Environmental Studies
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Uber and Lyft drivers have no right to a minimum wage. That must change
An opinion article in The Sacramento Bee cited research on app workers by Sociology Professor Chris Benner, who is the director of the Institute for Social Transformation.
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How Do Birds Move Across A Changing World? Ask This Colombian!
Incoming Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela was featured in a Forbes profile about her work studying birds.
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How would planting 8 billion trees every year for 20 years affect Earth’s climate?
Professor of Environmental Studies Karen Holl wrote about the potential and limitations of tree-planting efforts for The Conversation's "Curious Kids" series.
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Climate change is causing tuna to migrate, which could spell catastrophe for the small islands that depend on them
UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Katherine Seto wrote about her newest coauthored paper for the Australian edition of The Conversation. Seto also serves as a research fellow for the University of Wollongong in Australia.
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking Nationwide to Demand Better Pay
Sociology Professor Chris Benner's research on working conditions and compensation for app-based drivers was discussed in an article by Vice that covered worker strikes. Benner's research was also cited in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, CBS News, and The Guardian
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Lions in our midst: the Santa Cruz Puma Project
Rachel Goodman interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about his latest research and the basics of mountain lion conservation for "Talk of the Bay" on KSQD.
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How the Hush of Pandemic Lockdown Changed Wildlife Behavior
Good Times interviewed Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers and UCSC marine ecologist Ari Friedlaender about their work studying wildlife responses to pandemic-era lockdowns.
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Pandemic Lockdown Eases Mountain Lions’ Fear of Urban Areas
The Scientist published a Q&A with Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about his latest research studying pumas during the pandemic era.
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UC Santa Cruz research: Pumas inched closer during COVID shelter-in-place orders
Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers spoke with the Santa Cruz Sentinel about his latest research showing how reduced human mobility during the pandemic affected local pumas.
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Lockdown-emboldened mountain lions ventured farther into urban areas, UCSC researchers say
Lookout Santa Cruz interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about his team's latest study showing how pandemic-era lockdowns affected habitat use among local pumas. This research was also shared by KAZU.
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How to save the Salton Sea: Proposal to import seawater across California desert is biggest since Hoover Dam
USA Today and The Desert Sun produced an in-depth feature article on the Salton Sea, including Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad's role leading a panel to evaluate water importation proposals.
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Experimenting With Mushrooms To Try And Heal Toxic Burn Scars In Santa Cruz
KAZU interviewed Environmental Studies professor Greg Gilbert about the ability of mushrooms and other fungi to remove toxins from a landscape.