In The Media

5 takeaways from a conference on free speech in higher ed

April 11, 2025

Simone Chambers, political science, Inside Higher Ed, April 11, 2025

Orange County Supervisors to consider calling for review of Do plea deal

April 7, 2025

Tony Smith, political science and law, MyNews LA, April 7, 2025

Trump says Oregon congressman tried 'to save our country' with tariffs in 1930, 'but it was too late'

April 7, 2025

Gary Richardson, economics, Associated Press, OregonLive, April 7, 2025

11 phrases brilliant people desperately want to say but can’t because they have manners

April 6, 2025

Kristen Monroe, political science, Your Tango, April 6, 2025

Trump is gaslighting us

April 5, 2025

Cailin O'Connor and Jim Weatherall, logic & philosophy of science, The Atlantic, Apr. 5, 2025

Subreddits study highlights the hidden ways that hate speech spreads

April 4, 2025

Jeffrey Kopstein, political science, Phys.org, April 4, 2025

Tesla's rough ride: How Musk's political brand is hurting sales

April 3, 2025

Michael Tesler, political science, U.S. News & World Report, April 3, 2025

Trump's sweeping tariffs will backfire relatively quickly, says observer

April 3, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, CNA, April 3, 2025 (Video)

Trump's tariffs are based on the US trade deficit with each country.--A financial crisis is possible

April 3, 2025

Stergios Skaperdas, economics, ERT News (Greece), Apr. 3, 2025

From possible gaps in the Constitution to legal obstacles, how difficult will it be for Trump to secure a third term in the White House?

April 2, 2025

Tony Smith, political science, Expresso, Apr. 2, 2025

Roxanne Varzi on her anthropological novel, Death in a Nutshell

March 31, 2025

UC Irvine anthropologist is interviewed by colleague Sherine Hamdy on latest novel, Death in a Nutshell, for CaMP Anthropology

Secret meanings: Third of QAnon subreddits contain implicit antisemitism - study

March 30, 2025

Jeffrey Kopstein, The Jerusalem Post, March 30, 2025

The multitrillion-dollar debate over "zero"

March 28, 2025

Brian Skyrms, LPS, Axios, March 28, 2025

'A problem:' Americans 'concerned' about Elon Musk's visit to the Pentagon

March 22, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, March 22, 2025 (Video)

Fighting Florida's floods and California's wildfires from the classroom | Column

March 21, 2025

Eve Darian-Smith, global and international studies, shares expertise in this op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times

Policing ICE: Activists seek out federal agents, warn about immigration raids

March 17, 2025

Mirian Martinez-Aranda, sociology, LAist, March 17, 2025

Women's History Month Is a Time for Optimism

March 13, 2025

Michael Tesler, political science, Ms. Magazine (The Contrarian), March 13, 2025

Calling All Bookworms--Enter the Book in Common Challenge

March 12, 2025

Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism, Chico State, March 12, 2025

How COVID Shaped a Resilient Generation of Kids

March 11, 2025

Candice Odgers, psychological science and CPIP, Scientific American, March 11, 2025

Governmental influence on childbearing: What's really at stake?

March 9, 2025

Yiping Cai, global studies, Philanthropy News Digest, March 9, 2025

Shock, shame after Oval Office meeting on Ukraine

March 8, 2025

Mark Petracca, political science, The Boston Globe, March 8, 2025

Social Security has protected Americans for 85 years. Now Americans must protect Social Security.

March 7, 2025

Sydney Gordon, economics, Chicago Sun -Times, March 7, 2025

Transcendent Leadership: How Understanding Consciousness Elevates Business

March 6, 2025

Don Hoffman, cognitive sciences, Forbes, March 6, 2025

Did tariffs contribute to the Great Depression? Here's what to know

March 6, 2025

Gary Richardson, economics, NPR, March 6, 2025

Jun Wu receives distinguished faculty award for research

March 6, 2025

Jun Wu, Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health and CPIP, Wen Public Health news feed, March 6, 2025

How Social Security Administration cuts affect you

March 6, 2025

Sydney Gordon, economics, The American Prospect, March 6, 2025

Sins of the Father

March 5, 2025

Jeff Kopstein, political science, Persuasion, March 5, 2025

Why Donald Trump embraced Andrew Tate

March 5, 2025

Michael Tesler, political science, The New Statesman, March 5, 2025

Opinion: Steeling My Daughters Against a New Kind of Misogyny

March 5, 2025

Michael Tesler, political science, The New York Times, March 5, 2025 (Opinion)

'More bluster than substance': Observers on Trump's speech to US Congress

March 5, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, Channel NewsAsia, March 5, 2025

Where are the big demonstrations against Trump?

