Genes on Trial: MAOA-L, The Legal Interpretation of Behavioral Genetics
This paper examines how behavioral genetic evidence has been used in criminal cases to shape ideas of violence, intent, and legal responsibility.
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Tornini Lab Awarded Two Grants of Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
The Valerie Tornini Lab received Scialog Collaborative Innovation Awards for interdisciplinary projects examining stress, neurodevelopment, and environmental change, integrating neurobiology, genetics, and social context to understand responses across changing ecosystems.
Fear, Identity, Obsession – How Contemporary Media Reflects and Shapes Genetic “Common Sense”
This project examines how contemporary media, from advertising and entertainment to politics and gaming, shapes modern “common sense” about genetics.
The Coroner’s Silence: An Evening with Terence Keel
Lecture on Dr. Keel’s latest book, examining how race shapes forensic science and the investigation of death in the United States. The talk will explore the historical and contemporary implications of medical and legal systems that determine cause of death, raising critical questions about inequality, institutional accountability, and the production of scientific knowledge.
Megan McEvoy highlights rising stress behind UCLA’s competitive enrollment system
Megan McEvoy quoted at the Daily bruin in “Competitive enrollment, waitlists cause stress for students, faculty alike” where she describes how competitive enrollment waitlists create ongoing stress, uncertainty, and emotional strain, affecting students’ academic planning while also increasing pressure on faculty.
Terence Keel, ISG, Quoted in a Daily Bruin Article
Terence Keel contributes to the Daily Bruin Article “Data shows UCPD disproportionately stops Black, Hispanic people, raising concerns”, contextualizing racial disparities in policing data through historical analysis of science, race, and institutional accountability.