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Does putting same-sex marriage in the public spotlight impede future policy gains for gay and lesbian couples? A new study says no, contrary to previous research on the topic. The findings, which appear in the American Journal of Political Science, should bring hope to marginalized groups that may otherwise be dissuaded from pursuing public change, said Charles Anthony Smith, UCI associate professor of political science and study co-author.

Hal Stern, dean of the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences and professor of statistics, will help lead a new national Forensic Science Center of Excellence.

The Millennium Drought in southeastern Australia forced Greater Melbourne, a city of 4.3 million people, to successfully implement innovations that hold critical lessons for water-stressed regions around the world, according to findings by UC Irvine and Australian researchers.

Jennifer Prescher, assistant professor of chemistry at UCI, is one of 13 researchers to win a 2015 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, which supports young faculty who’ve demonstrated outstanding commitment to research and education in the chemical sciences.

Inducing a sense of awe in people can promote altruistic, helpful and positive social behavior, according to new research led by UC Irvine psychologist Paul Piff.

UCI program demystifies the ancient system of thought for local grade-schoolers

UCI researchers pioneer technique permitting unprecedented peek inside neurons at activity of ion channels

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. The same can be said of the adult brain. Its connections are hard to change, while in children, novel experiences rapidly mold new connections during critical periods of brain development.

Chris Burden, M.F.A. ’71, gained fame for his provocative pieces

Diagnosis with one or both disorders should trigger rage-focused treatment