At the 9/11 Memorial at New York City’s rebuilt World Trade Center, a rose adorns the edge of a reflecting pool. The effects of that day’s terrorist attacks are still being felt 20 years later.

How 9/11 changed America

UCI scholars offer insights into how the terrorist attacks continue to impact health, travel, politics and the media

From 9/11 To George Floyd's death, tragedies have more impact when images tell the story

KCUR 89.3, Sept. 14, 2020 (Audio)

World Trade Center smoking after planes hit both towers

Lessons from 9/11

Roxane Cohen Silver marks 10th anniversary of attacks with research, public talks.

UC Irvine News Brief: UCI researchers contribute to APA 9/11 anniversary issue

Special edition of “American Psychologist” includes peer-reviewed articles by Roxane Cohen Silver and Elizabeth Loftus on the effects of the terrorist attacks.

9/11 stress increases risk of heart problems

Stress and fear in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks may be making Americans sicker, according to a…

Alison Holman Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar, UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Avoiding media-fueled psychological distress

UC Irvine-led experts call for public education about risks of exposure to graphic images, such as those from Israel-Hamas war

Roxane Cohen Silver standing in front of theater seats.

Exploring tragedy's aftereffects

Twists of fate influenced Roxane Cohen Silver’s groundbreaking work

Robert S. Chang, founder and executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and Robert S. Chang to join UCI Law

Center integrates research, advocacy and education to promote racial equity and social justice

Photograph of Roxane Cohen Silver, UCI Distinguished Professor of psychological science, medicine and public health
UC Irvine Podcast Indicator

UCI Podcast: Managing media intake amid traumatic times

Roxane Cohen Silver on how graphic images from catastrophic events depicted in the news may affect health

E. Alison Holman

Understanding the health effects of collective trauma

Research by Alison Holman finds negative mental, physical outcomes possible even if you weren’t there