New Dalai Lama Scholar promotes religious tolerance
Armaan Rowther plans a series of events on interfaith cooperation.
May 02, 2011
Social Sciences
Studying what happens when words fail
With renewed NIH funding, cognitive scientist Greg Hickok studies the neural origins of speech disorders.
April 19, 2011
Writing therapy not for everyone
Health benefits of expressive writing do not apply equally across all cultures, study finds.
April 11, 2011
All the lonely people
UC Irvine psychologist Karen Rook can trace her interest in how loneliness affects the elderly to her childhood, when she saw a much-loved, once-robust grandmother decline markedly after losing her husband. Unable to manage the family farm on her own, her grandmother moved into an apartment. After breaking her hip in a fall, she ended […]
April 01, 2011
Sexual revolution rooted in 1940s, study shows
Shifting societal views of sex have changed classification and regulation of sex crimes.
March 21, 2011
Extraordinarius winner shares his philosophy
Brian Skyrms, winner of the 2011 Extraordinarius award, discusses the finer points of social contract theory.
March 14, 2011
Domestic duties still largely ‘women’s work’
UCI sociologist explains how society, culture and public policy influence the division of household labor.
March 07, 2011
Fellowship winner follows his heart
Andrew Chang left a promising engineering career to pursue a doctorate in economics. His research aims to empower U.S. policymakers to create appropriate laws for possible future regulation of the financial sector.
February 28, 2011
Helping students is family affair for UCI grads
Two generations of Pattersons have been well served by UCI — and now serve other college students.
February 14, 2011
Boosting preschoolers’ math skills
UCI team seeks to boost number-concept skills – and chances of academic success – among low-income, bilingual preschoolers.
February 07, 2011