In the News

For survivors of a layoff, guilt and more
(August 25, 2008) 

False memories affect behavior
(August 20, 2008)

Crime up during Lions Den period, says study
(August 12, 2008)

Study shows false memories complicate end-of-life treatment decisions
(April 25, 2008)

Researchers find Sept. 11 stress increases risk of heart problems
(January 7, 2008)

Anger, depression much higher among jailed teen girls than boys
(July 24, 2007)

UCI's Scott Bollens assumes endowed chair for study of peace and international cooperation
(July 2, 2007)

Acquitted of murder, he now faces Army justice
(May 13, 2007)

Virginia shooting restarts media blame game
(April 20, 2007)

For-profit groups effective in helping California children obtain health care
(March 20, 2007)

Is the First Amendment a repressed memory?
(January 17, 2007)

Breaking the silence
For some ex-gang members mum is no longer the word
(December 15, 2006)

UCI psychologist appointed to federal Homeland Security advisory committee on travel policy
(December 6, 2006)

School is the safest place for kids, UCI expert says
(October 22, 2006)

52 criminals able to buy 10,050 rounds of bullets
(October 6, 2006)

Online learning gets high marks
(August 17, 2006)

County's juvenile justice praised
(August 9, 2006)

UCI’s Elizabeth Loftus elected to American Philosophical Society
(May 5, 2006)

Torn asunder: Coping with Divorce
O.C. authors discuss divorce, its causes and its consequences for everyone, including children.
(April 23, 2006)

Parole in California: It's a crime
(April 23, 2006)

The road less traveled
‘Outstanding Professor’ Paul Jesilow looks at life and learning from a different perspective
(April 5, 2006)

Is fudging food memory useful?
(February 28, 2006)

UCI center on psychology and law hires prominent director
Peers have called Elizabeth Loftus a leading mind scientist of the past century.
(February 16, 2006)

Civil War records show mental, health trauma of battle
(February 6, 2006)

The Late, Great Golden State
The Big One won’t make California fall off into the ocean—but it will inflict pain on a Katrina scale
(November 4, 2005)

Gang injunctions give communities short-term relief, study shows
UC Irvine and USC researchers see opportunities for long-term community change
(September 26, 2005)

UC Irvine scientists to tackle electronic waste
Substances in discarded cell phones, computers and other devices can pollute the environment.
(August 19, 2005)

UCI receives $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to research electronic waste
Interdisciplinary team will evaluate ways to minimize hazards of outdated cell phones
(August 15, 2005)

The Mental Diet
Think you like ice cream? Let me tell you a story
(August 7, 2005)

Fighting fat with fake memories
(August 6, 2005)

Power of suggestion may help dieters avoid specific foods
UCI psychologist shows memory manipulation may lessen appeal of certain unhealthy treats
(August 1, 2005)

California to fund prison research center at UC Irvine
Center will evaluate effectiveness of state corrections programs
(June 20, 2005)

Ailing Prison System Finds Friend in Criminologist
(May 16, 2005)

LOOKING FOR THE COLD HIT
TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation depict DNA evidence as a crime-solving panacea. That isn’t how it works in Los Angeles
(April 21, 2005)

UCI to host forum on psychology and law
(April 9, 2005)

U.S. News & World Report ranks UCI graduate criminology program among top five in the nation
(April 1, 2005)

The Morning Read: Shaped by perceptions
UCI professor studies how people interact with their environment.
(March 22, 2005)

UCI�s Elizabeth Loftus elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh
(March 8, 2005)

Roger Johnson, 70; O.C. Republican Joined Clinton
(February 27, 2005)

False Food Memories

Fixing the state's youth prisons
(May 18, 2005)
(February 17, 2005)

The troubled-teen trap
The Road to Whatever Middle-Class Culture and the Crisis of Adolescence Elliott Currie Metropolitan Books: 308 pp., $26
(February 13, 2005)

Shanley defense to call just one witness
(February 3, 2005)

