Faculty Spotlight: Professor Keramet Reiter
As director of UCI LIFTED (Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees), Keramet Reiter is working to end recidivism. The professor of criminology, law and society calls the program incredibly valuable not only to taxpayers but to the incarcerated pursuing their bachelor’s degree. The program, which welcomed its first 26 students last fall, aims to replicate throughout California.
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The paper that keeps winning
Veronica Valencia Gonzalez, criminology, law & society doctoral student, wrote a paper on intimate partner violence and implications to the criminal justice system within Latinx populations that has won multiple awards.
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Gaining sleep control
Colleen Sbeglia, Ph.D. student in psychological science, who is studying how sleep deprivation alters the behavior of young men in the criminal justice system, has received a $50,000 grant from the American Psychology-Law Society.
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Alumna named ‘Kickass Woman’
Joanne Motoike (’90, B.A. social ecology) has been named one of Orange Coast Magazine's “Kickass Women.” She made history by joining the appellate panel reviewing trial court decisions and wants to give people a voice.
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Crimmigration nation
In her latest book, “Immigration and Crime: Taking Stock,” Charis Kubrin, professor of criminology, law and society, and co-author Graham Ousey, provide a broad overview of the immigration-crime link, including the rise of policies and practices reflecting so-called “crimmigration,” or the broader integration of civil immigration enforcement and the criminal justice system.
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The other death penalty
Tens of thousands of souls are in prison for life without parole and tens of thousands more are serving sentences that will result in them dying in prison. How that came to be in the land of the free is examined in Death by Prison: The Emergence of Life without Parole and Perpetual Confinement (University of California Press) by Christopher Seeds, assistant professor of criminology, law and society.
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Giving Day is April 18 — Consider making a donation to our Field Study program, which prepares students for success in the world.
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- April 10, Noon-1:30 p.m., Social Ecology I, Room 315 — “Humanity-Centered Design: A Planner's Perspective.” Mai Nguyen, director of the Design Lab and professor of Urban Studies and Planning at UC San Diego, discusses how planners can use humanity-centered design to create systems change. RSVP
- April 13, Noon-1 p.m., UCI Calit2, “Water Rights and Water Wrongs: Rethinking Equity in California.” The Water UCI Speaking of Water series presents an in-person expert panel. RSVP
- April 17, 10:30 a.m.-Noon, Humanities Gateway, Room 1010 — “Art and Abolition: The Road to Imagining and Building the World We Need.” A Poetic Justice Initiative Talk by Patrisse Cullors, artist, abolitionist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter. RSVP
- April 26, 4-6 p.m., Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517 — “Social What? Campaign Launch Party.” The School of Social Ecology's roots date back to 1970 and this is a ’70s themed party so wear your grooviest threads and join us. Highlights: Dean Jon Gould talks about our school's origins and vision for the future, a '70s costume contest, a far-out photo booth, trivia contest, dancing and free T-shirts for the first 200 guests! RSVP
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New chief fundraiser
Stacy Skwarlo, a leading fundraiser for community-based and healthcare organizations, has been named executive director of development for the School of Social Ecology, effective April 17.
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New assistant dean
Jennifer dos Santos joined the School of Social Ecology in January as senior assistant dean. Before joining our school, the UCI alumna was the chief administrative officer for UCI’s Mathematics Department.
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- Cover Story: Memory Deceives
Elizabeth Loftus, Zeit Magazine
- They grow America’s strawberries. A vicious flood made them climate migrants
Michael Méndez, The Guardian
- UCI Law schools join advocacy centers for unions
Virginia Parks and Walter Nicholls, The Daily Journal
- California's relentless rains affect farmworkers, strawberry prices
Michael Méndez, Yahoo News
- Justice system failure in US tip of iceberg
National Registry of Exonerations, China Daily
- New investment in climate action can be a game changer for Latinos
Michael Méndez, The Hill
- Opinion: What happened in Pajaro isn’t just a ‘natural’ disaster
Michael Méndez, The Mercury News
- Floods have devastated parts of California. Here’s why they’re so hard to forecast
Brett Sanders, Richard Matthew and Nicola Ulibarri, San Francisco Chronicle
- Is tap water safe to drink? Here’s what you really need to know.
Maura Allaire, National Geographic
- California Today - If you read one story, make it this
Ph.D. candidate Veronica Gonzalez, The New York Times
- The fight for exoneration: Over 29,100 years 'lost' in prison in wrongful convictions, database finds
National Registry of Exonerations, ABC News and msnNow
- Opinion: Labor Center expansion within the University of California is for the public good
UCI Labor Center, The Orange County Register
- Student Mental Health & Connection with University of California – Irvine’s Stephen Schueller
Stephen Schueller, Outside the Box with Dr. Janeane
- COVID pandemic had 'minimal' effect on mental health, study says. Is that true?
Roxane Cohen Silver, Live Science
- Pell Grants will return to prison, but for many, college will still be out of reach
Keramet Reiter, USA Today and MSN News
- Opinion: What happened in Pajaro isn’t just a “natural” disaster
Michael Méndez, Los Angeles Times and Yahoo News
- These 5 Leaders Are Breaking Down Barriers to Mental & Behavioural Health
Stephen Schueller, Flux Magazine
- Get the Funk Out! With Janeane Bernstein
Jon B. Gould, KUCI
- St. Francis Dam tour marks 95th anniversary since disaster
Michael Méndez, The Santa Clarita Valley Signal and MSN
- This is what it looks like when cops lie
National Registry of Exonerations, The Grio and Yahoo News
- There's A Racial Bias on Police Facebook Pages
Tony Cheng, FiveThirtyEight
- Oregon bill would ease hurdles facing residential supportive housing, treatment centers
Livable Cities Lab, ABC7
- No one should share a cell with a rapist, including transgender women
Center for Evidence-Based Corrections, Valerie Jenness, Cheryl L. Maxson, Kristy N. Matsuda, The Washington Post
- How the recent storm system will impact California's drought
David Feldman, KCBS Radio
- Study: Jails and police rarely track Latinos' racial and ethnic data
Nancy Rodriguez, Axios
- Orange County trio receive Women of the Year honors in state’s 73rd district
Jennifer Friend, Daily Pilot
- Growth of AI in mental health raises fears of its ability to run wild
Stephen Schueller, Axios
- Had enough of winter weather? Sorry SoCal, atmospheric rivers bringing more rain
Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, KABC
- Get Ready — Winter Wonderland Of Snow Heightens Risk Of Bigger Spring Floods (Landslides, Too)
Brett Sanders, Richard Matthew and Nicola Ulibarri, LAist
- Man remains behind bars nearly 20 years after conviction overturned According to the National Registry of Exonerations
National Registry of Exonerations, ABC News
- Death by Prison – Examining Life Without the Possibility of Parole Sentencing
Christopher Seeds, KPFA
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