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UC Irvine economist and CPIP affiliate, David Agrawal is co-author of a new book, Policy Responses to Tax Competition. Agrawal and his co-editors, James M. Poterba and Owen M. Zidar, examine effects of tax competition designed to attract business and residents. www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n...
Policy Responses to Tax Competition
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January 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
UC Irvine economist and CPIP affiliate, David Agrawal is co-author of a new book, Policy Responses to Tax Competition. Agrawal and his co-editors, James M. Poterba and Owen M. Zidar, examine effects of tax competition designed to attract business and residents. www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n...
Kelley Fong, Asst. Prof. of Sociology and CPIP affiliate, and Frank Edwards and Robert Apel of Rutgers University–Newark have published an analysis of a decade of national data showing no link between foster care entry rates and child maltreatment deaths. rscj.newark.rutgers.edu/news/study-n...
STUDY: No Link Between Foster Care Entry Rates and Child Maltreatment Deaths
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January 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Kelley Fong, Asst. Prof. of Sociology and CPIP affiliate, and Frank Edwards and Robert Apel of Rutgers University–Newark have published an analysis of a decade of national data showing no link between foster care entry rates and child maltreatment deaths. rscj.newark.rutgers.edu/news/study-n...
Andrew Noymer, an associate professor in UCI's Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health and a CPIP affiliate, published an op-ed in the Orange County Register on December 23, 2025 titled, "Lab Leak in Spain? A Wake-Up Call for Global Biosafety." Access the article at archive.ph/EncBn.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Andrew Noymer, an associate professor in UCI's Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health and a CPIP affiliate, published an op-ed in the Orange County Register on December 23, 2025 titled, "Lab Leak in Spain? A Wake-Up Call for Global Biosafety." Access the article at archive.ph/EncBn.
Di Xu, professor of education and CPIP affiliate, and her co-investigators XunFei Li and Loris Fagioli have received a grant from Arnold Ventures to study the statewide effects of Assembly Bill 705, California’s major developmental education reform. Read more at education.uci.edu/grant-ab705.....
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December 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Di Xu, professor of education and CPIP affiliate, and her co-investigators XunFei Li and Loris Fagioli have received a grant from Arnold Ventures to study the statewide effects of Assembly Bill 705, California’s major developmental education reform. Read more at education.uci.edu/grant-ab705.....
“For the third time in her distinguished career, Candice L. Odgers has earned a coveted spot on Clarivate's 2025 'Highly Cited Researchers' list — a testament to her groundbreaking work exploring how technology and social inequality shape young lives.” clarivate.com/highly-cited...
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025
The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...
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December 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“For the third time in her distinguished career, Candice L. Odgers has earned a coveted spot on Clarivate's 2025 'Highly Cited Researchers' list — a testament to her groundbreaking work exploring how technology and social inequality shape young lives.” clarivate.com/highly-cited...
Constantine Manda has received a 2025 Advancing Research Grant for Early Career Scholars from the American Political Science Association. politicalsciencenow.com/meet-constan...
Meet Constantine Manda, 2025 Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars Recipient -
Meet Constantine Manda, University of California Project Title: Identifying Important Religious Legacies of Ancient African States Constantine Manda is an assistant professor in the department of political science at the University of California, Irvine since [...]
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December 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Constantine Manda has received a 2025 Advancing Research Grant for Early Career Scholars from the American Political Science Association. politicalsciencenow.com/meet-constan...
Alana M.W. LeBrón co-authored a policy brief in Health Affairs. Dr. LeBrón is an Associate Professor in the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health and CPIP faculty affiliate. www.healthaffairs.org/content/brie...
Population Health Costs Of Exclusionary And Criminalizing Immigration Policies | Health Affairs Brief
Exclusionary immigration policies harm immigrants’ health and the health of nonimmigrants in the US.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Alana M.W. LeBrón co-authored a policy brief in Health Affairs. Dr. LeBrón is an Associate Professor in the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health and CPIP faculty affiliate. www.healthaffairs.org/content/brie...
María Rendón and David Schaefer, both CPIP faculty affiliates, published, "Social Reproduction at a Minority Serving Institution: STEM Capital Disparities among Children of Immigrants," in the October 2025 issue of Sociology of Education. Rendón is featured in the publication’s podcast.
