Social Sciences
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California Is Confronting Its Student-Housing Woes. But There’s No Quick Fix.
Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay spoke with The Chronicle of Higher Education about the housing crisis in Santa Cruz.
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The State Of California Prisons; Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, And The Mandela Act
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Haney joined the KPCC radio show AirTalk with Larry Mantle to discuss the psychological effects of solitary confinement in prison systems.
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At UCSC symposium on the Latin American far right, Bolsonaro looms
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Patricia Pinho and Environmental Studies Professor Flora Lu were featured in post-event and pre-event coverage by Lookout Santa Cruz of a symposium that gathered scholars from Brazil and UC Santa Cruz.
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They are Black. They are Italians. And they are changing their country.
Associate Professor of Sociology Camilla Hawthorne discussed her research on racial politics in Italy with The Christian Science Monitor.
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Republican Bill Would Raise Tax on University Endowments
A Reuters article discussed new research by Economics Professor George Bulman that shows how universities with growing endowments enroll fewer low-income students and students of color.
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The ‘good jobs’ challenge India faces
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an article for Financial Express about inadequate growth in jobs with good wages and working conditions.
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Ask Lookout: When I scrape my plate into my new food scraps bin, where does it go?
Environmental Studies Professor Elliott Campbell spoke with Lookout Santa Cruz to explain the science of how composting food scraps can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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New tech aims to track carbon in every tree, boost carbon market integrity
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl spoke with Mongabay about the importance of long-term monitoring to assess the impacts of reforestation campaigns.
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A Key to Controlling Emissions: More Buildings in a City’s Unused Spaces
The New York Times cited research by Associate Professor of Sociology Hillary Angelo in an article about the climate benefits of infill development.
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Driving the Future? Green Justice and the Lithium Valley
Sociology and Environmental Studies Professor and Institute for Social Transformation Faculty Director Chris Benner coauthored an article about how "solidarity economics" principles could be applied to discussions of lithium extraction in the Salton Sea region.
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UCSC prof Rob Fairlie talks Santa Cruz turning its dream of a small-business downtown into reality
Rob Fairlie spoke with Lookout Santa Cruz about his research on minority-owned businesses and shared thoughts on how to support diversity among small businesses in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Have American jails become the inferior replacement for mental hospitals?
Psychology Professor Craig Haney shared historical context with Salon on how policy decisions in the U.S. have resulted in more people with mental illness being incarcerated.