Society & Community

UCI study of online daters shows race-based preferences prevail, especially among whites.

The rise and fall of the VHS format and it’s influence on popular culture is explored in a new book by Lucas Hilderbrand, film & media studies assistant professor.

The National Children’s Study will begin recruiting future Orange County mothers for the largest and most comprehensive long-term study ever conducted in the United States on child development and health. UC Irvine researchers will lead the effort.

Artist transforms electrical detritus into imaginary, evolving organisms in current Beall Center exhibit.

UC Irvine students want to foster a sustainable culture that moves beyond hemp bags and energy-efficient light bulbs.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox discussed the future of democracy in Mexico and Latin America April 8 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.

Psychology and social behavior researcher Candice Odgers uses text messaging to study substance use and exposure among kids.

Increasingly, cancer patients supplement traditional treatments with alternative therapies such as herbs, diet and acupuncture. Unconventional approaches to prevention have gained in popularity, too. But do they work?

UC Irvine undergraduate students use art to pose some sticky life questions in ‘Provocations,’ on exhibit through April 17.

Michael Prather discusses UCI’s new environment institute, which aims to identify research needed for an improved understanding of society’s response to a changing climate and for environmental science to better respond to societal needs.