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California voted to improve pig welfare. The pork industry is facing a reckoning.
National Geographic interviewed Economics Professor Galina Hale about how lack of regulation incentivizes factory farming.
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Family of Vista jail suicide victim files lawsuit against San Diego County
Psychology Professor Craig Haney was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune about how solitary confinement in prisons can increase suicide risk.
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Ice Age mammoth’s life story reconstructed in stunning detail
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in coverage of a study tracing the ancient migrations of a woolly mammoth, including stories in National Geographic, Gizmodo, Daily Mail, SciTech Daily, and other media outlets.
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Mercury has almost no boulders on its surface and we're not sure why
Planetary scientist Mikhail Kreslavsky was quoted in a New Scientist article about the surface of Mercury.
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NASA just sent one of the world’s smartest slimes to space
Computational media scientist Oskar Elek was quoted in a Popular Science article about NASA sending slime molds into space.
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CZU Fire victims could see geologic hazard inspection waived in rebuilding process
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about a proposal to allow people who lost their homes in the CZU Lightning Complex fire to rebuild without geologic hazard inspections.
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After Propping Up Schools in the Pandemic, Teachers Now Feel Ignored
Education Week published the final installment in a series of essays by Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett.
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Recess to the rescue: School play time for kids is more important than ever
Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London discussed her research on the importance of recess with USA Today.
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Ashley Nicole Black Is Her Own Competition
The New York Times featured a story about UCSC alumna and comedian Ashley Nicole Black, who was nominated twice in the same Emmy category for her television writing.
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Critical race theory doesn’t teach kids to hate white people. It teaches them the truth they deserve
The San Francisco Chronicle published an an opinion piece about critical race theory by Stephen Richter, a playwright, filmmaker, and a candidate for a doctorate in literature at UCSC.