UCI School of Social Ecology

Hurry over to the University of California, Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building to see Workshop Economics and Resilience of Orange County's Beaches presentations by UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation's Brett Sanders at 10:30 a.m. and UCI Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy's Nicola Ulibarri 10 minutes later. The event ends at 12:15 p.m.

Congratulations to University of California, Irvine psychological science post-baccalaureate alum ('22) Nandita Tuteja, who recently got a 2nd author publication in the Journal of Eating Disorders with "Transitions from Child and Adolescent to Adult Mental Health Services for Eating Disorders: An In-Depth Systematic Review and Development of a Transition Framework."

Doctoral researcher at University of California, Irvine's UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation and EverFree Freedom Lifemap co-creator Angela Robinson talks with Authority Magazine about using sound theory and evaluation to maximize the impact of community-based work. tinyurl.com/Impact-Tech

Watch the video welcome of Elizabeth Loftus to Woxsen University. The University of California, Irvine Distinguished Professor of psychological science, criminology, law & society and law will interact with faculty and students July 21 at the South India university, which last year named its psychological science chair after her. tinyurl.com/LoftusWoxsen

Welcoming Prof. Elizabeth Loftus to Woxsen University Woxsen University is privileged to host Prof. Elizabeth Loftus, Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law & Society; Psychological Science at UC Irvine soo...

Save this date: Sept. 21. From 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. that day at Alta Baja Market in Santa Ana, University of California, Irvine Senior Fellow in the UCI School of Social Ecology Mike Madrid will sign copies of 'The Latino Century' and talk about his new book with Los Angeles Times columnist (and 2023 Social Ecology commencement speaker) Gustavo Arellano.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/MadridBook

Congratulations to University of California, Irvine alum (art BA '15, psychological science post-baccalaureate '21) Dean Lehrman, who begins the Fall in the Marriage & Family Therapy master's degree program at the University of La Verne. While a post-bacc, Dean worked in Professor Pete Ditto’s Hot Cognition Lab and later volunteered there and in Distinguished Professor Roxane Cohen Silver's Stress & Coping Lab.

Mimi Ko Cruz puts down her University of California, Irvine UCI School of Social Ecology director of communications hat and puts on her TV reporter hat for an OCWorld story on the family grocery-store chain Northgate Gonzalez Markets.

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“It’s really important to understand that heat is a silent killer” and extreme heat “requires the same amount of speed in action that large disasters get, such as wildfires” - Assistant Professor Michael Méndez of the University of California, Irvine's UCI Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy in CalMatters.org.

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“His method of teaching is probably the most effective way I’ve ever seen anyone in all my years of school actually teach” - anonymous student of Brandon Golob, in an Orange County Register story examining how the University of California, Irvine professor of teaching criminology, law & society has been voted the UCI School of Social Ecology Professor of the Year for four years in a row. tinyurl.com/ProfGolob

Congratulations to University of California, Irvine psychological science alum (BA '17, post-baccalaureate '21) Carly Acuna, who recently earned her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver and a new role as a substance use counselor at Addiction Research and Treatment Services through the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. While in the UCI post-bacc program, Carly worked in Professor Elizabeth Cauffman's Development, Disorder, and Delinquency Lab.

Congratulations to University of California, Irvine psychological science post-baccalaureate alum ('22) Jay Lorenzini, who will begin the Fall in the Counseling/Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at UC Santa Barbara. While at UCI, Jay was a research assistant in Associate Professor Amy Dent’s Educational Psychology Lab.

Don't believe everything you read or hear. For instance, California's Prop. 47 didn't legalize theft of up to $950 worth of goods. “What Prop. 47 did," explains University of California, Irvine criminology, law & society Professor Charis Kubrin to USA TODAY, "was reclassify some low-level drug and property offenses as misdemeanors rather than felonies–still keeping them as crimes.” tinyurl.com/Prop47truth

Viral street signs not proof that theft is legal in California | Fact check Proposition 47 didn't legalize theft in California. It reclassified some nonviolent property crimes, including shoplifting, as misdemeanors.