March 3, 2025

David Meyer, sociology, offers insight in this Q&A with Der Spiegel, Mar. 3, 2025

Zoe Saldaña apologizes to Oscars 2025 reporter over 'hurtful' 'Emilia Pérez'

March 3, 2025

Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and English, New York Post, March 3, 2025

US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back

March 3, 2025

David Meyer, sociology, Nature, March 3, 2025

What 'Emilia Pérez' gets wrong about Mexico: 'It's a cartoon'

March 1, 2025

Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and English, USA Today, March 1, 2025

Republicans really do care more about 'masculine energy'

February 27, 2025

Michael Tesler, political science, and John Sides and Colette Marcellin offer insight, courtesy of The New York Times

One word describes Trump

February 24, 2025

Jeffrey Kopstein, political science, The Atlantic, Feb. 24, 2025

Causation and explanation in science

February 20, 2025

Lauren Ross, logic & philosophy of science, explains in this podcast, courtesy of The Dissenter

Climate change and authoritarianism

February 17, 2025

Eve Darian-Smith, global and international studies, The Eurasian Knot, Feb. 17, 2025 (Podcast)

Denise Payán appointed to serve as policy expert on center to address cannabis & tobacco use in central California

February 13, 2025

Denise Payán, Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health and CPIP, Wen Public Health news feed, February 13, 2025

What dreams reveal about one's well being

February 10, 2025

Sara Mednick, cognitive sciences, Health and Me, MSN, Feb. 10, 2025

What dreams are made of: Scientists mine sleep's mysteries

February 8, 2025

Sara Mednick, cognitive sciences, The Washington Post, MSN, Feb. 8, 2025

Rethinking incarceration and reentry: A Q&A with Emily Owens

February 7, 2025

Emily Owens, CPIP affiliate and CLS, UCI School of Social Ecology newsfeed, December 19, 2024

Why women earn less: The link between misogyny and the gender wage gap

February 7, 2025

David Neumark, economics, Devdiscourse, Feb. 2025

New Democrats in OC's swing districts break from party majority on immigration bills

February 5, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, The Orange County Register, Feb. 5, 2025

Democrats are in trouble, and a provocative analysis offers ideas to repair the party

February 2, 2025

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The Washington Post, Feb. 2, 2025

From our eyes: Ed Roberts Day - Roxanne Varzi leads thoughtful conversation on disability rights

January 30, 2025

Roxanne Varzi, anthropology, Chapman University, Jan. 30, 2025

Trump wants to break California's sanctuary state law: 5 things to know

January 28, 2025

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law & society, CalMatters, January 28, 2025

President Trump's visit to view wildfire damage leaves questions about what federal aid will come

January 26, 2025

Matthew Beckmann, political science, The Orange County Register, Jan. 26, 2025

The universe is unknowable from within it

January 24, 2025

JB Manchak, logic & philosophy of science professor, dives into spacetime in this piece for Institute of Art and Ideas News

Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent

January 24, 2025

Leo Chavez, anthropology, Associated Press, Daily Mail, The Seattle Times, Jan. 24, 2025

People overestimate reliability of AI-assisted language tools: Adding uncertainty phrasing can help

January 23, 2025

Mark Steyvers, cognitive sciences, Tech Xplore, Jan. 23, 2025

How President Trump's early executive actions will impact Southern California

January 23, 2025

Matthew Beckmann, political science, The Orange County Register, Jan. 23, 2025

The future of the US Department of Education: 8 tips for journalists covering the agency under Trump's second term

January 23, 2025

Laura Enriquez, Chicano/Latino studies, The Journalist's Resource, Jan. 23, 2025

False posts claim California governor rezoning Pacific Palisades

January 22, 2025

Nicholas Marantz, CPIP and urban planning and public policy, Agence France-Press, January 22, 2025

AI promises 2025 advances for payments industry

January 21, 2025

Bill Maurer, anthropology, Payments Dive, Jan. 21, 2025

Trump has promised another immigration crackdown. Here's a primer on his first.

January 18, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, The New York Times, Jan. 18, 2025

Ahead of Trump 2.0, Women's March rebrands as 'The People's March,' with local events. Can they revive the fervor of 2017?

January 17, 2025

David Meyer, sociology, Yahoo News (Chicago Tribune), Jan. 17, 2025

China's population declines for 3rd straight year

January 16, 2025

Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, Jan. 16, 2025

Why Hungary inspired Trump's vision for higher ed

January 15, 2025

Eve Darian-Smith, global and international studies, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 15, 2025

Holding on to a middle-class home in a burning Los Angeles

January 14, 2025

Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and English, writes in The New York Times

Big business uses factual research to mislead the public - philosophers analyze the issue

January 14, 2025

Cailin O'Connor, LPS, Phys.org, Jan. 14, 2025

Big business uses factual research to mislead the public, Northeastern study finds

January 14, 2025

Cailin O'Connor, LPS, Northeastern Global News, Jan. 14, 2025

Can AI models show us how people learn? Impossible languages point a way.

