S. Drought Monitor tool isn’t effective out West
David Feldman, The Orange County Register - June 28, 2024, Despite what some politicians say, crime rates are decreasing
Charis Kubrin, Stateline, also ran in Yahoo News - June 27, 2024, What a 100-Year-Old Lie Detector and 150-Year-Old Arsenic Tests Tell Us About Forensic Science Today
Simon Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, also ran in MSN - June 27, 2024, Trump made more than 30 false claims during CNN’s presidential debate — far more than Biden
Charis Kubrin, CNN Politics, also ran in Yahoo News and MSN - June 24, 2024, A User’s Guide To Midlife
Susan Charles, The New York Times - June 24, 2024, Commentary: Giving the incarcerated a shot at an education and a brighter future
Howard Gillman and Keramet Reiter, The Orange County Register - June 23, 2024, Over 20 incarcerated students in San Diego earn degrees from ‘first-of-its-kind’ partnership
Keramet Reiter, Fox 5 - June 22, 2024, Inmates earn bachelor's degrees in first-of-its-kind partnership with the University of California
Keramet Reiter, KABC, also ran in MSN - June 21, 2024, Students at Richard Donovan Prison Graduate from First Ever Program with UC
Keramet Reiter, Times of San Diego - June 21, 2024, For First Time, CA Prison Inmates Earn UC System Bachelor’s Degrees
Howard Gillman and Keramet Reiter, Patch - June 21, 2024, Students at Richard Donovan Prison graduate from first-ever program with UC
Keramet Reiter, 10 News (City News Service) - June 21, 2024, Opinion: We advocate for higher education opportunities to those involved in the criminal legal system
Keramet Reiter, The San Diego Union-Tribune - June 20, 2023, 23 Donovan State Prison inmates graduate with UC degrees
Keramet Reiter, KNBC San Diego - June 18, 2024, Techdirt Podcast Episode 395: What An Actual Expert Thinks About Kids & Social Media
Candice Odgers, Techdirt - June 18, 2024, Authorities across US grapple with a rash of violence in final days of spring
Charis Kubrin, Associated Press - June 17, 2024, Northgate González Markets — Family First
Mimi Ko Cruz, PBS - OC World - June 17, 2024, What research actually says about social media and kids’ health
Candice Odgers, The Washington Post - June 17, 2024, What’s the evidence for the surgeon general’s proposed social media warning?
Candice Odgers, STAT - June 15, 2024, $50M wrongful conviction case highlights decades of Chicago police forced confessions
National Registry of Exonerations, USA Today - June 13, 2024, UC Irvine Researcher, Christopher Ihinegbu Targets Technology to Improve Disaster Response
Christopher Ihinegbu, Punch - June 12, 2024, CA Ballot Measure Would Put More Thieves, Drug Users In Jail: State
Charis Kubrin, Patch - June 12, 2024, Home designed by OC college students to be used for transitional youth housing
Mina Kim and Elias Herrera, The Orange County Register - June 12, 2024, Looking back at L.A.’s Chinatown to imagine a just future for Asian American communities
Laureen D. Hom, Los Angeles Times - June 12, 2024, California voters to consider reforms to law blamed for rise in thefts
Charis Kubrin, KTLA - June 10, 2024 (Video), OC World guest host Gaddi Vasquez explores a recent Orange County poll
Jon Gould and Mike Madrid, PBS - OC World - June 10, 2024 (Video), OC college students design, build ADU to help homeless youth who have aged out of foster care system
Mina Kim and Elias Herrera, KABC - June 6, 2024, Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictions
Elizabeth Loftus, Science News - June 5, 2024 (Newsletter), First Thing newsletter
Jessie Borelli, The Guardian - June 4, 2024, Virtual living rooms, adult ‘after-school clubs’ and AI lovers: my search for a fix to modern loneliness
Jessie Borelli, The Guardian, also ran in Yahoo Lifestyle
May
- May 30, 2024, Study finds relationship between activities, loneliness, cognitive function
Chuansheng Chen, McKnight’s Senior Living - May 29, 2024, The Battle Over College Speech Will Outlive the Encampments
Howard Gillman, The New York Times Magazine - May 27, 2024, When Are Parents Responsible for Their Kids’ Behavior?
