Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s reward circuits, promoting disorders
UC Irvine discovery offers new therapeutic target for treating mental illness
February 27, 2023
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child development
UCI research finds parents’ unpredictable behavior may impair optimal brain circuit formation
Disrupted development increases vulnerability to mental illness, substance abuse
June 02, 2022
UCI doctoral candidate dissects an age-old question: math or language?
Sirui Wan examines when students start to specialize and how that affects their futures
June 02, 2022
UCI leads development of drop-in mental wellness centers for O.C. youth
Multiple county partners collaborate to implement innovative allcove care model
January 11, 2022
Jacobs Foundation awards UCI $11 million to improve digital technologies for children
University-led international network of leading scholars will work to advance learning
September 07, 2021
Bullied youths’ coping strategies can affect their long-term health, UCI-led study finds
How individuals cope with experiences of peer victimization can mitigate the associated negative short- and long-term physical and mental health effects, according to a recent study led by Michael A. Hoyt, Ph.D., UCI associate professor of public health. More than 800 college students responded to a questionnaire asking them to recall high school incidents of […]
August 05, 2021
Study: Hormones, perceived physical changes during puberty differ over sociodemographics
Sociodemographic characteristics such as sex, education, ethnicity, race and income are associated with both salivary hormone levels and self-reported physical changes related to puberty, according to a recent study published in the online journal Frontiers in Endocrinology. Lead author Kristina Uban, UCI assistant professor of public health; co-lead author Megan Herting of USC; and other […]
May 03, 2021
K-12 post-pandemic classroom: reading, writing, recovery
UCI professor of education discusses COVID-19’s lasting impact
March 31, 2021
UCI takes part in 28th annual KinderCaminata
UCI faculty and staff participated in the 28th annual KinderCaminata program, designed to inspire kindergartners to attend college and plan their careers. This year’s virtual event, on March 25 and 26, included videos from UCI, Cal State Fullerton, Santa Ana College, the Santa Ana Police Department, the Santa Ana Library, the Orange County Health Care […]
March 30, 2021
School of Education is awarded $1.25 million to introduce novel math game in K-12 district
The UCI School of Education has received a three-year, $1.25 million research award from the NewSchools Venture Fund’s EF+Math Program to introduce Fraction Ball in the Santa Ana Unified School District. With the innovative mathematics game, arcs and colors are added to the design of a basketball court, helping children visualize equivalencies between fractions and […]
February 23, 2021