social ecology

As her studies of prison violence, hate crimes and prostitution show, Valerie Jenness is drawn to the gritty side of life.

UCI-led team of social scientists assesses post-disaster community resilience.

Professor Salvatore R. Maddi has changed the way many view stress. Not only is it an unavoidable part of life, he argues, it can be good for us.

Corporate crooks pose greater threat to society than street hoodlums, says UCI’s Henry Pontell.

Roxane Cohen Silver, UCI expert on trauma and coping, advises leaders of quake-stricken country on ways to promote psychological recovery.

UCI’s George Tita and colleagues use math to explain crime hot spots, recommend prevention strategies.

UCI’s Susan Turk Charles attributes study finding to seniors’ ability to better regulate emotion.

Oladele Ogunseitan picks up a cell phone and tosses it into a small wood chipper in his UC Irvine lab. Is he conducting a wacky experiment? Overreacting to one too many dropped calls? Actually, Ogunseitan grinds up old phones for a purely scientific cause: He’s studying toxic electronic waste. Chair of the population health & […]

Grad student correlates innovative design with increased communication, patient satisfaction.