January 13, 2025

Richard Futrell, language science, Quanta Magazine, Jan. 13, 2025

LAist fact checks

January 13, 2025

Cailin O'Connor, LPS, LAist, Jan. 13, 2025 (The Brief)

As fires ravage the LA region, so too are conspiracy theories and misinformation

January 13, 2025

Cailin O'Connor, LPS, LAist, Jan. 13, 2025

Pre-inauguration immigration bill is sign of GOP's eagerness to act

January 13, 2025

Sara Goodman, political science, Marketplace, Jan. 13, 2024 (Audio)

Donald Trump and his new Big Tech besties

January 13, 2025

Kristen Monroe, political science, Quartz, Jan. 13, 2025

'Thousands of people have lost their homes': LA wildfires rage on

January 11, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, January 11, 2025 (Video)

Donald Trump escapes punishment over hush money trial ten days from inauguration

January 11, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, January 11, 2025 (Video)

'Mobilizing his own supporters': Trump made himself the 'victim' in hush money case

January 11, 2025

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, January 11, 2025 (Video)

Payments plays gather momentum in 2025: 6 industry trends to watch

January 9, 2025

Bill Maurer, anthropology, Payments Dive, Jan. 09, 2025

Can BAM be a trailblazer again through A.I.?

January 5, 2025

Marc Da Costa, anthropology Ph.D. alumnus, The New York Times, Jan. 05, 2024

Opinion: Trump is dismantling the systems that keep us safe. All Americans will suffer.

December 31, 2024

Political science professors Jeffrey S. Kopstein, UC Irvine, and Stephen E. Hanson, William & Mary, explain in this op-ed for The New York Times

The parents who 'don't teach sharing'

December 26, 2024

Nadia Chernyak, cognitive sciences, New York Magazine - The Cut, Dec. 26, 2024

China steps up campaign for single people to date, marry and give birth

December 25, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Financial Times, Dec. 25, 2024

"Dreamers" make emergency plans as Trump vows to deport millions

December 24, 2024

Laura Enriquez, Chicano/Latino studies, The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 24, 2024

The end of China as a great power: Population collapse | Opinion

December 23, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Newsweek, Dec. 23, 2024 (Opinion)

Meet the 125 most influential people in Orange County for 2024

December 23, 2024

Samantha Tan, alumnus, The Orange County Register, Dec. 23, 2024

The 6 best video game books of 2024

December 20, 2024

Tom Boellstorff, anthropology, and Braxton Soderman, film and media studies, Polygon, Dec. 20, 2024

Caltrans wants to convert 5 Freeway HOV lanes from La Mirada to Tustin into express lanes

December 18, 2024

David Brownstone, economics, The Orange County Register, Dec. 18, 2024

Questioning the housing crisis: Demand matters too

December 17, 2024

Jan Brueckner, economics, Cato Institute, Dec. 17, 2024

L.A. promised $30 million to people wronged by gang curfews. Why has only half been spent?

December 13, 2024

Ana Muñiz, criminology, law and society and CPIP, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo News, December 13, 2024

Antisemitism on campuses

December 12, 2024

Jeff Kopstein, poli sci, Harvard Magazine, Dec. 12, 2024

How sexism cost both Biden and Harris votes among Black men

December 12, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, and Crystal Robertson explain in this piece for Good Authority

Anxious Generation's Jonathan Haidt privately told politician that researchers hid teen social media harm effects

December 12, 2024

Candice L. Odgers, psychological sciences and CPIP, Crikey, December 12, 2024

Exploding the Big Bang

December 10, 2024

JB Manchak and David Malament, logic & philosophy of science, Aeon, Dec. 10, 2024

Study sheds light on evolving views of gender integration within the US military

December 6, 2024

Heidi Hardt, poli sci, Phys.org, Dec. 6, 2024

Could San Bernardino County officials have saved 1-year-old Henry's life?

December 6, 2024

Kelley Fong, sociology, The Orange County Register, Dec. 6, 2024

Dickies moving its headquarters from Texas to Orange County

December 5, 2024

David Neumark, economics, KABC, Dec. 5, 2024

Commentary: Democrats need to take the working class seriously and literally

December 4, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Salon, Yahoo News, Dec. 4, 2024 (Commentary)

Biden in Angola: U.S. Competes with China for Influence in Africa Amid Fight for Key Resources

December 3, 2024

António Tomás, anthropology, Democracy Now!, Dec. 3, 2024

OC Leader Board: Ending Homelessness in Orange County: We Know What Works

December 2, 2024

David Snow and Rachel Goldberg, sociology, Orange County Business Journal, Dec. 2, 2024

Manipulating Authoritarian Citizenship: Security, Development, and Local Membership in China

November 30, 2024

Samantha Vortherms, poli sci, examines the crucial case of China in this podcast with New Books Network

Disney agrees to pay $43 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit

November 26, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Fast Company, Nov. 26, 2024

Disney's $43M gender pay settlement highlights need for salary history bans

November 26, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Forbes, Nov. 26, 2024 (Contributor)

This artist sees 100 million colors. Her art is on display at new store in La Jolla

November 26, 2024

Kimberly Jameson, project scientist, The San Diego Tribune, Nov. 26, 2024

Disney settles suit over women's pay for $43 million

November 26, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, U.S. News and World Report, ABC Australia, AOL, Nov. 26, 2024

What is a debit card?

November 25, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology, U.S. News and World Report, Nov. 25, 2024

How immigration swung voters of color to Trump

November 20, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, explains in this piece for ABC News - 538

Undocumented Chinese among the first Trump will target for mass deportation: report

November 19, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Nextshark, Yahoo News, Nov. 19, 2024

Proposition 32 was just rejected. In blue California, why did the minimum-wage boost fail?

