Annie Ro, professor of public health CPIP affiliate, has received awards for Research Excellence and Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor of the Year from UCI's Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health. Congratulations Professor Ro! publichealth.uci.edu/2026/05/21/r...

Alein Haro-Ramos, assistant professor of public health and CPIP affiliate, has received the Research Excellence Award from UCI's Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health. Congratulations Professor Haro-Ramos! publichealth.uci.edu/2026/05/21/r...

Tim A. Bruckner, professor of public health and co-director of CPIP, has received the Excellence in Research award from UCI's Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health. Congratulations Professor Bruckner! publichealth.uci.edu/2026/05/21/r...

CPIP graduate student affiliate Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon has a new publication on "Reclaiming Public Parks and Public Health: Community-Led Safe Passages and Physical Activity in South Los Angeles, California" in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health. doi.org/10.1123/jpah...

Reclaiming Public Parks and Public Health: Community-Led Safe Passages and Physical Activity in South Los Angeles, California

Background: Safe passage interventions aim to enhance public safety and improve access to community resources, including public parks, in underserved communities. However, no studies have directly com...

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Congratulations Celina Morales, PhD, MPH! Celina Morales, a graduate student affiliate of CPIP, successfully defended her Ph.D. and graduated from UCI in the spring. She is now a postdoctoral scholar in UCI’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.

Research by Charis E. Kubrin, John Hipp (both CPIP affiliates), and colleagues is featured in Nature news. Prof. Kubrin states, "Our study is the first to analyse these numbers across neighbourhoods and using such a diverse national sample...” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Undocumented migration does not raise crime rates, huge study finds

Analysis of neighbourhoods in more than 100 US cities finds no evidence that rising numbers of undocumented immigrants are linked with violent crime.

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Charis E. Kubrin and John Hipp, both CPIP affiliates, and their research team conducted a large-scale study analyzing 11,500 neighborhoods over a decade and found no link between crime and unauthorized immigration. socialecology.uci.edu/news/large-s...

Winnie Yee, PhD student in Education, is on the Data and Tools Advisory Board for California’s Cradle-to-Career data system initiative and Fellow of the Education and Labor Section of the Domestic Social Policy Division of the Congressional Research Service in the Library of Congress.

“It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that bans are likely to make things worse, not better,” Candice L. Odgers says. She's certain that there is limited data to support the idea that social media is driving a dip in adolescent mental health. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The social media ban sceptic: are we getting it wrong on kids, tech and mental health?

Psychologist Candice Odgers has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years. She fears the current debate around smartphones obscures some of the biggest issues facing teenagers – from the impact of...

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Dylan Roby, prof. at Wen Public Health & CPIP affiliate, is quoted in “California nearly achieved universal healthcare. Now, millions are losing coverage.” He says, “All it takes is one piece of lost mail and all of a sudden you lose coverage…and things can snowball.” calmatters.org/health/2026/...

'We're just asking for some dignity': Inside California's Medi-Cal rollback

State and federal cuts could push California's uninsured rate to nearly 15% by 2030 — hitting immigrants and low-income families hardest. Watch the new CalMatters documentary.

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Greg Duncan, distinguished professor of education, was interviewed for “The Best Parenting Hack Is Being Rich” in The Atlantic. Prof. Duncan discusses reasons why rich parents are better able to provide a home environment that leads to success. www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

The Best Parenting Hack Is Being Rich

Young kids shouldn’t have screen time, a new report warns. But who can afford to follow that advice?

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Paul Hanselman, associate professor of sociology and CPIP affiliate, was interviewed about school enrollment. He says "There’s a lot of explanations, but economic explanations in terms of challenges of having kids is a big part of the story..." www.ocregister.com/2026/08/02/c...

California schools are facing a declining enrollment timebomb that could mean more layoffs, school closures

Though some school districts are faring better than others, external factors outside of a district’s control have exacerbated declining enrollment across Southern California.

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Ming Leung is the Dean’s Honoree for the Celebration of Teaching Award from Paul Merage School of Business. Congraulations! sites.google.com/site/mingdle...

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Annie Ro has received a grant from UCI’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center to investigate why many cancer patients receiving care in safety-net hospitals rely on emergency departments for health concerns that could be managed in outpatient settings. publichealth.uci.edu/2026/07/08/a...

Olga Malkova has been promoted to Associate Professor of Economics. Congratulations Prof. Malkova! sites.socsci.uci.edu/~omalkova/

Annie Ro has been promoted to Professor at the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health and received the school’s mid-career award. Well done Professor Ro! publichealth.uci.edu/faculty/ro-a...