Putting science before inspiration, UCI professor creates formula for designing landscapes best suited for people's well-being
(January 18, 2005)

Grad students to perform El Segundo development study
A city development project for Smoky Hollow neighborhood lacked funds and was on hold until a UC Irvine graduate team came aboard to do the work.
(December 20, 2004)

Manipulating our memories of food can influence what we choose to eat, UCI study suggests
(December 9, 2004)

Psychologist may or may not remember her biggest day
(December 9, 2004)

Study: County residents satisfied
Survey says people here are happy with the local economy, government and their neighborhoods.
December 3, 2004

Hate-crime laws unevenly enforced, professor says
December 2, 2004

UCI Professor Wins Big Award
Elizabeth Loftus has shown memory to be malleable, thus casting doubt on sensitive cases.
December 1, 2004

Feeling quite satisfied
December 1, 2004

UCI�s Elizabeth Loftus wins $200,000 Grawemeyer psychology prize for research on the malleablity of memory
International honor recognizes powerful ideas in the arts, humanities and social sciences
(November 30, 2004)

Memory researcher wins Grawemeyer
(November 30, 2004)

Turn stress into strength
(November 15, 2004)

Troubling initiative would expand state�s DNA database beyond felons
(October 27, 2004)

California's hate crime laws unevenly enforced, report concludes
(October 19, 2004)

Crime scenes put under new microscope
(October 17, 2004)

COMMENTARY
Keep Your Hands Off My DNA
If Proposition 69 passes, too many of us will end up in a criminal database.
(October 14, 2004)

Untrue confessions
Startling research strikes at the core of criminal prosecution. Eye witnesses, even confessions, turn out to be unreliable.
(October 10, 2004)

Expert dissects police interrogation for defense
(September 22, 2004)

But Sweetie, You Love Lima Beans
(August 31, 2004)

Wrongful convictions
(June 2004)

Debating Pros, Cons Of Fingerprinting
(May 25, 2004)

Parole: Use common sense
(May 24, 2004)

The Doctor Is In The Water
(May 21-27, 2004)

UCI psychologist Elizabeth Loftus elected to National Academy of Sciences
(April 20, 2004)

Northridge-size earthquakes possible in Orange County, UCI researchers find
(April 15, 2004)

New method for determining age of artifacts fills chronological gap for scientists
Quartz hydration dating opens window on 50,000-year time period difficult to measure with other dating methods
(April 12, 2004)

Viruses at the beach
A new study suggests that ocean-water testing could be missing many disease-causing microbes.
(April 5, 2004)

Help wanted: ex-prisoners
Re-entry programs help keep ex-convicts law-abiding, and companies profit from eager workers and tax incentives, a UCI professor says.
(January 27, 2004)

UCI psychologist appointed to national homeland security senior advisory committee
(December 8, 2003)

Test Applied to DNA Isn't Always A-OK
A UC Irvine expert is a formidable foe of any claim that the growing practice is foolproof.
(June 6, 2003)

Perceptions: Brighter Side Emerges With Age
(June 3, 2003)

We really do mellow with age, study says
(June 2, 2003)

Faults May Give Clues to Next Quake
(May 31, 2003)

60 Minutes II: DNA Testing: Foolproof?
(May 28, 2003)

More than an academic interest
UCI professor's expertise helps free innocent man
(May 22, 2003)

Academy Honors UCI Distinguished Professor
(May 22, 2003)

Elizabeth Loftus elected as Fellow to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
(May 16, 2003)

UCI research on false memories has 'tremendous implications' says Loftus
(May 15, 2003)

UCI center to take scholarly approach to war on terrorism
The Unconventional Security Affairs unit aims to lead the way in an emerging field.
(May 12, 2003)

As Texas convict is exonerated, DNA expert offers inside look at the case overhauling justice system
(April 7, 2003)

Professor questions study, then others question her
(March 17, 2003)

University of Michigan political scientist joins UCI faculty
(March 17, 2003)