November 19, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 19, 2024

What is a promissory note?

November 19, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology, U.S News and World Report, Nov. 19, 2024

As Trump vows mass deportation, polls suggest growing support - but not a mandate

November 17, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, CNN, Nov. 17, 2024

OC500 2024: Gary Singer

November 17, 2024

Gary Singer, alumnus, Orange County Business Journal, Nov. 17, 2024

Matt Gaetz to be the 'most inexperienced Attorney General' in American history

November 17, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, MSN, Nov. 17, 2024 (Video)

Opinion: How resilient is the emerging Trump coalition?

November 13, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The New York Times, Nov. 13, 2024 (Opinion - Guest essay)

Get ready for Donald Trump's economy

November 11, 2024

Kristen Monroe, poli sci, Quartz, Yahoo News, Nov. 11, 2024

Explore the deep and distant past of Intellivision

November 10, 2024

Tom Boellstorff, anthropology, and Braxton Soderman, Boing Boing, Nov. 10, 2024

Claudia Bonilla Keller: From 'Starving Student' to CEO

November 10, 2024

Claudia Keller, alumnus, Orange County Business Journal, Nov. 10, 2024

Where to start to explain Trump's win

November 6, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Good Authority, New York Magazine, Nov. 6, 2024

Even in California, progressives take a hit

November 6, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Courthouse News Service, Nov. 6, 2024

Election 2024: What the latest results show in Orange County's congressional races

November 6, 2024

Matthew Beckmann, poli sci, The Orange County Register, Nov. 6, 2024

Your Voice Your Vote 2024

November 5, 2024

Tony Smith, KABC Eyewitness News, Nov. 5, 2024 (Video)

Closer to the "real" thing -- How an ad campaign for a 1980s video game console helped shape our view of virtual worlds

November 5, 2024

Tom Boellstorff, anthropology, and Braxton Soderman, New World Notes, Nov. 5, 2024

Rollback of criminal justice reforms front and center among California ballot measures

November 5, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Courthouse News Service, Nov. 5, 2024

It may come down to SoCal Congressional races to determine majority

November 5, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, MyNewsLA, Nov. 5, 2024

Can Donald Trump run for president in 2028 if he loses to Kamala Harris?

November 5, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Newsweek, Nov. 5, 2024

The truth about Donald Trump's tax and tariff plans

November 3, 2024

Kristen Monroe, poli sci, Quartz, Nov. 3, 2024

The other races where women could make history on Election Day

November 1, 2024

Danielle Thomsen, poli sci, The Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2024

Best high-yield checking accounts - November 2024

November 1, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology and law, U.S News and World Report, Nov. 1, 2024

Big spending in DA race

October 31, 2024

Emily Owens, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 31, 2024, LAist

An old tradition of holding ballot parties leads to a powerful O.C. voting block

October 30, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Daily Pilot, Oct. 30, 2024 (TimesOC newsletter)

Biden calling Trump supporters "garbage" could not have come at a "worse" time for Harris campaign

October 30, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Oct. 30, 2024 (Video)

The Middling Kingdom

October 29, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, New Geography, Oct. 29, 2024

Vietnamese voters in Orange County trace clout to a homespun election tradition

October 29, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 29, 2024

What is Trump's "little secret"?

October 28, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, ABC Australia, Oct. 28, 2024 (podcast)

Are Facebook and Instagram as bad for teens as we fear?

October 28, 2024

Candice Odgers, CPIP and psychological science, Oct. 28, 2024, The Ghana Report

What do economists, local businesses think about Proposition 32, a minimum wage hike?

October 27, 2024

David Neumark, economics, The Sacramento Bee, Oct. 27, 2024

The protection racket

October 27, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The New York Review, Oct. 27, 2024

How to take a better nap

October 24, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, GQ, Oct. 24, 2024

Soft on crime, hard on retailers! - Is California's Prop 47 sending out the wrong message?

October 23, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 23, 2024, eurweb.com

Fact-checking over 12,000 of Donald Trump's statements about immigration

October 21, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 21, 2024, The Marshall Project

Menendez brothers' relatives speak out at news conference, calling for their release from prison

October 16, 2024

Keramet Reiter, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 16, 2024, ABC7 Eyewitness News

Menendez brothers' family call for killer siblings to be resentenced after 30 years behind bars for parents' gruesome murder

October 16, 2024

Keramet Reiter, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 16, 2024, New York Post

No, the FBI's recent release of 2023 crime data does not exclude many large cities

October 15, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 2024, MSN

How to stay calm when Elon Musk says he's leaving California -- and other lessons from business relocations

October 14, 2024

David Neumark, economics, EdHat (from CalMatters), Oct. 14, 2024

Is the free speech debate dead? Plus, the devil!

October 11, 2024

David Meyer, sociology, NPR, Oct. 11, 2024

Trump speaks on 'migrant crime.' The reality: It's not rampant, but a real concern.

