Immigration does not raise crime, UCI-led study finds, refuting common assumption
Meta-analysis mainly shows no correlation at all – or a tendency to reduce illegal activity
June 27, 2017
Social Ecology
UCI to host Headwaters to Ocean Conference on marine issues
EVENT: UCI will host the 2017 Headwaters to Ocean Conference, the premier biennial gathering of a multidisciplinary group of leaders, decision-makers, scholars and advocates to address key social, economic and environmental effects on the Earth’s natural marine systems. WHEN/WHERE: 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, and 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at […]
May 17, 2017
UCI to host conference on Native American tribes' most urgent environmental issues
EVENT: UCI will host the first gathering of chiefs, governors and presidents of indigenous sovereign nations within the U.S. WHEN/WHERE: 12:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, at the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Science & Engineering, 100 Academy Drive, on campus INFORMATION: Free and open to the public. Media planning to attend should RSVP […]
May 15, 2017
Older, denser neighborhoods offer better access to everyday destinations, UCI study finds
Proximity of homes to restaurants and stores reduces traffic congestion, CO2 emissions
May 03, 2017
UCI Newkirk Center for Science & Society named home for National Registry of Exonerations
Repository noted as leading source of information for official criminal conviction reversals
March 13, 2017
Personal adversity builds extreme political views, UCI study finds
Stressful events are a catalyst for polarized beliefs
March 07, 2017
UCI researchers forecast lower 2017 violent and property crime rates in much of SoCal
Report also provides city trends, comparisons and socio-demographic information
February 14, 2017
Commute distances have increased for SoCal high- and middle-wage earners, UCI study finds
A UCI study has found that commute distances in Southern California have gotten longer for high- and middle-wage earners but have remained unchanged for low-wage earners. According to the latest quarterly report issued through the School of Social Ecology’s Metropolitan Futures Initiative, between 2002 and 2010, the distance between where high- and middle-income jobs are located and where those […]
January 20, 2017
UCI associate professor's story about alumna, forensic evidence is published in magazine
UCI alumna Erin Morris, who earned a Ph.D. in psychology & social behavior in 2006, is the subject of UCI associate professor of literary journalism Erika Hayasaki’s story “The Investigator,” published in the Dec. 1 issue of The California Sunday Magazine. The Los Angeles County public defender’s office created the position of behavioral sciences research analyst for […]
December 13, 2016