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Jun Wu, a professor in UCI's Wen Public Health and a CPIP affiliate, is among researchers urging exploration of dietary supplements' potential use in addressing nutritional deficiencies publichealth.uci.edu/2026/01/15/u...

Alein Haro-Ramos, Wen Public Health and CPIP affiliate, is a co-author of research that finds noncitizen Latino adults face the highest burden of poor health, revealing how early-life adversity and legal status intersect across the life course. publichealth.uci.edu/2026/02/02/u...

In conversation with 2026 Stockholm Prize winner Charis Kubrin For over two decades, Charis Kubrin, UC Irvine professor of criminology, law and society, has examined how the presence of immigrants in communities affects public safety. Her findings continually cha

Charis E. Kubrin, professor of criminology, law and society and recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, discusses her research disproving immigration-crime myths, on the UC Irvine Podcast. soundcloud.com/theucipodcas...

Can a state like California get to universal child care? These experts say yes Stanford economists estimate it would cost the state up to $21 billion to offer universal child care for kids 3 and under in California.

Jade Jenkins of UCI’s School of Education and a co-director of CPIP published a policy brief that has received coverage by LAist in this article titled “Can a state like California get to universal child care? These experts say yes.” laist.com/news/educati...

Prof. Charis E. Kubrin has been named to the Orange County Register’s 125 Most Influential People of 2025 for her evidence-based research that clarifies the relationship between immigration and crime.
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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Candice L. Odgers, professor of psychology, to the newly launched California Innovation Council. She will serve on the council's working group focused on protecting child online safety and countering image-based abuse. socialecology.uci.edu/news/odgers-...

Hyper-Illegality, Reentry, and Everyday Life in the United States Post-Deportation This article centers on the experiences of an understudied segment of the undocumented population: individuals who reenter the United States post-deportation without authorization and their family mem...

Carolina Valdivia Ordorica, Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law & Society, has published an article on “Hyper-Illegality, Reentry, and Everyday Life in the United States Post-Deportation” in RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. www.rsfjournal.org/content/11/4...

Universal Child Care in California Is ‘Feasible,’ UC and Stanford Experts Say | KQED Economists estimate that a universal child care system for California families with kids under the age of 3 could cost up to $21 billion but would contribute as much as $23 billion in economic output.

Jade Jenkins of UC Irvine's School of Education and Austin Land at UC Berkeley have published a policy brief sharing a vision for universal child care in California. Read KQED's reporting on it at www.kqed.org/news/1207076.... Access the policy brief www.cpip.uci.edu/policy/brief....

Brandy Lipton, PhD, assoc. prof. of health, society, & behavior at Wen School of Population & Public Health, has received a grant from the William T. Grant Foundation to expand research on how paid sick leave policies shape access to federal disability benefits. publichealth.uci.edu/2026/01/06/u...

Recognize a fellow demographer (or yourself!) who has contributed to the profession with a PAA Annual Award! Nominations deadline is Saturday, January 31, 2026: buff.ly/VZcZ5G0

Minimum Wages and Racial Disparities Job losses and earnings reductions from minimum wage increases between 2005 and 2019 were much more prevalent for black workers, especially black men, and were minimal for white workers.

CPIP co-director David Neumark and Jyotsana Kala have released a policy brief on "Minimum Wages and Racial Disparities" through the Cato Institute. www.cato.org/research-bri...

Republican lawmakers’ plans for foster care don’t address the roots of the problem with the system

Sociologist Kelley Fong is quoted in “Republican lawmakers’ plans for foster care don’t address the roots of the problem with the system,” an article published in the West Virginia Daily News on January 16, 2026.
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Lucy Dunn: We’re about to undo what works on homelessness – at everyone’s expense

Research by UCI sociologist and CPIP affiliate Rachel Goldberg is discussed in The Orange County Register. See Lucy Dunn’s opinion piece from January 18, 2026 titled, “We’re about to undo what works on homelessness – at everyone’s expense.”

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edu scholar 2026 By Sofia Del Fine ​January 14, 2025

Greg Duncan, Distinguished Professor of Education has been ranked #45 on the 2026 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. This list recognizes the top 200 education scholars shaping national policy and practice. education.uci.edu/edu-scholar-...

What’s Behind the Staggering Drop in the Murder Rate? No One Knows for Sure.

Emily Owens is quoted in The New York Times in an article examining “What’s Behind the Staggering Drop in the Murder Rate? No One Knows for Sure.” Dr. Owens is Chair and Dean’s professor of criminology, law, and society and CPIP affiliate at UC Irvine. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949

Wang Feng discusses birthrate decline in “China’s birthrate plunges to lowest level since 1949” in The New York Times. Dr. Wang is a distinguished professor of sociology and CPIP affiliate.
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Sanctuary Making by Carolina Valdivia - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Carolina Valdivia Ordorica, an Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law & Society and CPIP affiliate, has published a book, Sanctuary Making: Immigrant Families Reshaping Geographies of Deportability, released by the University of California Press. www.ucpress.edu/books/sanctu...

Tim Bruckner of Wen Public Health and his co-authors analyzed state-level data of probation and parole rates concluding there was a 10% decline in the number of individuals on probation between 2001 and 2018, while the number of parolees increased by roughly 20%. publichealth.uci.edu/2025/12/17/f...

The Rise of Therapy Chatbots This Medical News article discusses the growing use of generative artificial intelligence chatbots as sources of mental health support.

Stephen Schueller, a professor of psychology and informatics and CPIP affiliates, spoke at an FDA advisory committee meeting and is quoted in an article on "Millions Turn to AI Chatbots for Mental Health Support" in JAMA. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Policy Responses to Tax Competition

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...

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.

grant ab705 By Sofia Del Fine December 8, 2025

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.....

Read Mimi Ko Cruz’s article on the School of Social Ecology’s news feed at socialecology.uci.edu/news/odgers-....

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 ...

“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...

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 [...]

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...

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.

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...

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...