Sage Sociology: Sociology of Education - Social Reproduction at a Minority Serving Institution: STEM Capital Disparities among Children of Immigrants
Author María G. Rendón discusses the article, "," published in the October 2025 issue of Sociology of Education.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
María Rendón and David Schaefer, both CPIP faculty affiliates, published, "Social Reproduction at a Minority Serving Institution: STEM Capital Disparities among Children of Immigrants," in the October 2025 issue of Sociology of Education. Rendón is featured in the publication’s podcast.
Charis E. Kubrin has received the Stockholm Prize in Criminology – a prestigious award considered the field’s Nobel Prize equivalent. Dr. Kubrin is recognized for decades of research challenging the notion that immigrants bring crime to their new communities. news.uci.edu/2025/11/13/u...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Charis E. Kubrin has received the Stockholm Prize in Criminology – a prestigious award considered the field’s Nobel Prize equivalent. Dr. Kubrin is recognized for decades of research challenging the notion that immigrants bring crime to their new communities. news.uci.edu/2025/11/13/u...
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has recognized ¡Plo-NO! (Lead-Free) Santa Ana! by Orange County Environmental Justice Education Fund and CPIP-affiliates Alana LeBrón and Jun Wu as an Exemplary Project through its Community Engagement Scholarship Awards program. publichealth.uci.edu/2025/10/17/u...
UC Irvine-community partnership honored for environmental justice work in Santa Ana – UC Irvine Wen Public Health
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has recognized ¡Plo-NO! (Lead-Free) Santa Ana! by Orange County Environmental Justice Education Fund and CPIP-affiliates Alana LeBrón and Jun Wu as an Exemplary Project through its Community Engagement Scholarship Awards program. publichealth.uci.edu/2025/10/17/u...
Julian Gerez, assistant professor of criminology, law and society and CPIP affiliate, is interviewed as part of a developing story segment on CNN Live discussing U.S. actions in Columbia and Venezuela. Watch CNN's segment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAiy...
Julian Gerez on CNN
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November 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Julian Gerez, assistant professor of criminology, law and society and CPIP affiliate, is interviewed as part of a developing story segment on CNN Live discussing U.S. actions in Columbia and Venezuela. Watch CNN's segment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAiy...
Daniel Parker was elected as a Fellow National into The Explorers Club, in recognition of his field-based and exploratory work in Myanmar, Southeast Asia and South America. publichealth.uci.edu/2025/06/13/d...
Daniel Parker elected to international scientific society, focused on exploration & field study – UC Irvine Wen Public Health
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August 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Daniel Parker was elected as a Fellow National into The Explorers Club, in recognition of his field-based and exploratory work in Myanmar, Southeast Asia and South America. publichealth.uci.edu/2025/06/13/d...
Congratulations to Vellore Arthi of UCI's Department of Economics, who has received tenure, and to Di Xu, of UCI's School of Education, who has been promoted to professor.
August 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Congratulations to Vellore Arthi of UCI's Department of Economics, who has received tenure, and to Di Xu, of UCI's School of Education, who has been promoted to professor.
Suellen Hopfer has been named Dr. De Gallow Professor of the Year! Prof. Hopfer of the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health has received UCI’s Dr. De Gallow Professor of the Year award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Recipients are nominated by peers, students, and staff.
August 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Suellen Hopfer has been named Dr. De Gallow Professor of the Year! Prof. Hopfer of the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health has received UCI’s Dr. De Gallow Professor of the Year award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Recipients are nominated by peers, students, and staff.
UCI CPIP hosted a two-week residential program for the next generation of scholars in population sciences (NextGenPop) that brought 17 students to campus for advanced instruction, career development and networking. www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n...
Training the next generation of population science researchers
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August 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
UCI CPIP hosted a two-week residential program for the next generation of scholars in population sciences (NextGenPop) that brought 17 students to campus for advanced instruction, career development and networking. www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n...
Paola Guerrero Rosada of the School of Education and Carolina Valdivia of Criminology, Law, and Society have been named Hellman Fellows. UCI's Hellman Fellowship supports promising junior faculty as they pursue innovative, high-impact research.
June 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Paola Guerrero Rosada of the School of Education and Carolina Valdivia of Criminology, Law, and Society have been named Hellman Fellows. UCI's Hellman Fellowship supports promising junior faculty as they pursue innovative, high-impact research.
Charis Kubrin, professor of Criminology, Law, and Society, has published a policy brief titled “Rethinking Immigration Enforcement” with the Scholars Strategy Network. Read it at scholars.org/contribution....
