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May
- May 6, 2026, More than a third of Americans have ended relationships over politics, study finds
Mertcan Gungor and Peter H. Ditto, The Washington Times - May 6, 2026, Immigration crackdown souring Orange County’s view of Trump, poll finds
Jon Gould, Los Angeles Times
April
- April 29, 2026, UCI Poll Shows Opposition to Trump’s Immigration Enforcement
Jon B. Gould, My New LA - April 29, 2026, ‘Beyond Awestruck: The Scientific Search for Connection’ three-part docuseries studies feelings of awe invoked by Lake Tahoe
Paul Piff, Tahoe Daily Tribune - April 28, 2026, Latest UCI-OC Poll: Diverse county supports immigrants, split on Trump deportation policies
Jon B. Gould, The Orange County Register - April 28, 2026, Most OC residents want a path to legal status for immigrants. Most Republicans don’t
Jon B. Gould, LAist - April 27, 2026, Shreveport has a message for America: Don't look away
Also ran in MSN
E. Alison Holman, USA Today - April 25, 2026, Psychology says people who seem to “stop caring” as they get older aren’t becoming apathetic, they’re practicing emotional selectivity—and it’s the smartest survival strategy the brain has ever designed
Susan Turk Charles, Bolde, also ran in Yahoo Lifestyle - April 22, 2026, Does immigration enforcement reduce crime?
Charis E. Kubrin, KUOW - ControlF - April 18, 2026, Q&A: How research aims to improve bad housing data
Nicholas J. Marantz, Phys.org - April 13, 2026, Walking, baking or puzzling: What helps you relax the most?
Sarah Pressman, Stuff - April 11, 2026, ‘Moon joy’ and the overview effect—how views from space change us
Paul Piff, Scientific American, also ran in Yahoo News - April 10, 2026, Gen Z voters in conservative Orange County are splitting from their elders
School of Social Ecology, SF Gate - April 9, 2026, Morning Briefing: governor race poll in OC
Jon Gould, Spectrum News 1 - April 9, 2026, New UC Irvine survey shows Orange County is unhappy with Trump and Newsom
Jon B. Gould, The Orange County Register - April 8, 2026, The Age When Your Happiness Hits a Slump, and How to Turn It Around
Susan Charles, The Hearty Soul - April 8, 2026, UCI poll: Republicans Hilton, Bianco top OC choices in governor race
Jon Gould, Spectrum News 1 – City News Service - April 7, 2026, My Anxiety Is Keeping Me Up. How Can I Get Some Sleep?
Roxane Cohen Silver, The New York Times - April 6, 2026, Drake Appeal in ‘Not Like Us’ Case Slammed by Legal Scholars: ‘It Is Dangerous’
Charis E. Kubrin, Billboard - April 2, 2026, Meet the Awe Scientist
Paul Piff, Outside - April 1, 2026, 12 young adults graduated from the O.C. Young Adult Court program last month
Young Adult Court, New Santa Ana
March
- March 31, 2026, Collective Bargaining in International Economic Law: Critical Minerals, Regional Integration, and Value Addition
Iza Camarillo, Columbia Climate School - March 30, 2026, South Lake Tahoe documentary focused on how moments in nature can change us
Paul Piff, South Lake Tahoe Now - March 29, 2026, Justice Department to investigate California over housing of trans inmates at women’s prisons
Valerie Jenness, Los Angeles Times, also ran in Yahoo News - March 26, 2026, S.F. Chronicle news quiz
Charis Kubrin, San Francisco Chronicle - March 25, 2026, Spending Time Outdoors is Great. Experiencing Awe is Even Better
Paul Piff, Outside - March 25, 2026, How Experiencing Awe Changes You
Paul Piff, Outside - March 24, 2026 (Audio), American apocalypse: The end 'feels personal and imminent'
Matthew Billet, Deutsche Welle - March 22, 2026, Psychologists say people who maintain the same small circle of friends for decades often share these 9 traits
Jessica Borelli, Bolde, also ran in Yahoo Lifestyle - March 20, 2026, The science behind awe, tested at Lake Tahoe
Paul Piff, Sierra Sun - March 19, 2026, ICE Crackdowns Weigh on Orange County Economy, Study Finds
UC Irvine Social Impact Hub, Hoodline - March 17, 2026, A new era for understanding mental health with smartphone-derived digital traces
Stephen Schueller, Nature - March 17, 2026, Americans Are Strangely Into the Apocalypse
Matthew Billet, Vice - March 17, 2026, Why LA County wants more mental health centers made for and by youth
Stephen Schueller, LAist - March 17, 2026, A UC professor won criminology’s highest honor. Americans still don’t believe her research
Charis E. Kubrin, San Francisco Chronicle - March 16, 2026, A New Study and Accompanying Docuseries Explore How Awe Can Boost Your Brain
Paul Piff, Outside - March 15, 2026, Is it really ‘that damn phone?’