Colleen Sbeglia, Good Men Project - May 22, 2024, COVID ravaged Indiana’s prisons
Naomi Sugie, Axios Indianapolis - May 21, 2024, The panic over smartphones doesn’t help teens
Candice Odgers, The Atlantic - May 20, 2024, Potential tough-on-crime ballot measure promises less homelessness. Experts aren’t convinced
Elliott Currie, CalMatters, also ran in KQED - May 20, 2024, Opinion: A Widely Used Criminal Justice Algorithm For Assessing Child Pornography Recidivism Is Flawed
Nicholas Scurich, Scientific American - May 15, 2024, A California toss-up seat could help determine control of the House. Asian Americans could steer the vote.
School of Social Ecology, NBC News - May 13, 2024, Our top-ranking cities for climate resiliency: 2024 study
Michael Méndez, USA Today - May 12, 2024, How Helpful Are Mental-Health Chatbots?
Stephen Schueller, The Wall Street Journal - May 10, 2024, Jonathan Haidt Blamed Tech for Teen Anxiety. Managing the Blowback Has Become a Full-Time Job.
Candice L. Odgers, The Wall Street Journal, also ran in MSN - May 8, 2024 (Newsletter), California Playbook PM
School of Social Ecology, Politico - May 4, 2024, Column: Watch your step, Democrats. O.C.’s purple shine hides a red underbelly
Mike Madrid, School of Social Ecology, Los Angeles Times - May 3, 2024 (Newsletter), Could Orange County help determine the balance of power in Congress?
Jon Gould, Los Angeles Times - May 1, 2024, Opinion: Are Smartphones Driving Our Teens to Depression?
Candice Odgers, The New York Times - May 1, 2024, Trump has never won a general election in OC. That may be due to election skepticism, a new poll finds
Jon Gould, The Orange County Register - May 1, 2024, The Battle Over Gen Z Minds - Sad, Bad Or Mad?
Candice L. Odgers, Forbes
April
- April 30, 2024, ‘I Pay $623 in Rent and Have a Doorman’: Everything You Thought You Knew About Affordable Housing Is Wrong
John Hipp, George Tita, Emily Owens, Clarissa Iliff and Seth Williams, Realtor.com - April 29, 2024 (Video), Orange County now politically purple
Jon Gould, Fox 11 News Los Angeles - April 29, 2024, A man plunged to his death in front of me. I can’t get it out of my mind.
Roxane Cohen Silver, The Washington Post - April 29, 2024, Many O.C. residents skeptical of election results, potentially swaying key races, poll finds
Jon Gould, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo News - April 27, 2024, The Anxious Generation wants to save teens. But the bestseller’s anti-tech logic is skewed
Candice Odgers, The Guardian, also ran in MSN - April 26, 2024, When are parents responsible for their kids’ behavior?
Colleen Sbeglia, Knowable Magazine, also ran in Yahoo News - April 25, 2024, ‘The bane of retail.’ To prevent theft, many big chains now lock up all kinds of merchandise
Charis Kubrin, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo Finance - April 25, 2024, What does Orange County’s presidential primary data suggest about Biden and Trump’s chances?