Rethinking Immigration Enforcement
In communities across the United States, a persistent narrative links immigration, including undocumented immigration, with increased crime rates. Despite overwhelming evidence to disprove this narrat...
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June 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Charis Kubrin, professor of Criminology, Law, and Society, has published a policy brief titled “Rethinking Immigration Enforcement” with the Scholars Strategy Network. Read it at scholars.org/contribution....
Congratulations to Kelley Fong and Andy de Barros who received a prestigious fellowship from the National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation. The fellowship recognizes early-career scholars making significant scholarly contributions to education research. education.uci.edu/naed_spencer...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Congratulations to Kelley Fong and Andy de Barros who received a prestigious fellowship from the National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation. The fellowship recognizes early-career scholars making significant scholarly contributions to education research. education.uci.edu/naed_spencer...
KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Andrew Noymer, epidemiologist and demographer at UC Irvine, about the Trump administration's announcement that it will be making changes to the way new COVID vaccines are approved. Listen at www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs...
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May 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Andrew Noymer, epidemiologist and demographer at UC Irvine, about the Trump administration's announcement that it will be making changes to the way new COVID vaccines are approved. Listen at www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs...
Denise Payán, MPP, PhD has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for next academic year. She will examine nutrition policy design and implementation in Australia with colleagues at the University of Sydney. The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board issued the award.
Denise Payán Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2025 to 2026 Academic Year – UC Irvine Wen Public Health
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May 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Denise Payán, MPP, PhD has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for next academic year. She will examine nutrition policy design and implementation in Australia with colleagues at the University of Sydney. The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board issued the award.
Brittany Morey, an Associate Professor in the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, discusses how COVID fallout leaves many Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders without adequate care in the Los Angeles Post. www.lapost.com/articles/cov...
COVID fallout leaves many NHPI adults without adequate care
New CAPIWAVES report reveals mental health concerns following COVID-19 impact on NHPI adults.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Brittany Morey, an Associate Professor in the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, discusses how COVID fallout leaves many Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders without adequate care in the Los Angeles Post. www.lapost.com/articles/cov...
Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, has been named a UCDC Presidential Fellow. She joins an elite group of University of California faculty selected to bring their research expertise to policymakers in Washington, D.C. socialecology.uci.edu/news/kubrin-...
Kubrin named UCDC Presidential Faculty Fellow | School of Social Ecology
Professor to receive training to work with legislators
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April 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, has been named a UCDC Presidential Fellow. She joins an elite group of University of California faculty selected to bring their research expertise to policymakers in Washington, D.C. socialecology.uci.edu/news/kubrin-...
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Jun Wu & colleagues at @ucipopcenter.bsky.social study on #wildfire health impacts and community inequities faced by families in Eastern Coachella Valley is receiving a lot of attention: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... #smoke #socialvulnerability #publichealth
April 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Jun Wu & colleagues at @ucipopcenter.bsky.social study on #wildfire health impacts and community inequities faced by families in Eastern Coachella Valley is receiving a lot of attention: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... #smoke #socialvulnerability #publichealth
John Templeton Foundation awards grant to Stephen Schueller! The professor of psychological sciences and CPIP affiliate has received funding for a project titled “Addressing Risks in Online Spaces with Character Development through Digital Micro-Interventions.” socialecology.uci.edu/news/cultiva...
Cultivating character in the digital age | School of Social Ecology
Templeton Foundation awards Schueller’s research team $1 million grant
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April 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
John Templeton Foundation awards grant to Stephen Schueller! The professor of psychological sciences and CPIP affiliate has received funding for a project titled “Addressing Risks in Online Spaces with Character Development through Digital Micro-Interventions.” socialecology.uci.edu/news/cultiva...
Denise Payán, a health policy expert and assoc. prof. at UCI's Wen Public Health, contributed to identifying and proposing relevant regulatory and policy guidelines and strategies on the equity implications in the adoption of large language models in healthcare delivery.
Policy expert provides analysis of guidelines to support equitable use of artificial intelligence in healthcare – UC Irvine Wen Public Health
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April 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Denise Payán, a health policy expert and assoc. prof. at UCI's Wen Public Health, contributed to identifying and proposing relevant regulatory and policy guidelines and strategies on the equity implications in the adoption of large language models in healthcare delivery.