Candice Odgers, The Panther - March 12, 2026 (audio), Ask an Expert: Research debunks deportation justification that immigrants are criminals
Charis Kubrin, KCBS Radio - March 12, 2026, Experts warn parents, educators to get ahead on Iran war conversations
Alison Holman, The Hill - March 11, 2026, UCI Study Challenges Immigration-Crime Myths in Southern California
Charis Kubrin, Hoodline - March 10, 2026 (Video), UC Irvine study challenges immigration crime myths
Charis Kubrin, Fox 11 Los Angeles - March 10, 2026, Nearly One-Third of Americans Expect World To End in Their Lifetime
Matthew I. Billet, Newsweek, also ran in The New York Post and MSN - March 9, 2026, The Resilient Energy Economies Initiative Announces Six Research Grants to Support Fossil Fuel-Dependent Communities
Nicola Ulibarri and Sage Kime, Columbia University - March 9, 2026 (Video), OC businesses lost millions after ICE enforcement, survey finds
T. William Lester, KNBC - March 9, 2026, One in three people believe the world will end in their lifetime, study shows
Matthew Billet, Daily Record (Scotland), also ran in Yahoo News and MSN - March 8, 2026, For UCI professor, sharing data about immigrants and crime is risky
Charis Kubrin, The Orange County Register - March 8, 2026, Pain of Combat Deaths Doesn’t Fade Over Time, Families Say
Roxane Cohen Silver, The New York Times - March 6, 2026, Apocalyptic Beliefs Are No Longer Fringe—And They’re Shaping How People Respond To Global Threats
Matthew I. Billet, Eurasia Review - March 6, 2026, How the sanctuary movement offers lessons for fighting ICE: ‘an impact that spans decades’
Susan Coutin, The Guardian - March 3, 2026, How to cope with distressing news stories amid global tensions, according to experts
Roxane Cohen Silver, The Independent - March 3, 2026, War Is In Your Pocket: The Mental Health Toll On Women
Roxane Cohen Silver, Forbes - March 2, 2026, Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms
Roxane Cohen Silver, Associated Press, also ran in U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo News and MSN - March 1, 2026, Study reveals how end-of-world beliefs shape Americans' response to global threats
Matthew I. Billet, phys.org
February
- Feb. 28, 2026, The Drake Gives Fundraiser Returns April 23: A Night of Music and Inspiration in Laguna Beach
Alec Glasser Center for the Power of Music & Social Change, Newport Beach Independent - Feb. 26, 2026, New Study Reveals the Overlooked Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Family Well-Being
Carolina Valdivia, Science Magazine - Feb. 22, 2026, Opinion: Rage at the machine: California’s gang suppression policies
Ryan Flaco Rising, The Orange County Register - Feb. 18, 2026, Study looks into whether immigrants impact crime
Charis Kubrin, Spectrum News 1 - Feb. 17, 2026, Why violent crime is dropping in US cities
Emily Owens, The Hill - Feb. 17, 2026, 3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them
Michael Méndez, NPR - Feb. 16, 2026, Documenting obstacles and solutions for democratic participation in Long Beach, California
Susan Coutin and Jahaira Pacheco, Phys.org - Feb. 8, 2026, Why travelling at least once a year is good for mental health. Here’s what experts say
Sarah Pressman, Firstpost - Feb. 6, 2026, UC IRVINE: Challenging California’s water ‘scarcity’ narrative