Jon Gould, The Orange County Register - April 24, 2024, Three minors arrested for assault in Long Beach
Elliot Currie, La Opinion - April 24, 2024, California's prison death rates rose amid COVID
Naomi Sugie, Keremet Reiter, Rebecca Tublitz, Daniela Kaiser and Erin Secrist, Axios - April 24, 2024, Savor The Good Stuff & Rewire Your Brain For Connection With This Journaling Approach
Jessica Borelli, MindBodyGreen - The New York Times, April 24, 2024, Opinion: Why Losing Political Power Now Feels Like ‘Losing Your Country’
Peter Ditto, The New York Times - April 23, 2024, COVID prison death rate increased 3 times higher than broader population: study
Naomi Sugie, Keremet Reiter, Rebecca Tublitz, Daniela Kaiser and Erin Secrist, Axios - April 23, 2024, How an expensive bet by Emily’s List in an Orange County congressional race went awry
Jon Gould, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo News - April 22, 2024 (Video), Parents, climate advocates emphasize equity and inclusivity in “greening” of LAUSD schools
Michael Méndez, KABC - April 22, 2024, Hotter temperatures mean higher utility costs for millions of Americans
Michael Mendéz, CBS News, also ran in Yahoo News and AOL News - April 21, 2024, The Brief: Quiet Vacation Trend
Sarah Pressman, LAist - April 21, 2024, Tired Of The Constant Noise And Demands Of Daily Life? Try A Quiet Vacation
Sarah Pressman, LAist - April 19, 2024, Same-Sex Couples Face Higher Climate Change Risks, New UCLA Study Shows
Michael Méndez, KQED - April 19, 2024, 25 years ago, the trauma of Columbine was 'seared into us.' It’s still 'an open wound'
E. Alison Holman, USA Today - April 18, 2024, How the US failed people in prisons during Covid: ‘Really important to learn from what happened’
Naomi Sugie and Keremet Reiter, The Guardian - April 17, 2024, When a Modern Psychedelic Meets an Ancient Ritual of Grief
Roxane Cohen Silver, Psychology Today - April 12, 2024, The 10 Books That Scientists Say Can Make A Difference In The Climate Crisis
Michael Méndez, HuffPost - April 11, 2024, Trump focuses on migrants and crime. Here is what the research shows
Charis Kubrin, Reuters, also ran in Yahoo News, U.S. News & World Report, Daily Mail and AOL.com - April 10, 2024, Did You Really Need to Be There to See It?
Paul Piff, The New York Times - April 10, 2024, Some people don’t experience stress. Are they happier?
Susan Charles, National Geographic - April 9, 2024, PAY UP ‘It happens all the time,’ CVS worker says as she blasts theft impact – cops only intervene based off a price tag
Charis Kubrin, The U.S. Sun - April 8, 2024, Here’s the truth about the real dangers of solar eclipses
Paul Piff, NJ.com - April 8, 2024, What do scientists hope to learn from total solar eclipse in US?
Paul Piff, MSN, also ran in Science Alert - April 7, 2024, These scientists think an ‘awe’-some eclipse could help unite Americans in troubled times
Paul Piff, Los Angeles Times - April 5, 2024, 6 Best Spring Energy Cures to Overcome Whatever Is Making You Tired
DeWayne Williams, First for Women, also ran in Yahoo Life - April 5, 2024, What an eclipse brings to light
Nickolas M. Jones and Paul Piff, Christian Science Monitor - April 5, 2024, Long-lost photos reveal details of world’s first police crime lab
Simon Cole, Nature - April 3, 2024, How the solar eclipse may affect the brain and bring people together
Paul Piff, BBC - April 3, 2024, Lessons learned from previous solar eclipses, and something we hope to find out this time
Sean Goldy, Nickolas M. Jones and Paul Piff, CTV News - April 2, 2024, 'Meh' about the total solar eclipse? 3 reasons you should be excited, according to scientists
Paul Piff, WOSU - April 1, 2024, How a Total Eclipse Alters Your Psyche
Sean Goldy, Nickolas M. Jones and Paul Piff, Nautilus - April 1, 2024, Opinion: Laken Riley’s killing does reflect a broader danger. But it isn’t ‘immigrant crime’
Charis E. Kubrin, Los Angeles Times, also ran in MSN
March
- March 29, 2024 (Book review), The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
Candice Odgers, Nature - March 27, 2024, UCI’s Richard Matthew shares details about The Drake Gives contributing $1.5 million to Power of Music initiative
Richard Matthew, KUCI – Get the Funk Out! with Janeane Bernstein - March 26, 2024, ‘It’s A Fight’: What The Race for LA County DA Tells Us About Criminal Justice Reform
Jon Gould, LAist - March 26, 2024, The Psychological Impact of the 2024 Solar Eclipse
Sean Goldy (’17, Ph.D. psychological science), Healthnews - Mach 15, 2024, A look at some Orange County projects set to receive funding from latest spending package
School of Social Ecology, The Orange County Register - March 11, 2024, FactChecking Trump’s ‘Fact Check’ of the State of the Union
Charis Kubrin, MSN - March 10, 2024, Killings by police brought reforms. Fear of crime is unraveling them.
