All work and no school makes at-risk adolescents more antisocial
New UCI research has found that placing juvenile offenders in jobs without ensuring that they attend school may make them more antisocial.
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Cynthia Lakon wins NIH grant to study adolescent social networks
The assistant professor of public health will utilize the $400,000 to research the influence of peers and emotional ties on substance use.
UC Irvine News Brief: Social networking can be good for teens, researchers find
“Our study suggests that online uses support the development of adolescents rather than placing them at increased risk,” says UCI’s Stephanie Reich.
Social Sciences kicks off annual expert speaker series
Issues in transportation, the digital world and healthcare policy will be addressed by UCI social scientists and industry experts.
Social ecology dean drawn to gritty side of life
As her studies of prison violence, hate crimes and prostitution show, Valerie Jenness is drawn to the gritty side of life.
Social Sciences Speakers
Social sciences speakers to discuss mid-term elections, California’s business climate, and information overload in the digital age
Making sense of social media
Donald Patterson, director of the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing & Interaction, discusses social media and its future.
UC Irvine Advisory: Social sciences speaker series
Social sciences speakers to discuss the brain and behavior, immigration and state politics.
Loftus receives prestigious behavioral science award
Elizabeth Loftus, UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of Social Ecology, will receive the 2009 John P. McGovern Award Lecture in the…
Roxane Cohen Silver discusses use of online data collection in research at national symposium
Roxane Cohen Silver, UC Irvine professor of psychology & social behavior, gave a talk this week at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality & Social Psychology in Austin, Texas, on the use of online data collection and social media to conduct social science research.