Smiling sincerely or grimacing can significantly reduce the pain of needle injection
Genuine smile also blunts stress-induced physiological responses, UCI-led study finds
December 01, 2020
Social Ecology
UCI Podcast: The new American political sectarianism
Peter Ditto discusses how everyone can remain level-headed in these tense times
November 02, 2020
UCI professor co-authors study finding 'political sectarianism' in America today
Peter Ditto, UCI professor of psychological science, is among the co-authors of a study – published in the journal Science – that describes the bitter polarization between the nation’s Republican and Democratic parties as “political sectarianism.” The project involved a team of political science, psychology, sociology, economics and communication experts who reviewed a broad survey […]
October 30, 2020
UCI researchers say cascading traumas tax coping skills, endanger most vulnerable
Commentary appears online in the journal Nature Human Behaviour
October 27, 2020
Population distribution can greatly impact COVID-19 spread, UCI-led study finds
Contagion disparities can affect perception of risk, demand for healthcare services
October 01, 2020
Study links rising stress, depression in U.S. to pandemic-related losses, media consumption
UCI researchers suggest providing mental health services to those with the greatest need
September 18, 2020
Higher education means lower recidivism
UCI announces plans to launch first in-prison B.A. completion program in UC system
September 09, 2020
What's next: The future of environmental justice
As with the coronavirus, low-income communities of color are most affected by unsustainable practices
August 31, 2020
$2.7 million gift by Arnold Ventures to UCI funds most comprehensive prison violence study to date
Unique multi-strategy approach will identify evidence-based reduction, prevention policies
June 29, 2020
What's next: The future of compassion
How to ward off emotional exhaustion as the pandemic is poised to strike the developing world
June 29, 2020