Social Ecology

Busy people

A look at labor

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

Rising waters

UCI students help coastal communities brace for climate change

Elizabeth Cauffman

Adjusting juvenile justice

New director of UCI’s Center for Psychology & Law wants social, legal policies to reflect limitations of adolescent brain development

Henry Pontell

Portrait of the cybercriminal as a young man

Computers have given juveniles the ability to engage in the same kind of white-collar offenses as adults, says Henry Pontell

Richard Matthew

Catch them if you can

Unhampered by borders and laws, hackers present new security threats

Lawrence Patihis

A psychological split

Therapists, scientists differ notably in acceptance of repressed memories

Highlights of 2013 at UCI

Year brings scientific advances, national accolades, international outreach, student achievement … and zombies

On track for clean energy

UCI will host – and compete in – the California Challenge, which pits alternative-fuel race cars against each other

Commencement 2013: By the numbers

Figures offer sneak peek at circumstances behind pomp

Beth Karlin

Saving the planet, one home at a time

Grad student wins Public Impact Fellowship for her efforts to spur energy conservation