October 11, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Oct. 11, 2024, The Christian Science Monitor

Orange County United Way receives $2.5M grant from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to support veteran employment programs

October 10, 2024

Bill Maurer, anthropology and law, Orange County United Way, Oct. 10, 2024

Trump spreads his politics of grievance to nonwhite voters

October 10, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The New York Times, Oct. 10, 2024

The middling kingdom

October 10, 2024

With China's population expected to halve by century's end, UCI sociologist Wang Feng examines Beijing's pivotal choice between reform and control in The Catalyst

How to stay calm when Elon Musk says he's leaving California -- and other lessons from business relocations

October 9, 2024

David Neumark, economics, CalMatters, Oct. 9, 2024

China wants more babies, its women don't as Xi regime gets increasingly intrusive

October 9, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Firstpost, Oct. 9, 2024

Lessons from business relocations in California

October 9, 2024

David Neumark, economics, LAist, Oct. 9, 2024

So, are you pregnant yet? China's in-your-face push for more babies.

October 8, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, The Economic Times, Oct. 8, 2024

What are mechanisms? Unpacking the term is key to progress in neuroscience

October 8, 2024

Lauren Ross, UC Irvine logic & philosophy of science, and Dani Bassett, University of Pennsylvania bioengineering, explain in this piece for The Transmitter

How a Top House Race Became a Fight Over Communism, Immigration, and Asian American Identity

October 4, 2024

Long Bui, global and international studies, Mother Jones, Oct. 4, 2024

Backlash against higher education is a "global phenomenon"

October 2, 2024

Eve Darian-Smith, global and international studies, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 2, 2024

Webinar highlights from "Engaging the 2024 U.S. Election: An Experts Roundtable"

October 2, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Political Science Now, Oct. 2, 2024

VP debates 'not proved to be particularly important'

September 29, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Sept. 29, 2024 (Video)

Polling in US swing states 'within the margin of error'

September 29, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Sept. 29, 2024 (Video)

Squeezed from both sides

September 24, 2024

Eve Darian-Smith, global and international studies, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 24, 2024

Rising interest rates have led homeowners to stay put

September 23, 2024

Jack Liebersohn, economics, KCBS Radio, Sept. 23, 2024 (Audio)

Why unpaid US school lunch debt can prompt a call to child welfare services

September 19, 2024

Kelley Fong, sociology, The Guardian, Sept. 19, 2024

Democracy and its discontents: The attack on truth

September 19, 2024

Simone Chambers, UC Irvine political science professor, discusses disinformation, voter trust and democracy on inaugural episode of "Democracy and Its Discontents," a new miniseries from the UC IGCC's Talking Policy Podcast

November's Fed meeting will move to avoid Election Day

September 18, 2024

Gary Richardson, economics, Marketplace, Sept. 18, 2024 (Audio)

Helveticization, Comic CERNs, & Change: A Design Anthropologist on "Fontroversy"

September 17, 2024

Keith Murphy, anthropology, PRINT, Sept. 17, 2024

If interest rates go down, do home prices go down? Not quite.

September 17, 2024

Jack Liebersohn, economics, Vox, Sept. 17, 2024

More Chinese women graduate but jobs and equal pay still elude them

September 14, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Financial Times, Sept. 14, 2024

Harris Adopted Economic Policy That Experts Worry Could Harm Tipped Workers

September 14, 2024

David Neumark and Maysen Yen, economics, The Daily Caller, Sept. 14, 2024 (Contributor)

Opinion: Laguna subsidizes day trippers more than $34 million yearly

September 13, 2024

Jim Danziger, poli sci, Laguna Beach Independent, Sept. 13, 2024 (Opinion)

Study: Tipped wage hikes have no impact on reducing earnings gaps

September 12, 2024

David Neumark, economics, The Center Square, MSN, Sept. 12, 2024

Debate impact on 2024 race

September 11, 2024

Tony Smith, UCI political scientist, offers insight in this segment with KABC, Sept. 11, 2024 (Video)

Five key House races to watch in November

September 10, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Courthouse News Service, Sept. 10, 2024

Opinion: Higher taxes are on the horizon. Don't let them spoil your retirement.

September 9, 2024

Research by David Neumark and Zeyu Li, economics, in The New York Times, Sept. 9, 2024 (Opinion)

What is the Consumer Price Index?

September 9, 2024

Brian Jenkins, economics, offers expert insight in this piece for Moneygeek

Derek Tran says he's fluent in Vietnamese. Rep. Michelle Steel's campaign says he's not.

September 6, 2024

Long Bui, global and international studies, The Orange County Register, Sept. 6, 2024

China officially ends three decades of foreign adoptions, marking the end of an era

September 6, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Yahoo News - Malay News, Sept. 6, 2024

China stops foreign adoptions, ending a complicated chapter

September 6, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, Sept. 6, 2024

Federal funds rate: Definition, history & impact

September 5, 2024

Brian Jenkins, economics, courtesy of Moneygeek

Interest rates have dropped, but homeowners are not moving

September 5, 2024

Research by Jack Liebersohn, economics, The New York Times, Sept. 5, 2024

Rebuilding the infrastructure of academic freedom

September 4, 2024

Eve Darian-Smith, professor and chair of global and international studies, offers expertise in this piece for Academe Blog

We can care for each other -- and our schools can teach us how

September 4, 2024

Andrew Penner, UC Irvine sociology professor, Emily K. Penner, UC Irvine associate professor of education, and Thurston Domina, explain in this piece for EdSource

