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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 15h

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Conversations for California's Future - School of Social Ecology

UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Dean Jon Gould kicks off talks with California’s gubernatorial candidates and leaders, starting with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Oct. 16, 5-6:...

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 15h

Dean @gouldjonb.bsky.social is here to tell you that the @ucirvine.bsky.social School of Social Ecology is hosting a series of “fireside chats” with candidates for California Governor. Up first is former state Assembly Speaker and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 16h

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2025 Social Ecology Career Summit Registration Form

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 16h

We're about a week away from @ucirvine.bsky.social School of Social Ecology's 2nd annual Career Summit. Held 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Irvine Barclay Theatre, the free event aims to help social ecology students and alumni in their professional career trajectory.

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 18h

Susan Charles studies aging and has found surprising ways to savor the senior years. Watch as the @ucirvine.bsky.social psychology provides provides all kinds of tips for successful aging in this installment of the School of Social Ecology's Impact Series. youtu.be/Leo3iUsf8VY

IMPACT SERIES - Successful Aging

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 18h

The @ucirvine.bsky.social Admissions office's Campus Representatives Recruitment & Selection Team is currently hiring Anteaters through 3 EASY steps:

1) Read the flier.
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3) APPLY!

socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 1d

Missouri voters show strong bipartisan support for clemency in a high-profile death penalty case, finds a study conducted by Nicholas Scurich, professor and chair of psychology at @ucirvine.bsky.social. ow.ly/FitN50X6vaG

socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 1d

Do local governments listen to the experts? Seth Pipkin seeks the answer as it relates to local economic development policies, as you'll learn in the new study from the @ucirvine.bsky.social associate professor of urban planning & public policy. Read it here: ow.ly/nNLL50X4GWm

Do Local Governments Listen to the Experts? A Comprehensive Qualitative Analysis of Local Economic Development Policies - Seth Pipkin, 2025

Research on local economic development (LED) policy remains limited in its access to detailed information about what policies are practiced where. This study he...

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 1d

As we mourn the loss of Jane Goodall, we are reminded of a group conversation she participated in years ago that aired repeatedly on Dutch TV and also featured internationally renowned memory expert and @ucirvine.bsky.social Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Loftus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xk...

Of Beauty and Consolation Episode 27 Grand final / De samenkomst

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 1d

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Conversations for California's Future - School of Social Ecology

UC Irvine School of Social Ecology Dean Jon Gould kicks off talks with California’s gubernatorial candidates and leaders, starting with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Oct. 16, 5-6:...

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 1d

You can buy Student Center Parking Lot passes online for Conversations for California's Future with former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa & @ucirvine.bsky.social Social Ecology Dean @gouldjonb.bsky.social 5-6:30pm Thurs., Oct. 16, in Crystal Cove Auditorium. Use code FIRESIDE@UCI @ ow.ly/rReX50X5WvN.

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 4d

As we mourn the loss of Jane Goodall, we're reminded of a group conversation she participated in years ago that aired on Dutch TV. The special also featured internationally renowned memory expert and @ucirvine.bsky.social Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Loftus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xk...

Of Beauty and Consolation Episode 27 Grand final / De samenkomst

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 4d

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 4d

Not only is today World Smile Day (when we're urged to turn the world on with our smiles), tomorrow's World Animal Day (when we celebrate creatures big and small). Varmints that bring us smiles and we gladly celebrate are the pooches of Social Ecology staffers, professors and administrators. Woof!

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 4d

Did you skip @gouldjonb.bsky.social at AirTalk with Larry Mantle Live at the Bowers Museum on Sept. 30? Or miss the LAist broadcast the next morning of a recording featuring @ucirvine.bsky.social School of Social Ecology's dean at the Santa Ana event? You can give it a listen here: ow.ly/SUMb50X5UlC

AirTalk Live from the Bowers Museum - with Jon Gould

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 4d

🌍😊 Happy #WorldSmileDay! 🎉✨ Did you know that smiling is good for you? Research by @ucirvine.bsky.social psychology Professor @sarahpressman.bsky.social shows smiles can reduce stress, the blues and even pain. 💖 #HealthyGrin #TurnTheWorldOnWithYourSmile #SpreadJoy ow.ly/CwrE50X5lFm

socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to @ucirvine.bsky.social law Professor @janestoever.bsky.social, who is also affiliated with the Dept. of Psychology, for receiving a 2025 Paul H. Chapman Award from the Foundation for Improvement of Justice. www.foundationforimprovementofjustice.org.

socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 5d

Co-founded by @ucirvine.bsky.social psychology Professor Jason Schiffman, the nonprofit @thrivetogether.bsky.social OC seeks 16 to 25 year olds to serve as Mental Health Peer Ambassadors. Selectees earn a $200 gift card. To apply, please scan the QR code or visit thrivetogether.org.

socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 5d

The public is invited when visiting scholar Frederik Rom Taxhjelm of @ucph.bsky.social gives a talk on "The self in self-isolation: Making sense of the emptiness of prison segregation" 3-4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at @ucirvine.bsky.social's Social Ecology II, Room 3384. RSVP: ow.ly/FAk150X5jPC

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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · 5d

Rhetoric about “Black-on-white-crime” is being widely discussed throughout social media and among policymakers. Charis Kubrin (@ucisocialecology.bsky.social) says these crimes are “the exception rather than the rule.”

Read from @aaronlmorrison.bsky.social & @ttangap.bsky.social, in @apnews.com. 👇

A train stabbing in North Carolina becomes fuel for old racial tropes in politics and media

After a Ukrainian woman who fled war in her homeland was stabbed to death on a commuter train in North Carolina, the alarming act of violence has ignited bitter racial and political rhetoric about cri...

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 5d

It's a good thing October has 31 days in it because this month's edition of the @ucirvine.bsky.social School of Social Ecology's e-newsletter Advocate is chock full of so much goodness, you'll need as much time as possible to digest it all. Better get started: ow.ly/s9Xt50X5mx1

socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 6d

Julian F. Thayer received the International Society of Behavioral Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes the @ucirvine.bsky.social Distinguished Professor of psychology's nearly four decades of research into how stress and emotions impact the heart-brain connection. ow.ly/q4Z850X5eCO

socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 6d

Despite 15 years of university professor experience, Bill Lester confides he had butterflies in his belly when he recently headed into his first @ucirvine.bsky.social urban planning & public policy class. But it wound up going extremely well, even after a bad dad joke cratered. ow.ly/aMLQ50X5a8h

socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 6d

Meet @ucirvine.bsky.social's new urban planning & public policy Assistant Professor Eli Knaap (@knaaptime.com), who triangulates the social sciences he was trained in—sociology, economics and geography—with computer science and public policy to try to "make a difference in cities.” ow.ly/iJG950X434Z

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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 6d

Computer scientist @denisewerchan.bsky.social has joined the faculty in the @ucirvine.bsky.social Psychology Department, where the assistant professor studies how babies become such remarkably efficient learners. Learn more about her revolutionary research: socialecology.uci.edu/news/code-crib