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UCI team to play key role in national study on how physical activity benefits child health
Identifying exercise-driven molecular changes could enhance long-term well-being
Foster care children at much greater risk of physical, mental health problems
Large-scale study co-authored by UCI sociologist is first of its kind
UCI to participate in major federal effort to improve childhood health
Research to focus on effects of maternal experiences, environmental factors
El Niño could drive intense season for Amazon fires
UCI, NASA analysis suggests higher risk than previous drought years
Kids’ health suffers when parents go to jail
UCI study finds incarceration more detrimental than divorce or death of mother, father
Parental incarceration linked to health, behavioral issues in children
The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with more than 2 million people currently behind bars. How this affects their families is the subject of a new UC Irvine study, which found significant health and behavioral problems in children of incarcerated parents. The most striking finding is that in some cases parental incarceration can be more detrimental to a child’s well-being than divorce or the death of a parent.
Gillian Hayes first to hold new Kleist informatics chair
Gillian Hayes, associate professor of informatics in the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences, has been named the first holder of the Robert A. and Barbara L. Kleist Chair in Informatics.
Explaining exercise
New campus initiative fosters interdisciplinary study of how physical activity promotes good health.
NASA scientist to visit UCI, discuss research findings from the International Space Station
EVENT: Tara M. Ruttley, associate program scientist for NASA’s International Space Station, will tour UC Irvine labs and discuss with science faculty the latest research findings from the ISS and UC Irvine. WHEN/WHERE: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. Contact Tom Vasich for specific locations. INFORMATION: Media planning to attend should contact Tom Vasich at 949-824-6455 or tmvasich@uci.edu. […]