Ethics & Equity: Youth-Specific Digital Therapeutics and the Continuum of Care

September 3, 2024

Stephen Schueller, CPIP and social ecology, Child Mind Institute

The new COVID vaccines are here: What to know before the next surge

September 3, 2024

Bernadette Boden-Albala, CPIP and population and public health, MDLinx, September 3, 2024

A day for Labor, 2024 (repost)

September 2, 2024

David Meyer, UCI sociology, via Politics Outdoors

Canada's schools enter silent mode

August 30, 2024

Candice Odgers, CPIP and psychological science, The Globe and Mail, August 30, 2024

How the hidden health crisis of repeated wildfires are reshaping Southern California lives

August 29, 2024

Suellen Hopfer and Jun Wu, CPIP and population and public health, Animals Around the Globe, August 29, 2024

Gen Z is unhappier than ever--but don't just blame Instagram: Money, distrust and the future are top concerns

August 28, 2024

Candice L. Odgers, CPIP and social ecology, CNBC, also ran in MSN and NBC Miami, August 28, 2024

Americans under 30 are miserable compared to Boomers: 'The future is looking pretty bleak'

August 28, 2024

Candice Odgers, CPIP and psychological science, CNBC, August 28, 2024

What would eliminating taxes on tips mean?

August 28, 2024

David Neumark, economics, Fox 11 Los Angeles, Aug. 28, 2024 (Video)

Opinion: How long can the BOJ get away with rate shocks?

August 28, 2024

Eric Swanson, economics, Bloomberg, Aug. 28, 2024 (Opinion)

The Townsend Plan: The forgotten movement that shaped Social Security

August 27, 2024

Edwin Amenta, UCI sociology professor, weighs in on the Capitol Weekly Podcast

Should You Get Another Mpox Vaccine Dose?

August 27, 2024

Andrew Noymer, CPIP and Wen School of Population and Public Health, Verywell Health, August 27, 2024

Donald Hoffman on free will, positive geometries of consciousness & spacetime

August 26, 2024

The UCI cognitive scientist explores these profound topics on Into the Impossible With Brian Keating (Podcast)

The L.A. local evening update

August 23, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, KNX News 97.1 FM, August 23, 2024

After Fed's Powell, who else is speaking at Jackson Hole?

August 23, 2024

Eric Swanson, economics, The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 23, 2024

Most baby foods on the market aren't healthy, study says

August 23, 2024

Denise Diaz Payán, CPIP and population and public health, WebMD, August 23, 2024

An expert's guide to the true power of napping the right way

August 22, 2024

Sara Mednick, The Independent (Associated Press), MSN, Aug. 22, 2024

Fed's Jackson Hole conference is underway: Here's what to expect

August 22, 2024

Eric Swanson, economics, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Aug. 22, 2024

Opinion: Blinder misrepresents minimum wage studies

August 22, 2024

David Neumark, economics, explains in this piece for The Wall Street Journal

Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here's how to nap the right way

August 22, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, explains via the Associated Press, The Seattle Times, and The Washington Times

Elsewhere in focus: Kenya--Protests that brought the cabinet down

August 21, 2024

Samar Al-Bulushi, anthropology, DailyKos, Aug. 21, 2024

NATO wants to be a leader on climate security. Here are the next steps to get there.

August 20, 2024

Heidi Hardt and Jacqueline Burns, UC Irvine political science, explain in this piece for the Atlantic Council

Anthropology students present their research in poetry, plays and op-eds in this course

August 20, 2024

Roxanne Varzi, UC Irvine anthropologist, explores unique approaches to teaching in her Multimodal Anthropology course

3 generations, 1 party: How Clinton, AOC and Gen Z are reshaping the DNC

August 20, 2024

Jennifer Jones, poli sci alumnus, Oregon Live, Aug. 20, 2024

Gold goes for it

August 20, 2024

Gary Richardson, economics, Financial Times, Aug. 20, 2024

Seven Insights From Teens About Social Media and Mental Health

August 19, 2024

Candice L. Odgers, CPIP and social ecology, Greater Good Magazine, August 19, 2024

You might be surprised by how little impact a vice presidential pick has on voters

August 19, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, The Orange County Register, Aug. 19, 2024

How Kamala Harris could capitalize on the DNC, analysts suggest

August 16, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Newsweek, Aug. 16, 2024

The Washington state ballot is big. Does it have to be?