Charis Kubrin, The Washington Post, also ran in MSN, SF Gate and The Seattle Times - March 8, 2024, Address Showed Biden Seeking Tricky Balance on Immigration
Charis E. Kubrin, The New York Times - March 8, 2024, The Drake Gives contributes $1.5 million to UC Irvine’s Power of Music initiative
Jon Gould and Richard Matthew, Music Connection - March 5, 2024 (Opinion), Opinion: The Point - Conversations and insights about the moment. Even Katie Porter’s Neighbors Might Not Vote for Her
Caroll Seron, The New York Times - March 4, 2024 (Newsletter), California Playbook - Playbookers
Mike Madrid, Politico - March 3, 2024, Southern California group, officials face return of old problem: child labor
Kelsey Morgan, The Orange County Register
February
- Feb. 29, 2024, The truth about illegal immigration and crime
Charis Kubrin, The Washington Post, also ran in MSN - Feb. 27, 2024 (Video), Murder of Georgia student fuels heated debate over immigration policies
Charis Kubrin, PBS Newshour - Feb. 27, 2024, California’s Orange county was once a conservative bastion. Can it swing the balance of the US House in 2024?
Jon Gould, The Guardian - Feb. 26, 2024, Slaying of Georgia student becomes part of U.S. immigration debate
Charis Kubrin, The Washington Post - Feb. 24, 2024, In the wake of retail theft outrage, change feels inevitable. Is amending Prop. 47 the answer?
Charis Kubrin and Bradley Bartos (M.A., social ecology, ’16; Ph.D., criminology, law & society, ’20), The San Diego Union-Tribune - Feb. 23, 2024, ‘All of Us’ genetics chart stirs unease over controversial depiction of race
Nicole Iturriaga, Nature - Feb. 22, 2024, Psychology professor brings expertise to court | Troconis Trial
Elizabeth Loftus, KTIC - Feb. 21, 2024 (Audio), What’s Driving Brazen Retail Theft and What Should We Do About It?
Charis Kubrin, KQED - Feb. 20, 2024, a cannabis conundrum
Ekaterina Moiseeva (UCI social ecology Ph.D. candidate), Contexts - Feb. 15, 2024 (Video), After serving time for murder, SoCal man is looking ahead, dreaming big
Ryan “Flaco” Rising, KNBC - Feb. 15, 2024, I asked criminologists about immigration and crime in the US. Their answers may surprise you
Charis Kubrin, CNN, also ran in Yahoo News - Feb. 14, 2024, During LA's historic rain, river was 'doing exactly what it was engineered to do'
Richard Matthew and Nicola Ulibarri, SFGate - Feb. 14, 2024, Opinion: The Trauma of the Trump Years Is Being Rewritten
Linda J. Levine, The New York Times - Feb. 14, 2024, Proposition 47's Impact on California's Criminal Justice System
Charis Kubrin, KQED - Feb 12, 2024, Second study shows CALPIA programs reduce recidivism
Susan F. Turner, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Feb. 11, 2024, Why Are Teens Depressed? It's Not Social Media
Candice Odgers, Reason, also ran in Yahoo News - Feb. 10, 2024, California’s Flood Defenses Held This Time, but They Are Weakening
Brett Sanders, Richard Matthew and Nicola Ulibarri, The Wall Street Journal - Feb. 8, 2024, As Nikki Haley tours California, even some of her most ardent supporters don’t see a path
Jon Gould, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo News - Feb. 8, 2024, Wrongful Convictions Reveal the Flaws of the Criminal Justice System
National Registry of Exonerations, Capital B, also ran in Yahoo News - Feb. 8, 2024, At UC Irvine summit, Orange County leaders urge action against rising antisemitism and hate
School of Social Ecology, The Orange County Register - Feb. 8, 2024, How California’s storms are projected to become more extreme with climate change
Richard Matthew and Nicola Ulibarri, Los Angeles Times - Feb. 7, 2024, U.S. News Releases 2024 Best Online Programs
M.A.S., U.S. News & World Report - Feb. 7, 2024 (Video), How LA County captures rain to bolster our water supply
David Feldman, KCBS/KCAL News - Feb. 6, 2024, L.A.’s flood-control system survived epic storm. But it’s losing battle with climate change
Brett Sanders, Richard Matthew and Nicola Ulibarri, Los Angeles Times - Feb. 5, 2024, Stroke Mimics Tied to More PTSD Than Stroke
E. Alison Holman, professor, Medscape - Feb. 5, 2024 (Audio), California needs to capture more storm water to prep for drought
David Feldman, KNX News - Feb. 5, 2024, The List – Charitable Gifts of 2023
Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, Orange County Business Journal - Feb. 3, 2024, Will murder trial finally solve mystery of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay?