False Memories, True Pain
(March 2003)

You Must Remember This
(February 24, 2003)

Research: Motorists truly sick of city traffic
(February 22, 2003)

It's easy to plant false memories, study finds. Tricks on brain could have legal ramifications
(February 17, 2003)

Researchers Find It's Easy to Plant False Memories in Minds of Some People
(February 16, 2003)

O.C. Latinos, Whites See the Economy, Future Differently
The annual UC Irvine survey also shows that despite worries about overdevelopment, money and crime, most people are happy here.
(December 5, 2002)

War & remembrance: Controversy is a constant for memory researcher Elizabeth Loftus, newly installed at UCI
(November 3, 2002)

The Hottest People of Orange County: Elizabeth Loftus, UC Irvine distinguished professor and forensic memory expert
(November 2002)

The real fear factor: Serial sniper near the nation's capital is the latest attack on our state of uneasiness
(October 23, 2002)

New faculty hires building on strength. Campus continuing to add top-quality professors, researchers.
(October 1, 2002)

Renowned psychologist, forensic memory expert joins UCI.
School of Social Ecology appoints Elizabeth Loftus as Distinguished Professor
(September 27, 2002)

People who 'gave up' after 9-11 more likely to remain distressed. Nationwide study dispels myths about responses to trauma
(September 10, 2002)

Teen anxiety, chances of harmful smoking and eating behavior higher than expected. Study marked innovative use of hand-held computer diaries to assess high-schoolers' moods
(July 8, 2002)

Research That Matters - UCI's studies of gangs lead to crime-fighting solutions
(June 2002)

UCI launches on-line degree program. Masters in criminology, law and society offered through the School of Social Ecology
(June 6, 2002)

Spanish explorers recorded first and possibly largest quake in Los Angeles history, say UCI researchers
(March 19, 2002)

Darkness associated with uninhibited behavior could yield clues to treating eating disorders
(January 30, 2002)

UCI's ongoing Leisure World survey shows tremendous community vitality
(November 27, 2001)

Community forum addresses 'Life in America after Sept. 11'
(October 19, 2001)

Orange County Special Survey: Residents not swayed by 'El Toro lite'
(September 14, 2001)

UC Irvine to offer online graduate program in criminology,law and society. New master of advanced study degree geared to working professionals
(July 19, 2001)

UC Irvine child-care expert reports national research linking kindergarten behavior problems, time spent in child care
(April 19, 2001)

UC Irvine white-collar crime expert Henry Pontell to receive lifetime contribution award from fraud examiners' group
(March 16, 2001)

Living wills don't help family members predict patients' wishes in end-of-life decisions, UC Irvine study find
(February 12, 2001)

UC Irvine's first Leisure World survey shows residents healthier, more active than senior population in general
(October 12, 2000)

UC Irvine's Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Awards presented
(October 12, 2000)

Primary care patients report high rates of trauma, UC Irvine study finds
(September 14, 2000)

Equal justice eludes people with developmental disabilities, UC Irvine researcher finds
(August 3, 2000)

Orange County sustains high satisfaction with today's economy, way of life, UC Irvine's annual survey finds
(June 26, 2000)

Socially liberal Orange County doesn't fit conservative stereotype, UC Irvine Annual Survey finds
(June 26, 2000)

Orange County well wired for computer, internet use, UC Irvine's Annual Survey finds
(June 26, 2000)

As prison population quadruples in California, UC Irvine professor asks 'what happens when they get out?'
(June 15, 2000)

Orange County consumer confidence again sets records, tops national index, 2000 UC Irvine Orange County Annual Survey finds
(June 1, 2000)

Support declining for El Toro Airport, UC Irvine's Orange County Annual Survey finds
(May 24, 2000)

UC Irvine to name Michael R. Gottfredson executive vice chancellor
(May 12, 2000)


uci.edu, Summer 2002

From Belfast to Johannesburg, Sarajevo to Jerusalem, Scott Bollens studies the links between planning and peace