Social Sciences
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In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use
The seafood industry needs to reduce its reliance on catching small wild fish to feed bigger farmed ones that humans eat, said Pallab Sarker, an assistant professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who studies sustainability in the aquaculture industry. He said seabirds and mammals rely on small species like anchovies and mackerel commonly…
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A dawn bus ride, a Capitol showdown and a last-minute deal: How Santa Cruz activists fought health care cuts
Students from UC Santa Cruz’s Everett Program for Technology and Social Change travelled to Sacramento to urge California lawmakers to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed cuts to Medi-Cal for undocumented immigrants.
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Celebrating Pride while fighting Trump’s anti-LGBTQ policies
Phil Hammack, professor of psychology & director of the Sexual & Gender Diversity Lab at UC Santa Cruz, discusses how LGBTQ+ communities are celebrating and fighting back against the Trump administration’s anti-LGBTQ policies.
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Scams Targeting Immigrants Take Advantage of Fears of Immigration Status and Deportation
Juan Pedroza, a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, said uncertainty and rapid changes to immigration laws and regulations “opens up new opportunities for scam artists to get creative.”
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Watsonville High co-valedictorian Jesus Nolasco-Vega takes organizational skills outside of classroom
Jesus Nolasco-Vega took part in a Youth Participatory Action Research project, which allowed him to work closely with UC Santa Cruz students and faculty to understand and address mental health issues through research and community engagement efforts.
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Too little, too late: A media in crisis blames Democrats for the Biden cover-up
In an opinion article, Nolan Higdon, a lecturer in the Education Department at UC Santa Cruz, argues that the general public is disenfranchised with the media and that the damage is done not just to journalism, but to democracy.
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US Aims to Abolish Birthright Citizenship: Italy Already Knows the Consequences
Associate Professor of Sociology Camilla Hawthorne coauthored an opinion article arguing that Italy’s upcoming popular referendum on citizenship offers important lessons for the birthright citizenship debate in the United States.
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Do You Hear What I Hear? Audio Illusions and Misinformation
Psychology Professor Nicholas Davidenko, a researcher at the High Level Perceptions Lab at UC Santa Cruz, studies illusions and explained how context and visual information can be used to manipulate how we interpret audio and other stimuli.
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From rules-based negotiation to alpha male tactics: In US-China trade war, norms take a back seat
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an opinion article about changes in U.S. trade tactics, arguing that bilateral negotiations are no longer conducted with rules in mind that require equal treatment of countries not included in the negotiations.
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How Real ID Excludes Real Americans
Catherine S. Ramírez, professor of Latin American and Latino Studies wrote about the challenges many Americans face in getting Real ID’s, especially for those who have changed their names at some point in their lives.
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UC Santa Cruz research finds viable alternative to using wild-caught ingredients in fishmeal
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz successfully developed an aquaculture feed for rainbow trout that removes fishmeal entirely, substituting it with leftover marine microalgae sourced from the human dietary supplement industry.
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Data Shows Racial Disparities in Toxic Cleanup Times in SF
“There are many reasons why these disparities could be, but the fact that they exist means regulatory agencies should take social vulnerability and race into account when prioritizing which sites to clean up first,” said Lindsey Dillon, associate professor of sociology at UC Santa Cruz, who is part of a research group that advises the…