August 16, 2024

Marty Wattenberg, poli sci, KUOW, Aug. 16, 2024

19 grooming products Robb Report's editors love, from razors to anti-aging creams

August 16, 2024

Andrew Penner and Jaclyn Wong, sociology, Robb Report, Yahoo Life, Aug. 16, 2024

On Asturias's Men of Maize

August 16, 2024

Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and English, The Paris Review, Aug. 16, 2024 (Book review)

Need a low-cost eye exam, glasses? The state you live in is key

August 15, 2024

Brandy Lipton, CPIP and population and public health, Health Day, August 15, 2024

This is the best time of day to nap for better memory, says a neuroscientist

August 14, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, The Healthy, Aug. 14, 2024

Harris running mate Walz to speak in Downtown LA and Newport on Tuesday

August 13, 2024

Matt Beckmann, poli sci, The Orange County Register, Aug. 13, 2024

No One Escapes From ADX Florence, Alcatraz of the Rockies

August 12, 2024

Keramet Reiter, CPIP and social ecology, Howstuffworks, also ran in Yahoo News, August 12, 2024

Make the most of 'me time' at 50+

August 12, 2024

Sara Mednick, cog sci, AARP, Aug. 12, 2024

Immigrants are becoming U.S. citizens at fastest clip in years

August 12, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, The New York Times, Aug. 12, 2024

The Shack Dweller Movement

August 12, 2024

In this podcast with KPFA - Against the Grain, Yousuf Al-Bulushi, global and international studies, lays out the operating principles, goals, and methods of Abahlali, one of the most well-known radical formations in all of Africa

Opinion: What Kamala Harris needs to remember about California's anti-immigrant past

August 11, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Los Angeles Times, Aug. 11, 2024 (Opinion)

'His rhetoric has made Tesla toxic': is Elon Musk driving away his target market?

August 10, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The Guardian, MSN, Aug. 10, 2024

Mortgage lock-ins cost U.S. economy $20 billion a year

August 8, 2024

Research by Jack Liebersohn, UCI economics, and Jesse Rothstein, UC Berkeley public policy and economics, explains in The Dallas Morning News (also in Yahoo)

We need a new peace movement to prevent nuclear war

August 8, 2024

David Meyer, UCI sociologist explains in this piece for Jacobin

Opinion: Are We Happy Yet?

August 8, 2024

Stephen Schueller, CPIP and social ecology, The New York Times, August 8, 2024

Opinion: Beyond 'weird'

August 8, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 8, 2024 (Opinion)

Why immigration is a better issue for Trump than it was in 2020

August 8, 2024

Michael Tesler, UCI political scientist, explains in this piece for ABC News

Housing relief? Mortgage rates drop to their lowest level in over a year

August 8, 2024

Research by Jack Liebersohn, UCI economics, and Jesse Rothstein, UC Berkeley public policy and economics, NPR, Aug. 8, 2024

'A good vibes candidate': Harris' VP pick Walz appeals to working class Americans, say analysts

August 7, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Channel News Asia, Aug. 7, 2024

San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors support efforts to repeal Proposition 47

August 6, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and social ecology, Recordnet.com, also ran in Yahoo News, August 6, 2024

What kept SCR's Paula Tomei coming back for 4 decades

August 6, 2024

Paula Tomei, alumnus, American Theatre, Aug. 6, 2024

What is a recession? Why the July jobs report has sparked new fears

August 6, 2024

Eric Swanson, economics, Bankrate, Aug. 6, 2024

Violent crime is down across the country, but rates are mixed in the Mountain West

August 5, 2024

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and social ecology, Wyoming Public Media, August 5, 2024

'No Tax on Tips' excites --and divides -- Nevada voters

August 5, 2024

David Neumark, economics, New York Post, Aug. 5, 2024

Potato chips or heroin? The debate on social media and mental health

August 4, 2024

Candice L. Odgers, CPIP and social ecology, Big Think, August 4, 2024

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris at odds over presidential debate

August 3, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Aug. 3, 2024 (Video)

Why democracy might be its own worst enemy: The fatal flaw in our system

August 2, 2024

Shawn Rosenberg, UCI political scientist, explains on this episode of the WhoWhatWhy Podcast

Donald Trump's campaign tactics could 'backfire'--analyst

August 2, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Newsweek, Aug. 2, 2024

Anthropology and doing things your own way with Roxanne Varzi

August 1, 2024

UCI anthropologist Roxanne Varzi shares with The Dyslexia Life Hacks Show how she discovered her dyslexia strength in visual thinking

Here's who has raised the most money in OC's congressional races

July 31, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, The Orange County Register, July 31, 2024

Eroding Indigenous sovereignty

July 30, 2024

María Montenegro, global and international studies, The Nation, July 30, 2024

How to fully appreciate your loving relationships

July 30, 2024

Belinda Campos, professor of Chicano/Latino Studies, and Jessica Borelli, professor of psychological science, offer expertise in this piece for Greater Good Magazine

Numbers game: Is math the language of nature or just a human construct?

July 27, 2024

Penelope Maddy, UCI logic & philosophy of science Distinguished Professor emeritus, explains in this interview with Salon (also featured in Yahoo News and MSN)

Here's who has raised the most money in OC's congressional races

July 25, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, The Orange County Register, July 25, 2024

The future of Biden and what is next

July 23, 2024

Matt Beckmann, poli sci, Fox 11 News, July 23, 2024 (Video)

The record of V.P. Kamala Harris

July 22, 2024

Tony Smith, poli sci, KABC, July 22, 2024 (Video)

President Biden drops out of presidential race

July 21, 2024

Tony Smith, poli sci, KABC, July 21, 2024 (Video)

Kamala Harris will 'articulate alternative messages' to Trump's economic proposals

July 21, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Herald Sun, July 21, 2024

Trump will keep economy 'front and centre' during campaign

July 21, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, July 21, 2024 (Video)

Republicans have 'easy attacks' on Kamala Harris

July 21, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, July 21, 2024 (Video)

Joe Biden will be 'most effective advocate' for Kamala Harris' administration

July 21, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Sky News Australia, Herald Sun, July 21, 2024 (Video)

What is Project 2025, and how does it target California?

