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society

Games + Learning + Society Conference set for June 2022 on UCI campus

Relaunched event to focus on gaming’s role in confronting systemic challenges

Aerial photo of the city of Irvine

Approaching its golden anniversary, Irvine sets a gold standard for safety

UCI criminologists examine how the city defies expectations by keeping crime levels low

UCI informatics professors relaunch center on computer games, learning and society

Research to focus on interactive media in politically tumultuous, post-pandemic time

At the 9/11 Memorial at New York City’s rebuilt World Trade Center, a rose adorns the edge of a reflecting pool. The effects of that day’s terrorist attacks are still being felt 20 years later.

How 9/11 changed America

UCI scholars offer insights into how the terrorist attacks continue to impact health, travel, politics and the media

Street scene on Broadway in Los Angeles

What’s next: The ongoing urban exodus

Remote worker migration will depress home prices in big cities and raise them in suburbs, says UCI economist

Elizabeth Cauffman, professor of psychological science

Making juvenile justice more just

Innovative O.C. Young Adult Court gives youthful offenders a second chance

Lucas Hilderbrand, UCI professor of film & media studies and visual studies standing in front of am image of a film reel

What’s next: The future of film

COVID-19 is likely to permanently alter the production, distribution and viewing of movies

Connie Pechmann, UCI professor of marketing

Demographic differences foster social ties in online support groups, UCI-led study finds

Interpersonal connections and goal attainment are helped, not hindered, by self-disclosure

Michael Méndez, UCI assistant professor of urban planning & public policy

What’s next: The future of environmental justice

As with the coronavirus, low-income communities of color are most affected by unsustainable practices

N. Edward Coulson, UCI professor of economics and director of The Paul Merage School of Business’ Center for Real Estate

What’s next: The future of real estate

Pandemic has decreased demand for office and retail space but boosted certain industrial sectors