Social Ecology

Susan Turner (top left), UCI professor of criminology, law & society and director of the university’s consistently top-ranked online M.A.S. program in the subject, meets virtually with some of the 95 students currently enrolled.

UCI online criminology master’s program is again ranked No. 1 by U.S. News

It’s been judged the best in the nation for three consecutive years

Stephen Schueller

UCI leads development of drop-in mental wellness centers for O.C. youth

Multiple county partners collaborate to implement innovative allcove care model

Aerial photo of the city of Irvine

Approaching its golden anniversary, Irvine sets a gold standard for safety

UCI criminologists examine how the city defies expectations by keeping crime levels low

Michael Méndez, UCI assistant professor of urban planning & public policy, in front of #UCOP26 signage at the 2021 U.N. Climate Change Conference

Michael Méndez’s COP26 adventure

The UCI professor reflects on his first trip to the UN Climate Change Conference

Photos of Damien Sojoyner and Yousuf Al-Bulushi, co-directors of "Black Reconstruction as a Portal."

Mellon Foundation supports yearlong interdisciplinary series on Black Reconstruction

UCI faculty will examine post-Civil War history’s contemporary relevance

Zayda Sorrell-Medina (left) and Allison Dziuba

Fellowships help duo focus on finishing dissertations

American Association of University Women provides $20,000 each to UCI students Allison Dziuba and Zayda Sorrell-Medina

Photo of two UCI graduate students who received AAUW fellowships.

Two UCI graduate students earn prestigious AAUW fellowships

Support allows students to commit their full focus to the pursuit of their Ph.D.s

Michael Méndez

UCI’s Michael Méndez to lead press conference at UN climate change summit

Event will focus on California’s efforts to advance environmental justice

UCI Podcast Indicator

California’s climate crisis examined on UCI special report website

Cross-disciplinary expertise shared through stories, videos, podcasts and more

Michael Méndez

UCI researcher gets NSF-backed grant to study wildfires’ effects on farmworkers

Joint project will investigate their disproportionate impact on vulnerable population