Nícola Ulibarrí, Maven’s Notebook - Feb. 6, 2026, Challenging California's water 'scarcity' narrative
Nícola Ulibarrí, Phys.org - Feb. 5, 2026, Oregon lawmakers revive effort to streamline compensation for wrongfully convicted
National Registry of Exonerations, Oregon Live - Feb. 5, 2026, Targeting debunked forensics, Oregon lawmakers propose narrowed wrongful conviction bill
National Registry of Exonerations, Oregon Capital Chronicle - Feb. 3, 2026, These are the best online degree programs, says U.S. News & World Report
M.A.S., University Business - Feb. 1, 2026 (Video), Immigration enforcement operations negatively impacting Orange County economy
Social Impact Hub, Spectrum News
January
- Jan. 30, 2026, Study Finds Labeling Cravings May Help Reduce Cigarette Urges
Golnaz Tabibnia, Gene Online - Jan. 30, 2026, Name it to tame it: Researcher discovers technique to reduce cigarette cravings
Golnaz Tabibnia, Medical Xpress - Jan. 29, 2026, ICE agreements with Texas police climb as new state law takes effect
Charis Kubrin, KXAN - Jan. 28, 2026, Climate Crisis: Report Flags Governance Failures and Donor Dependency As Major Hurdles to Liberia’s Adaptation Efforts
Nícola Ulibarrí, Front Page Africa - Jan. 28, 2026, California has plenty. So why do millions still struggle for food, water, and basic safety?
Nícola Ulibarrí, CalMatters - Jan. 27, 2026, Cypress Resolution Reaffirming Civil Rights Fizzles Out Amid ICE Raid Backlash
T. William Lester, Voice of OC - Jan. 27, 2026, U.S. News & World Report Reveals 2026 Best Online Programs Rankings
M.A.S. program, U.S. News & World Report - Jan. 26, 2026, Video evidence and eye witness accounts: Why people see different things
Elizabeth Loftus, Scientific American - Jan. 23, 2026, OC businesses took $58M economic hit as ICE sweeps ramped up, study says
Social Impact Hub, LAist - Jan. 23, 2026, OC businesses report they are struggling under ICE raids and tariffs, new survey says
T. William Lester and Raiven Greenberg, The Orange County Register, also ran in Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Jan. 22, 2026, Homicides fell sharply in large US cities in 2025, new report says
Emily Owens, USA Today, also ran in MSN - Jan. 22, 2026, What’s Behind the Staggering Drop in the Murder Rate? No One Knows for Sure.
Emily Owens, The New York Times - Jan. 18, 2026, EPA has options for cleaning up contaminated water in north OC, public meetings this month to take input
David Feldman, The Orange County Register - Jan. 18, 2026 (Opinion), Lucy Dunn: We’re about to undo what works on homelessness – at everyone’s expense
Livable Cities Lab and George Tita, The Orange County Register - Jan. 16, 2026, Opinion: Violent crime arrests among Orange County’s kids have doubled. Should we worry?
Ryan Flaco Rising, The Orange County Register - Jan. 9, 2026, New year, new name: CALPIA becomes CALCTRA
Susan Turner, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Jan. 9, 2026, Millions Turn to AI Chatbots for Mental Health Support
Stephen Schueller, JAMA - Jan. 9, 2026, What you need to know to feel less overwhelmed
Roxanne Cohen Silver, BBC Radio 4 - Jan. 6, 2026, CALPIA transitions to California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority
Susan Turner, Folsom Times
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