September 24, 2026
Title: Supporting Adolescents in the Age of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence
Panelists: Gillian Hayes, Candice Odgers, Stephen Schueller, Mimi Ito. Title: Supporting Adolescents in the Age of…
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September 23, 2026
09-23-2026 Mizuko (Mimi) Ito, was quoted on Inc.com, A Researcher Who Studies Teens and Tech Explains Why Social Media Bans Backfire (And What We Should Do Instead) by Jessica Stillman.…
September 22, 2026
09-22-2026 Mizuko (Mimi) Ito was quoted in New York Times / Wirecutter, "Setting Digital Boundaries With Kids at Any Age" by Christine Cyr Clisset, Abigail Keel, Signe Brewster, and Ellen Lee.…
September 17, 2026
Ito, Mizukoi. 2026. "Teen Social Media Bans Miss the Point." The MIT Press Reader, September 17.…
August 27, 2026
08-27-2026 Mimi Ito was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, "Meta settlement aims to protect kids. Much more is needed, experts say" by Cindy Carcamo.…
August 19, 2026
08-19-2026 Mimi Ito and Gillian Hayes were interviewed for CBS News Los Angeles, "AI and kids: Rethinking screen time"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54R23B-Yajc…
August 18, 2026
08-18-2026 Mimi Ito was quoted in NY Times Wirecutter, "A Step-by-Step Tech Guide for Parents Who Live in the Real World" by Signe Brewster and Ellen Lee.…
August 17, 2026
08-17-2026 Mimi Ito was quoted in The Conversation, "Retro smartphone accessories are trending, but ‘untethering’ isn’t for everyone" by Jess Hardley.…
August 06, 2026
Hernandez, J. M., Tessa Palafu, Summer Pascual, Zoe Primack., Gustavo Madrigal, G., Mimi Tomita Okamoto, Hye Jung Kim Tano, Paloma Almanza, Coco Besson, Mizuko Ito, Anna C.Ciao, Ijeoma Opara, & Ke…
August 04, 2026
08-04-2026 Mimi Ito was quoted in USA Today, "Is tech helping or hurting? California school districts take action" by Paris Barraza. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/california/2026/08/04/screen-ti…
August 01, 2026
REPORT: "Neurodiversity Oases: Supporting connection, learning, and development through shared interests and play ." Connected Learning Alliance, April 29.…
July 18, 2026
07-18-2026 Katie Salen Tekinbaş, Mizuko (Mimi) Ito, and Gillian Hayes were featured in OC Register, "Should parents shield their kids from technology? Yes and no, experts say" by Charlie Borla. https:…
July 17, 2026
07-17-2026 Mimi Ito, Katie Salen Tekinbaş, Michael Levine were featured on derekebaird.medium.com, "Developmental Stewardship, Not Digital Panic" by Derek E. Baird, M.Ed..…
July 17, 2026
07-17-2026 Mimi Ito, Katie Salen Tekinbaş, and Gillian Hayes spoke in a panel discussion which was covered by the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, "Experts urge ‘developmental lens’ for AI" by Mimi…
July 16, 2026
How Today's Children Learn, Play and Thrive
Recap Article & Video: Opening the digital door to youth mental health
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July 16, 2026
Mizuko Ito spoke on a panel as part of…
July 14, 2026
"Connected Learning & Information Literacy: A Conversation with Mimi Ito" at Reimagining Information Literacy: A National Forum Empowering Educators, Librarians, and Learners for a Knowledge-Drive…
July 08, 2026
07-08-2026 Mimi Ito and Katie Salen Tekinbaş were featured in UC Irvine News, "UC Irvine to host expert panel on how children learn, play and thrive in age of AI"…
June 29, 2026
06-29-2026 Mimi Ito and Katie Salen Tekinbaş were featured in San Clemente Journal, "UC Irvine CERES Panel: How Today’s Children Learn, Play, and Thrive"…
June 18, 2026
Yeh, C., McCloskey, E., Artiles, A., Ito, M. 2026. "Humanizing Institutional Landscapes of Ability Differences and Learning." Partnering with Purpose: 6th Annual Meeting of the International Societ…
June 16, 2026
Mimi Ito was interviewed for the Oral Histories of Mobile Communication project
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In this episode of Oral Histories of Mobile Communi…
June 16, 2026
Staples, H., Keune, A., Kim, S., Kumpulainen, K., Thompson, N., DiCioccio, M., Graham, Gabrielle., Barber, J., Segev, Y, Hod, Y., Cain, R., Hsi, S., Cain, M., Peppler, K., Dahn, M., Ito, M., Vogelstei…
June 15, 2026
Corrigan, S., Dahn, M., Ito, M., & Peppler, K., Denissen, Kari., Anderson, Keem. "Multi-Layered Brokering for Family Engagement in Out-of-School STEM: A Case Study of a Statewide Learning Network.…
June 15, 2026
Corrigan, S., Dahn, M., Ito, M., & Peppler, K. "Learner Pathway Analysis: An approach for Evaluating STEM persistence in learning ecosystems." Partnering with Purpose: 20th International Conferenc…
May 20, 2026
“Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Kids in Digital Spaces.” Panel Discussion at the Lives in the Balance Annual Summit 2026: Between Alarm and Opportunity: Kids in the Digital Age. May 20, 2026.…
May 20, 2026
“Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Kids in Digital Spaces.” Panel Discussion at the Lives in the Balance Annual Summit 2026: Between Alarm and Opportunity: Kids in the Digital Age. May 20, 2026.…