Social Sciences
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Landmark Colombian bird study repeated to right colonial-era wrongs
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela spoke with Nature about an effort to create a new reference survey of Columbia's birds, with community leadership.
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Beginning Farmers, Farmers of Color Outbid as Farmland Prices Soar
Civil Eats discussed research by Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Madeleine Fairbairn on how ownership of and access to farmland has been transformed by financial investing.
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How to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick
Psychology Professor Nicolas Davidenko wrote an article for Psychology Today with tips on how to set better New Year's resolution goals.
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Do dreams mean anything? Why do I feel like I’m falling? Or wake up paralyzed? We asked experts.
The Washington Post interviewed Distinguished Professor Emeritus of psychology G. William Domhoff about his research and expertise on dreaming.
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How a new California law reduces the stigma of periods and helps students focus on school
Politics undergraduate Amanda Safi wrote an opinion article for the Sacramento Bee about a new statewide law that will require schools to provide free menstrual products and her own leadership experiences in period equity activism.
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How Biotech Crops Can Crash—and Still Never Fail
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maywa Montenegro de Wit coauthored an opinion piece for Scientific American critiquing the U.N. Food Systems Summit's focus on biotechnology.
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The US has said they support efforts for rapid and credible elections in Somalia
Politics Professor Mark Fathi Massoud spoke with BBC World News about the conflict between Somalia's president and prime minister over ongoing election delays.
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Return of the golden jackal as wolf-like animal expands across Europe
Environmental studies postdoctoral scholar Nathan Ranc spoke with The Telegraph about how golden jackals are expanding their ranges across Europe. This story was also covered by The Independent .
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Farmland draws investor interest with inflation running hot
A Bloomberg article describing the effects of inflation on farmland investing cited research by Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Madeleine Fairbairn on how this type of investment initially arose in the U.S.
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Inspired by the social justice movement, Black entrepreneurship rises
NBC News discussed Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's research on increases in new Black business owners since the pandemic began.
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Small businesses eat the cost of inflation: “Keep the customer happy or you lose the customer”
The Los Angeles Times interviewed UC Santa Cruz economist Rob Fairlie about how inflation is putting small business profits at risk.
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New county health services director has local roots
Good Times interviewed UC Santa Cruz sociology alumna Mónica Morales, who was announced as the new director of Santa Cruz County’s new Health Services Agency. This story was also covered by the Santa Cruz Sentinel.