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UCI Podcast: The role of women in the Black Lives Matter movement

Jordie Davies details the history of BLM and how it serves as a foundation for future social justice initiatives

Liz Griffin

UC Irvine Police Department commits to advancing women in law enforcement

National 30×30 Pledge aims to improve public safety, community outcomes and trust

Andrew Penner

UCI-led study finds pay practices, job barriers to blame for women making less than men

Findings across 15 countries suggest how new policies could resolve continuing issues

Research participants were shown three five-minute, 360-degree videos of urban environments: one depicting a parklike setting, the second consisting of a street view with green space, and the third featuring a street view without green space.

UCI-led study finds virtual green space exposure beneficial to pregnant women

Parklike setting was most effective in reducing physiological and affective stress

UCI assistant professor is awarded $100,000 grant for her research into women’s cancers

Gina Lee, UCI assistant professor of microbiology & molecular genetics, is one of 10 researchers to receive a $100,000 grant from the Mary Kay Ash Foundation for their innovative work in seeking cures for cancers affecting women. Lee’s team studies lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare tumor syndrome causing uncontrolled cell growth in the kidneys and lungs that […]

With most pregnant women unvaccinated, doctors worry about virus’s toll

The Seattle Times, Oct. 4, 2021

Pregnant women fare well with COVID vaccine, survey finds

U.S. Pharmacist, Sept. 17, 2021

Women fill fewer MBA spots than men, and Covid isn’t helping

Bloomberg Businessweek + Equality, Sept. 14, 2021

Mississippi health officials say stillbirths among unvaccinated pregnant women have DOUBLED compared to before the pandemic

Daily Mail, Sept. 10, 2021

COVID hits pregnant women at a new alarming rate, health officials say

International Business Times, Aug. 26, 2021