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Addressing environmental health disparities in southern …

WEBNot far from UCI, some of the nation’s unhealthiest air blankets neighborhoods. One of the world’s busiest international airports, shipping ports in Long …

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The BMI Is a deeply flawed measure of 'health'

WEBIn fact, Sabrina Strings, PhD, a professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and author of Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat …

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The racist roots of fighting obesity

WEBThe racist roots of fighting obesity. June 5, 2020. Sabrina Strings, sociology, explains in Scientific American. Black people, and black women in particular, face …

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Immigrant America: A Portrait School of Social Sciences

WEBImmigrant America: A Portrait. May 7, 2024. Decennial new edition by UCI sociologist Rubén G. Rumbaut and Alejandro Portes, Princeton University and …

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At the Intersection of Health, Health Care and Policy

WEBBy Cathy J. Bradley and David Neumark Small Cash Incentives Can Encourage Primary Care Visits By Low-Income People With New Health Care Coverage ABSTRACTIn a …

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The effects of health shocks on employment and health …

WEBInt J Health Care Finance Econ (2012) 12:253–267 DOI 10.1007/s10754-012-9113-2 The effects of health shocks on employment and health insurance: the role of employer …

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UCI Economics Faculty: Marianne P. Bitler, Research

WEBFinal pre-publication version (also NBER Working Paper 15229). "Data Appendix, Effects of Venue-Specific State Clean Indoor Air Laws on Smoking-Related Outcomes." "The …

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UC system-wide health equity initiative finds new home at …

WEBLed by Denise Payán, the California Initiative for Health Equity & Action (Cal-IHEA) Center has been renewed and relaunched at UCI Public Health.

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Home SAEP UCI Social Sciences

WEBThe Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP) is a five-week on-campus program. It is designed to enhance the academic experience of first-generation college students. …

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David R. Schaefer

WEB3 van Woerden, Irene, David R. Schaefer, Daniel Hruschka, Sonia Vega-Lόpez, Marc Adams and Meg Bruening. 2020. “Similarity in Meal Plan Use Among First-Year …

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Reflecting on the assets and needs of Orange County’s Asian …

WEBIn 2017, UC Irvine researchers partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Orange County to launch “Transforming Orange County: Assets and Needs of …

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Effects of minimum wages on health

WEBWidely recognized as an expert on effects of minimum wages on employment, wages, earnings and incomes, Neumark turned his attention to the policy’s …

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Econ 149: Health Economics

WEBThe market demand will have a kink. The expression for the market demand is the following: P = 120 − 2Q if Q < 10 and P = 2/3 ∗ (160 − Q) if Q > 10. That implies that the …

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Dreaming is linked to improved memory consolidation and …

WEBMay 13, 2024; UC Irvine-led study is first to pinpoint role of dreams in processing bad experiences

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Aouad named National Bureau of Economic Research faculty …

WEBMay 14, 2024; Honor recognizes the UCI assistant professor for research excellence in the economics of health, aging

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The Effects of Exposure to Universal Health Care Abroad on U.S

WEBThe Effects of Exposure to Universal Health Care Abroad on U.S. Citizens’ Opinions about Health Reform in the United States

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UCI to launch pre-health program with support from state of …

WEBIncreasing underrepresented students’ access to careers in medicine is the focus of a new interdisciplinary, pre-health professional development program at the …

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KHN morning briefing School of Social Sciences UCI Social …

WEBTwitter users were most likely to retweet public health agency tweets that contained practical information on the medical effects of COVID-19, how to mitigate …

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Podcast on air pollution, depression, and pregnancy

WEBFebruary 14, 2024; Jun Wu, public health and CPIP, One Health Trust, Feb. 14, 2024

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Dreams help you process bad experiences School of Social …

WEBDreams help you process bad experiences. May 14, 2024. Sara Mednick, cog sci, and the UCI Sleep and Cognition Lab, Futurity, May 14, 2024. “We discovered …

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5 natural ways to improve your memory, according to experts

WEB“The brain is a use-it-or-lose-it machine,” says Sara Mednick, Ph.D., an associate professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine.

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BARBARA ANNE DOSHER, PH.D.

WEBThe laboratory studies several aspects of adult human memory, including the retrieval from short-term memory, and the phenomena of implicit (unconscious) and explicit …

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The average age of new mothers is rising in the US

WEBThe average age of new mothers is rising in the US. May 10, 2024. Judy Treas, sociology professor emeritus, Scripps News, AOL, May 10, 2024. First-time …

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