Busy people

A look at labor

UCI researchers offer highlights from their studies about work – how we do it, and what we produce

Baby sitting at the feet of their mother next to a briefcase

Study debunks belief that maternal employment harms kids

Study shows mother’s work status is not associated with children’s achievement or behavior.

Dr. Jon Steller, a NASA physician and assistant clinical professor of maternal fetal medicine at UCI.

Interplanetary Obstetrician

Physician alumnus researches (future) life on Mars while teaching medicine at UCI

At work while at home: The new paradigm

The Washington Post, Oct. 14, 2020

Building Tomorrow’s AI: Smarter and Fairer

UCI researchers forge local and international partnerships to make artificial intelligence work better for actual people in real life

“During this extended quarantine, parents are faced with a near-impossible task of balancing their children’s need for independence and structure with school demands as well as the demands of their own professions, which have only intensified during this period,” says Jessica Borelli, UCI associate professor of psychological science and a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in parent-child relationships. “This leaves many parents at a loss. The current reality is unlike any that families have ever faced before.”

Quarantine parenting

UCI expert offers advice on daily routines, discipline and dealing with schoolwork during pandemic

Leila Safavi-Tehrani

Ingenuity Central

UCI Applied Innovation smooths the way for Anteater research to become commercial products and benefit society

Highlights of 2011 at UCI

UC Irvine students, staff and faculty stepped up in the face of another year of budget challenges and fee increases with continued drive, talent and innovation. The results? More research breakthroughs, national honors and global outreach — even a second dodgeball world record. Here are snapshots of UCI 2011. As always, it was quite a […]

Wendy Goldberg

When autism hits home

UCI psychologist studies the family dynamic of the developmental disorder.

Gail Taylor, 65, pursues history Ph.D. after healthcare career

Gail Taylor is pursuing a doctorate in history after a 30-year career in healthcare.