Social Sciences
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SEC climate rule sparks backlash from business groups
Economics Professor Galina Hale spoke with E&E News about the SEC's proposed rules that would require publicly traded companies to disclose their climate-related risks. Hale's comments were also shared in Politico's weekly sustainability newsletter.
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California had almost 20,000 extra pandemic deaths through last year. Here’s why they’re missing from official COVID stats
San Francisco Chronicle mentioned research by Assistant Professor of Sociology and core global and community health program faculty member Alicia Riley for an article on COVID-19 mortality trends.
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World Economic Forum in Davos
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh, co-director of the Center for Analytical Finance, spoke with Yahoo! Finance's Morning Brief with Andy Serwer about India's efforts to attract foreign investment.
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Hit Hard by High Energy Costs, Hawaii Looks to the Sun
UC Santa Cruz politics lecturer Marco Mangelsdorf discussed renewable energy politics in Hawaii with The New York Times.
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No Grandchild? Six Years After Son’s Wedding, These Parents Are Suing
UC Santa Cruz anthropology lecturer Annapurna Pandey spoke with The New York Times about how a recent lawsuit connects to social issues and legal history in India.
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Ancient Maya tooth sealant glued gemstones in place—and may have prevented tooth decay
Anthropology lecturer Cristina Verdugo spoke with Science about ancient Maya dentistry practices.
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UC Santa Cruz faculty and staff demand more housing initiative
Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay spoke with KSBW about housing issues and his research on rent burden in Santa Cruz County.
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Vandana Shiva on the agroecology solution for the climate, biodiversity crisis and hunger
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maywa Montenegro was featured in a podcast episode on agroecology, which also featured food sovereignty advocate Vandana Shiva.
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Lessons from a former drug dealer
The Indicator from Planet Money on NPR interviewed UC Santa Cruz economics professor Rob Fairlie about his prior research demonstrating that former drug dealers are more likely to become entrepreneurs later in life.
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Tree-planting projects abound. Which should you support?
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl spoke with National Geographic about how to determine which tree-planting campaigns are most likely to be successful.
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College students lead the charge at first California Starbucks to unionize
Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay and UC Santa Cruz student, union organizer, and California Assembly candidate Joseph Thompson spoke with KSBW about a successful vote to unionize the Mission Street and Ocean Street Starbucks locations.
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Teachers often cancel recess as a punishment. A growing number of states want to change that.
NBC News and The Hechinger Report published a story featuring Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London and her research on the importance of recess for children's learning and development.