A cross-sectional study of more than 76 million American children by researchers found approximately 15 percent—or over 11 million—of the children had a family member who was criminally charged within the past five years, resulting in potentially harmful disruptions to families that threaten the young people’s wellbeing.

Leah M. Adams, Associate Professor, Psychology and Women and Gender Studies, Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), is studying how people who sustain spinal cord injuries through violence adapt to their new circumstances using  national longitudinal data, interviews with people with these injuries, and interviews with specialty-mental health providers who work with them.

A new UC Irvine study uses monetized life-cycle analysis to compare hydrogen, direct electrification and fossil fuel pathways across heavy-duty transport and industrial sectors. The researchers concluded that renewable hydrogen applied in certain sectors offers greater social value, which includes reduced climate change impacts, cleaner air, improved public health and lower demand for natural resources. The researchers pinpointed steel, transoceanic shipping and long-haul trucking as the highest-value targets for clean hydrogen deployment.

One in three people believe they don’t have to seek the news from traditional outlets like newspapers and television. Instead, they think the “news will find me” (NFM), relying on algorithms and social networks to get their information. A research team led by Penn State scholars recently found that these individuals often consider their online networks to be as trustworthy as professional editors and journalists.

In most U.S. zip codes, electric vehicles are cost-competitive with their gas-powered counterparts, according to a new study. And regarding emissions benefits of EVs, individual driving patterns matter as much as regional factors like the local electricity mix. 

The American Association for Public Opinion Research presented the Annenberg Public Policy Center this month with the 2026 Policy Impact Award for the Annenberg Science and Public Health survey.