Kerry Burnight

In pursuit of happiness

UC Irvine gerontologist Kerry Burnight has learned a lot about how to live well and make the most of each day, not just in later years but now.

Repeated exposure to traumatic images may be unhealthy

UC Irvine study links repeated exposure to violent images from 9/11, Iraq War to acute and long-term stress symptoms.

UROP event highlights undergrad research, faculty mentors

More than 800 students participate in 16th annual symposium Saturday, May 19.

Highlights of 2011 at UCI

UC Irvine students, staff and faculty stepped up in the face of another year of budget challenges and fee increases with continued drive, talent and innovation. The results? More research breakthroughs, national honors and global outreach — even a second dodgeball world record. Here are snapshots of UCI 2011. As always, it was quite a […]

Tatiana Benavidas consoling Constanza Quiroga after the earthquake

Measuring mental aftershocks

The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in February 2010 left thousands homeless, caused billions of dollars in damages and triggered a deadly tsunami. The psychological impact of such traumatic events over time is the focus of an ongoing research collaboration between UC Irvine psychologists and Chilean academic and government officials. The quake — the […]

A life well scripted

Claire Trevor Professor of Drama Robert Cohen to be feted with festival, theater renamed in his honor.

World Trade Center smoking after planes hit both towers

Lessons from 9/11

Roxane Cohen Silver marks 10th anniversary of attacks with research, public talks.

Bill Maurer

Embarking on a new adventure

Anthropology professor Bill Maurer takes the reins as associate dean in School of Social Sciences.

UC Irvine News Brief: UCI researchers contribute to APA 9/11 anniversary issue

Special edition of “American Psychologist” includes peer-reviewed articles by Roxane Cohen Silver and Elizabeth Loftus on the effects of the terrorist attacks.

More illness, doctor visits reported in years after Sept. 11

Researchers cite stress from ‘collective trauma’ of terrorist attacks.