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<p>Sarah Pressman, assistant professor of psychology & social behavior at UC Irvine, and her dog, Milo, enjoy an afternoon at William R. Mason Regional Park near campus. She studies the link between happiness and health.</p>
<p>Steve Zylius / UC Irvine</p>

When you’re smiling

New UCI-based center gives researchers direct link to US census data

UC Irvine is home to the nation’s newest of 18 U.S. Census Research Data Centers. Established through a partnership between the School of Social Sciences and the U.S. Census Bureau, the campus site allows UCI researchers unprecedented local access to administrative and survey data.

<p>“Our role must be greater than simply patching up injuries or writing prescriptions for the health consequences of intimate partner violence,” says ICFV co-director Dr. Julianne Toohey, a UCI professor of obstetrics & gynecology.</p>
<p>iStock by Getty Images</p>

Allied against abuse

Interdisciplinary Center on Family Violence brings together community partners, faculty from 20 UCI departments to address multifaceted issue

<p>David Neumark, UCI economics professor, recently published a study that shows government-mandated minimum-wage hikes result in job losses for low-skilled workers.</p>
<p>Steve Zylius / UC Irvine</p>

Minimum wage increases result in job loss, UCI-led study reaffirms

<p>Marcelle Holmes, assistant vice chancellor of Wellness, Health & Counseling Services at UC Irvine and a certified yoga instructor, has led campus workshops on meditation, mindfulness and other methods for reducing stress.</p>
<p>Steve Zylius / University Communications</p>

Keep calm and Zot on

Campus highlights Mental Health Awareness Week Oct. 5-11

<p>UCI’s new faculty members were welcomed at a University Club event Tuesday, Sept. 23.</p>
<p>Steve Zylius / UC Irvine</p>

Fresh influx of faculty

School of Medicine claims 14 of 77 new hires

<p>Children’s health problems are an overlooked and unintended consequence of mass incarceration. In some cases, it can be worse for a child’s well-being than divorce or the death of a parent, new UCI study finds. </p>
<p>Thinkstock</p>

Kids’ health suffers when parents go to jail

UCI study finds incarceration more detrimental than divorce or death of mother, father

<p>Our daily work endeavors inspire studies by UCI researchers on everything from email interruptions and the effect on productivity to our perceptions of diversity in the workforce. Here, in celebration of Labor Day, are some examples of work-related scholarship. </p>
<p>Thinkstock</p>

A look at labor

UCI researchers offer highlights from their studies about work – how we do it, and what we produce

<p>Action on the field between Uruguay and Costa Rica in 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament gives UCI cognitive scientist Michael Lee a chance to test “crowd wisdom” algorithms for predicting winners.</p>
<p>Danilo Borges / Portal ca Copa, Brazil, 06.14.14 </p>

UCI cognitive scientist scores big using crowdsourcing to predict World Cup outcome

Algorithms use Ranker data to predict host country Brazil as 2014 soccer champs

<p>UC Irvine civil & environmental engineering chair and professor Brett Sanders and graduate engineering student Adam Luke measured and even crawled into culverts like this one on the U.S.-Mexico border and in Newport Beach to develop more accurate models of flood risk.</p>
<p>Steve Zylius / UC Irvine</p>

Rising waters

UCI students help coastal communities brace for climate change

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