Jack Leibersohn has been promoted to Associate Professor of Economics. www.jackliebersohn.com

Jack Liebersohn

Associate Professor of Economics

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Kelley Fong has been promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations Kelley! kelleyfong.com

Kelley Fong

Assistant Professor of Sociology

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Emily Penner, associate professor of education and CPIP affiliate, is researching the effects of heat exposure on school children and how schools are adapting to warmer days. calmatters.org/environment/...

This 13-year-old's school had no AC. Now there's a law because of her

Two new laws aim to protect students from extreme heat — but California still won't fund the air conditioning schools actually need.

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Welcome Isabel Almeida, Ph.D.! Prof. Almeida is a new CPIP affiliate and Assistant Professor in Chicano/Latino Studies. She studies the ways in which biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors interact to influence women’s reproductive health. faculty.sites.uci.edu/latinaperina...

Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon, a CPIP graduate affiliate, is co-author of "Olvidados Entre la Cosecha: Understanding Social Needs and Health Disparities through Farm Workers’ Perspectives" in Journal of Latino-Latin American Studies (JOLLAS). Advance online at muse.jhu.edu/article/995270.

Irene Vega’s book, Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality, is honorable mention for Distinguished Scholarly Book Award from American Sociological Association and Thomas & Znaniecki Book Award from International Migration section. www.asanet.org/about/awards...

Distinguished Scholarly Book Award | American Sociological Association

The ASA Distinguished Scholarly Book Award is presented annually to an ASA member for the best single book published in the two calendar years preceding the

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Congratulations! Distinguished Professor of Sociology Edward Telles has received the Distinguished Career Award from the International Migration section of the American Sociological Association.

“A major online safety bill for kids just passed the House. Here’s what experts say parents need to know.” Candice Odgers, professor of psychology and CPIP affiliate, raises concerns over the removal of the “duty of care” provision that may expose children to risks. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/a...

A major online safety bill for kids just passed the House. Here's what experts say parents need to know

The House passed the KIDS Act, a major online safety bill aimed at protecting minors. Here's what the legislation would do, what critics say it's missing, and what experts want parents to know.

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Keramet Reiter, professor of criminology, law and society and CPIP affiliate, has co-authored an op-ed about ICE immigration practices in Dissent Magazine. Read “The Uses and Abuses of the ‘Worst of the Worst’.” dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

The Uses and Abuses of the “Worst of the Worst” - Dissent Magazine

While the “worst of the worst” was already part of the lexicon of immigration enforcement before Donald Trump, his administration has routinely wielded it as a tool for advancing a radical, white-nati...

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Kristin Turney, professor of sociology and CPIP affiliate, is co-PI of a newly funded NSF project that will establish the BRIDGE National Center to broaden access to modern data science and artificial intelligence for scientists across many research fields. www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...

David Richardson of Wen Public Health weighs in on "How could loosened radiation exposure rules affect public health?." The article examines a proposed rule from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ease the standard for low-dose radiation exposure. www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

How could loosened radiation exposure rules affect public health?

A proposed rule change could expose more Americans to higher doses of radiation from nuclear facilities

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China today has too few births. Since the one-child policy was scrapped, there have been increasingly desperate attempts to encourage couples to have more children. But nothing has worked. Listen to Wang Feng, UCI Distinguished Prof. of sociology and CPIP affiliate: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...

BBC Audio | The Documentary Podcast | China’s collapsing population

Since the one-child policy was scrapped 10 years ago, China now has too few births

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Sociologist and CPIP affiliate Kelley Fong is quoted in “Buttigieg hoax exposes a child welfare system too vulnerable to unverified tips.” www.nysun.com/article/butt...

Buttigieg Hoax Exposes a Child Welfare System Too Vulnerable to Unverified Tips | The New York Sun

The former transportation secretary’s ordeal, in which his 4-year-old twins were taken into forensic interviews based on a false anonymous tip, is not as rare as it should be.

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David Neumark discusses research with Tim Bruckner about retiring early and cognitive decline: “We should really think about the potential consequences of a really large-scale decline in employment.” Profs. Neumark and Bruckner are co-directors of CPIP. fortune.com/article/why-...

Economists have found an answer to slowing cognitive decline: Avoid retiring early, study finds | Fortune

“We should really think about the potential consequences of a really large-scale decline in employment,” UC Irvine economist David Neumark told Fortune.

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