July 21, 2024

Matt Beckmann, poli sci, The Orange County Register, July 21, 2024

Understanding opportunity cost

July 18, 2024

Brian Jenkins, economics, Business Insider, July 18, 2024

China is hiding a population secret, analyst says

July 17, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, Newsweek, July 17, 2024

Political rhetoric following assassination attempt on former President Trump

July 14, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, KNX News, July 14, 2024 (Audio)

Why state bureaucracy is crucial to our happiness

July 13, 2024

Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and English, The Spectator, July 13, 2024 (Book review)

"Cash for Clunkers" will pay airlines to scrap old and inefficient planes

July 12, 2024

Jan Brueckner, economics, KCBS Radio, July 12, 2024

Biden: 'Still work to do' on ceasefire deal

July 12, 2024

Alon Burstein, poli sci, Live Now Fox News, July 12, 2024 (Video)

US fielding new charges of hypocrisy over Kenya

July 11, 2024

Samar Al-Bulushi, anthropology, Responsible Statecraft, July 11, 2024

UC students show hardening attitudes toward Israel but steady opinion of Jews in survey

July 11, 2024

Jeff Kopstein, poli sci, San Francisco Chronicle, July 11, 2024 (Subscription)

The one-child policy supercharged China's economic miracle. Now it's paying the price.

July 11, 2024

Wang Feng, sociology, The Wall Street Journal, MSN, July 11, 2024

Can delegates really 'vote their conscience,' as President Biden suggests?

July 11, 2024

Tony Smith, poli sci, KNX News 97.1FM, July 11, 2024 (Audio)

Did President Biden do enough to silence his doubters with tonight's NATO news conference? KNX News breaks down the POTUS performance

July 11, 2024

Tony Smith, poli sci, KNX News 97.1FM, July 11, 2024 (Audio)

Advice for the Federal Reserve's review of its monetary policy framework

July 10, 2024

Eric Swanson, economics, Brookings, July 10, 2024

Hamas leader Sinwar still at large amid Israel war

July 10, 2024

Alon Burstein, poli sci, Fox News, July 10, 2024

An update to our California reading list

July 10, 2024

Héctor Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and literary journalism, The New York Times, July 10, 2024 (Newsletter)

Critics can relax: Immigrants and their children learn English

July 9, 2024

Research by sociologists Frank Bean and Ruben Rumbaut, Forbes, July 9, 2024 (Senior contributor)

What is language, and how human constraints shape it?

July 5, 2024

Richard Futrell, language science, explains in this piece for the Journal of Creativity and Inspiration

Federal Reserve, assessing inflation-unemployment link, faces an inflection point

July 3, 2024

Brian Jenkins, economics, Marketplace, July 3, 2024 (Audio)

Incarcerated students graduation from first-ever UC partnership

July 1, 2024

UCI LIFTED, CDCR, July 1, 2024

America's frozen housing market is warping the economy

June 28, 2024

Jack Liebersohn, economics, The Wall Street Journal, MSN, June 28, 2024

Looking ahead to the presidential debate

June 27, 2024

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, KNX News, June 27, 2024 (Audio)

AI for learning: Experiments from three anthropology classrooms

June 27, 2024

UCI anthropologists Angela Jenks, Christopher Lowman & Ian Straughn share findings in this piece for Anthropology News

The great awokening is over, but Trump might revive it

June 26, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, New York Magazine, June 26, 2024

Principals

June 26, 2024

Michael Tesler, poli sci, Semafor, June 26, 2024 (Newsletter)

Wisconsin taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court

June 25, 2024

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Associated Press, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Spectrum News 1, Daily Mail, June 25, 2024

Help really wanted? The impact of age stereotypes in job ads

June 24, 2024

David Neumark lends expertise in the Hoover Institution's latest Policy Brief (Video)

Commentary: Giving the incarcerated a shot at an education and a brighter future

June 24, 2024

UCI LIFTED, The Orange County Register, June 24, 2024 (Commentary)

23 incarcerated students receive bachelor's degrees from UC Irvine

June 24, 2024

UCI LIFTED, KTLA 5 (Nexstar Media), Yahoo News, June 24, 2024

Over 20 incarcerated students in San Diego earn degrees from 'first-of-its-kind' partnership

June 23, 2024

UCI LIFTED, Fox 5, June 23, 2024

The US response to Chinese antics haunts the scene

June 23, 2024

Etel Solingen, poli sci, Dagbladet Børsen, June 23, 2024

Danish companies flock to Mexico

June 23, 2024

Etel Solingen, poli sci, Dagbladet Børsen, June 23, 2024

Inmates earn bachelor's degrees in first-of-its-kind partnership with the University of California

June 22, 2024

UCI LIFTED, KABC, MSN, June 22, 2024 (Video)