In The Media

The art of the power nap -- how to sleep your way to maximum productivity

August 22, 2023

Sara Mednick, cog sci, Entrepreneur, Aug. 22, 2023

If AI becomes conscious, how will we know?

August 22, 2023

Megan Peters, cognitive sciences, Science, Aug. 22, 2023

Consciousness beyond the human case

August 21, 2023

Megan Peters, cognitive sciences, weighs in via this feature piece in Current Biology

How worried you should really be about the new COVID variant, according to infectious disease experts

August 17, 2023

Daniel Parker, CPIP and public health, Parade, Aug. 17, 2023

Kelley Fong: Don't take the wrong lessons after toddler's death

August 16, 2023

Kelley Fong, sociologist, explains in this op-ed for the Hartford Courant

Navigating the path to legal status: an undocumented immigrant's story

August 16, 2023

Jozef Robles, UCI sociology graduate student, gives perspective in this three-part piece for Contexts

Sharpening Occam's Razor: The mathematical quest to simplify science

August 16, 2023

JB Manchak and Jim Weatherall, LPS, List23, Aug. 16, 2023

Experts weigh in on latest Trump indictment

August 15, 2023

Shawn Rosenberg, poli sci, KTVU, Aug. 15, 2023

The 10 best COVID-19 face masks to mitigate airborne illness

August 15, 2023

Bernadette Boden-Albala, CPIP and public health, Verywell Health, Aug. 15, 2023

She was arrested outside S.F.'s Mid-Market Whole Foods a week before it closed. Here's what happened next.

August 14, 2023

Charis Kubrin, CPIP and criminology, law & society, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 14, 2023

Your guide to promissory notes

August 14, 2023

Bill Maurer, anthropology and law, U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 14, 2023

What is offshore banking?

August 14, 2023

Bill Maurer, anthropology and law, U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 14, 2023

Sharpening "Occam's Razor" - The mathematical quest to simplify science

August 13, 2023

JB Manchak and Jim Weatherall, LPS, SciTechDaily, Aug. 13, 2023

Why are women more concerned about climate change than men?

August 4, 2023

Kim Fortun, anthropology, The Orange County Register, Aug. 4, 2023

SoCal judge paved the way for Trump indictment, profs say

August 3, 2023

Tony Smith, poli sci, Patch (City News Service), Aug. 3, 2023

Trump leads in polls, but there are 'cracks in foundation', expert says

August 3, 2023

Tony Smith, poli sci, KNX News, Aug. 3, 2023

Bernie Sanders introduces a bill to raise minimum wage to $17 by 2028

August 2, 2023

David Neumark, economics, Reason, Aug. 2, 2023

Support grows for no-strings-attached cash for families to prevent foster care removals

August 2, 2023

Kelley Fong, sociology, The Imprint, Aug. 2, 2023

Trump indicted for third time

August 1, 2023

Tony Smith, poli sci, KABC, Aug. 1, 2023 (Video)

Rising Stars: Allison Lim, office of Assemblymember Alex Lee

August 1, 2023

Allison Lim, '15 political science and sociology, Capitol Weekly

Trump has "broken every rule of politics"

August 1, 2023

Tony Smith, poli sci, KNX News, Aug. 1, 2023 (Audio)

2023 Innovator of the Year Award Nominees: Mark Steyvers

July 31, 2023

Mark Steyvers, cog sci, The Orange County Business Journal, July 31, 2023

Reimagining resilient agri-food supply chains

July 31, 2023

Researchers in the Department of Global and International Studies, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, July 31, 2023

Opinion: Selective admissions on trial

July 31, 2023

Richard Arum, sociology and education, Inside Higher Ed, July 31, 2023

2023 Innovator of the Year Award Nominees: Megan Peters

July 31, 2023

Megan Peters, cog sci, The Orange County Business Journal, July 31, 2023

Why didn't you vote, Orange County?

July 30, 2023

Bernie Grofman, poli sci, The Orange County Register, July 30, 2023

Should there be a maximum age limit for lawmakers?

July 28, 2023

Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, KNX News, July 28, 2023 (Audio

What archaeologists think Indiana Jones gets wrong about archaeology

July 21, 2023

Christopher Lowman, anthropology, IFL Science, July 21, 2023

"Better Asians than Blacks" (Web essay)

July 20, 2023

Claire Jean Kim, poli sci and Asian American studies, explains what we're missing about the SCOTUS decision on race-conscious admissions in this piece for The American Scholar

What is AFRICOM? How the U.S. military is militarizing and destabilizing Africa

July 20, 2023

Samar Al-Bulushi, anthropology, explains in this piece for Teen Vogue

Major strikes loom in US labor market

July 20, 2023

Judith Stepan-Norris, sociology, Voice of America and other nationwide outlets, July 20, 2023

Is holy war brewing over former Chapman Law dean Eastman's 'persecution'?

July 19, 2023

Cecelia Lynch, poli sci, The Orange County Register, July 19, 2023

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke can collide in deadly ways

July 19, 2023

Jun Wu, CPIP and public health, NBC News, July 19, 2023

What we learned from the NATO summit

July 18, 2023

Heidi Hardt, poli sci, explains in this piece for the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation

The rise of the regional Fed speech

July 17, 2023

Gary Richardson, economics, Marketplace, July 17, 2023 (Audio)

Can tracking your moods make you happier?

July 15, 2023

Stephen Schueller, CPIP and psychological science, The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2023

Researcher takes a look at the pro's and con's of raising the minimum wage

July 15, 2023

David Neumark, economics, KCBS Radio, July 15, 2023 (Audio)

Opinion: With overturning of affirmative action, Asian Americans became political pawns. Again.

July 12, 2023

Claire Jean Kim, poli sci and Asian American studies, Religion News Service, MSN, July 12, 2023 (Opinion)

Why is solitary confinement in US prisons so routine?

July 12, 2023

Keramet Reiter, CPIP and criminology, law and society, Al Jazeera, July 12, 2023 (Video)

Sweden joining NATO a "very substantial step forward"

July 11, 2023

Heidi Hardt, poli sci, CNA, July 11, 2023 (Video)

What does NATO stand to gain from Sweden becoming a member?

July 11, 2023

Heidi Hardt, poli sci, CNA, July 11, 2023

Why China's young people are not getting married

July 10, 2023

Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, July 10, 2023

How abortion bans will strain an already failing foster system

July 9, 2023

Kelley Fong, sociology, Vox, MSN, July 9, 2023

Why are Federal Reserve regional banks listed on U.S. currency?

July 7, 2023

Gary Richardson, economics, Marketplace, July 7, 2023 (Audio)

Study finds public prekindergarten can help reduce achievement gaps for Black and Hispanic children

July 5, 2023

Research by Jade Jenkins, CPIP and education, reveals positive insights on elementary student outcomes

US colleges explore alternatives to affirmative action after Supreme Court ruling

July 4, 2023

Susan Brown, sociology, Financial Times, July 4, 2023

US citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills

July 4, 2023

Sara Goodman, poli sci, Associated Press, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, NBC News, The Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle, Spectrum News 1, July 4, 2023