Charis Kubrin, The Guardian, also ran in Yahoo News - Feb. 2, 2024, Converging Climate Risks Interact to Cause More Harm, Hitting Disadvantaged Californians Hardest
Michael Méndez, Inside Climate News
January
- Jan. 27, 2024, OC Point in Time count raises basic questions about homelessness
School of Social Ecology, The Orange County Register - Jan. 24, 2024, India fights coal war despite energy transition pledges – study
Mukul Kumar, Mining.com - Jan. 24, 2024, Coal, hydropower energy transitions in India involve state-sanctioned violence, arrests: Study
Mukul Kumar, Press Trust of India - Jan. 24, 2024, Exonerated Ohioans paid millions by taxpayers
National Registry of Exonerations, Ohio Capital Journal - Jan. 24, 2024, Cal State and faculty union reach tentative pact with lightning speed, and not all are happy
Virginia Parks, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo News - Jan. 23, 2024 (Video), Proposed California law calls for required jail time for repeat shoplifters
Charis Kubrin, KABC - Jan. 23, 2024, Coal, hydropower energy transitions in India involve state-sanctioned violence, arrests: Study
Mukul Kumar, Deccan Herald – PTI - Jan. 22, 2024, How to Generate Public Support for Alleviating Racial Disparities
Pia Dietze, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education - Jan. 20, 2024, ‘This should not be ridiculed’: the link between hypochondria and early death
Jessie Borelli, The Guardian, also ran in MSN - Jan. 18, 2024 (Video), Scott Peterson case spotlights exoneration efforts in the US
National Registry of Exonerations, ABC News - Jan. 18, 2024, Forensic scientists have a new fingerprint-matching tool in their arsenal thanks to AI, but it's sparked a controversy
Simon Cole, Yahoo Life, also ran in Live Science - Jan. 17, 2024, LAPD Chief Michel Moore Defends Record; Critics Say Good Riddance
Emily Owens, LAist - Jan. 12, 2024, As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
Howard Gillman, Associated Press, also ran in Daily Mail and Independent - Jan. 12, 2024, Do prints from two different fingers belong to the same person? AI can tell
Simon Cole, Science - Jan. 12, 2024, Are fingerprints unique? Not really, AI-based study finds
Simon Cole, CNN - Jan. 9, 2024, How Harvard Tried to Save Its President
Emily Owens, The Chronicle of Higher Education - Jan. 4, 2024, Digital Evidence Is Behind Only a Tiny Fraction of Wrongful Convictions
Simon Cole, Medium - Jan. 4, 2024, Orange County’s swing voters
School of Social Ecology, Los Angeles Times California Politics Newsletter - Jan. 3, 2024, The City Appears Poised to Follow UCI’s Sustainability Programs
Devin Grabiec (’21, B.A. social ecology), Irvine Community News and Views - Jan. 3, 2024 (Audio), Asian and Latino voters could decide competitive Congressional races in Orange County
Jon Gould, KNX News Radio - Jan. 3, 2024, Wealthier Asian American and Latino voters in Orange County may be pivotal in upcoming elections
Jon Gould, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo News - Jan. 2, 2024, How art is used against artists, like Young Thug, in court
- Charis Kubrin, The Economist
- Jan. 1, 2024 (Audio), Death by Prison – Examining Life Without the Possibility of Parole Sentencing
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