"Post-conflict peacebuilding and sustainable development," which is the sixth chapter of the recent United Nations report on digital technologies for environmental peacebuilding, was co-authored by University of California, Irvine's UCI Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy Professor Richard Matthew. tinyurl.com/enviro-report

Congratulations to University of California, Irvine psychological science post-baccalaureate student Kaylie Pak, who will start this Fall in the Marriage & Family Therapy master's degree program at Azusa Pacific University. While at UCI, Kaylie worked in Associate Professor Angela Lukowski’s Infant, Children, and Families (INCHES) Lab.

On the UCI Media YouTube page, you can find links to the two commencement ceremonies June 16 for Univ School of Social Ecology graduates.

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“Through the history of modern forensic science, dating from the 19th century, there has been kind of a back-and-forth trade-off between fiction and real life. They are always kind of influencing each other” - Simon Cole, a University of California, Irvine criminology, law & society professor and The National Registry of Exonerations director, in Smithsonian Magazine. tinyurl.com/Simon-Cole

Congratulations to psychological science post-baccalaureate alum ('24) Agnes Zhou, who is staying at the University of California, Irvine as a paid, full-time study coordinator in Dr. Gelareh Sadigh's Department of Radiology lab.

Zhou is also volunteering as a part-time lab manager at a place where she did some of her post-bacc work: psychological science Associate Professor Alyson Zalta's Trauma & Resilience Lab.

Congratulations to Leah Lopez for recently receiving a B.A. in psychological science from the University of California, Irvine and a UCI School of Social Ecology award for Exceptional Achievement in Undergraduate Research.

Happy Independence Day from University of California, Irvine's UCI School of Social Ecology. We'll take a break in posting any more social media today as we join you in (safely) celebrating freedom, diversity and community! Let's come together to honor our nation's values and continue to strive for justice and equality for all.

Congratulations to Yuuri Yoshikawa for recently receiving a B.A. in psychological science from the University of California, Irvine and a UCI School of Social Ecology award for Excellence in Field Study.

Congratulations to Christopher Tom for recently graduating magna cm laude from the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in criminology, law & society and receiving an Exceptional Achievement in Undergraduate Research Award from the UCI School of Social Ecology.

Dean Jon Gould poses with the University of California, Irvine 's Xilian (Crystal) Chen, who graduated cm laude in both criminology, law & society and urban studies and was honored for her Outstanding Contribution to the UCI School of Social Ecology.

Congratulations to University of California, Irvine Womxn's Center for Success at UCI award winners from the UCI School of Social Ecology. Outstanding Social Justice Activist Award recipients include Research Justice Shop postdoctoral scholar Brianna Ramirez and recent Ph.D. graduate Veronica Gonzalez. Dynamic Womxn of the Year is undergraduate Francesca Fong. womxnscenter.uci.edu/dynamic-womxn-awards/

What are the University of California, Irvine UCI School of Social Ecology "Red County, Blue County, Orange County" podcast topics, and who are host Mike Madrid's guests? Behold: tinyurl.com/RCBCOC -OCPoll

The commencement (mostly) takes over July's University of California, Irvine e-newsletter Advocate from the UCI School of Social Ecology. But you'll also find coverage of groundbreaking research, awards, fellowships, media mentions and the deja vu moment that is our Professor of the Year revelation. tinyurl.com/JulyAdvocate

Congratulations to University of California, Irvine psychological science post-baccalaureate alum ('23) Dani Knoll, who recently got a sole-authored publication in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography with his paper, "Re-inventing How We Live in the City: Well-Being in the Los Angeles Ecovillage."

While at UCI, Knoll worked in Professor Jessica Borelli's Health, Relationships, and Interventions (THRIVE) lab and Associate Professor Paul Piff's Morality, Emotions, and Social Hierarchy (MESH) lab.

Read Knoll's paper here: tinyurl.com/LiveWellLA

Hey, University of California, Irvine Anteaters in the UCI School of Social Ecology searching for Field Study opportunities: Howz about sending your resumes to the UCI Sustainability Resource Center - SRC, seeing as how they're seeking interns and all? Email [email protected].

Here is why University of California, Irvine Professor in the UCI Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy and Water UCI Director David Feldman recommends refinement of the U.S. Drought Tool to make it more relevant to reflect current conditions. tinyurl.com/DryClimate

If only there was a single page with an encapsulation of the recent University of California, Irvine commencement ceremonies for UCI School of Social Ecology graduates, with a list of undergraduate and graduate award winners and links to related photos and video. CHECK THAT! There is: tinyurl.com/SEgrads24