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‘A window into the body’
IISBR researchers champion the use of spit in diagnostics
The so-called “diagnostic fluid of the future,” saliva is loaded with DNA, enzymes, hormones, immune system markers and other substances that make it a minimally invasive alternative biospecimen to blood for a dizzying array of medical, nonmedical and even commercial uses. But, expertise is required to decipher biomarkers and that’s where UCI’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research comes in.
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Irvine residents have shorter commutes
MFI report looks at the city’s housing, commuting and amenities
In its third of three reports on the city of Irvine’s 50th anniversary, Metropolitan Futures Initiative researchers find that the city's residents have shorter commutes and more parkland than residents in the rest of Orange County.
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Not for sale
In their new book, Gentrification, Displacement, and Alternative Futures, Rodolfo Torres, emeritus professor of urban planning and public policy, and three of his former students examine the impacts of gentrification on marginalized communities. “Our contributors were out there, on the ground. They know, they felt it, they lived it. That’s why we wrote this book,” Torres says.
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Securing the environment
The Routledge Handbook on Environmental Security provides a comprehensive overview of the field of environmental security. Edited by Richard Matthew, professor of urban planning and public policy, and colleagues, the book details how environmental factors affect human security and contribute to the onset and continuation of violent conflict worldwide.
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LIFTED awarded $1.8 million
The state of California has allocated $1.8 million to expand Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees, the first in-prison UC system B.A. program, directed by Keramet Reiter, professor of criminology, law & society.
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Double honors for Borelli
Jessica Borelli, associate professor of psychological science, is the 2022 recipient of two American Psychological Association awards for her distinguished contributions to family and citizen psychology.
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Jenness feted for mentorship
Valerie Jenness, Distinguished Professor of criminology, law & society, wins Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award from the American Sociological Association Section on Crime, Law and Deviance and its Section on the Sociology of Law.
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Silver to receive most prestigious UCI faculty award
Roxane Cohen Silver, Distinguished Professor of psychological science, has been named the 2022-23 recipient of UCI's Distinguished Senior Faculty Award for Research.
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O’Connor writes winning paper
Sara O’Connor, urban and environmental planning and policy Ph.D. student, has won the Etel Solingen Award for Outstanding Paper in International Relations, which recognizes her work on transitioning states.
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