Environmental Studies
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California Asked to List Mountain Lions as Endangered
Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers was featured in SCV-TV coverage of a proposal to declare mountain lions endangered in California.
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How we found out that rat poisons are killing wildlife in Cape Town
Environmental Studies postdoctoral fellow Laurel Serieys coauthored a piece for The Conversation about the link between rat poison and the death of wildlife in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Why It's Time To Think About Self-Driving Cars In Regards To Parking
Adam Millard-Ball, associate professor of environmental studies, was featured on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," in a story about his research on the impact of self-driving cars on parking and traffic.
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San Francisco Has More Billionaires Per Capita Than Anywhere Else on Earth
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, was quoted in a VIPortal story about San Francisco having more billionaires per capita than anywhere on Earth.
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The real climate change controversy: Whether to engineer the planet in order to fix it
Sikina Jinnah, an associate professor of politics who studies global environmental politics, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about proposals to address climate change by geoengineering the Earth's climate.
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‘Two-Tiered Caste System’: The World of White-Collar Contracting in Silicon Valley
In a story about the two-tiered world of white-collar contracting in Silicon Valley, KQED turned to a study coauthored by Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, for context.
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Companies use your data to make money. California thinks you should get paid
CNN Business tapped Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, for insight into "data dividends," which Gov. Gavin Newsom mentioned in his State of the State address.
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Calif. professor: Self-driving cars could more than double traffic in San Francisco
Environmental Studies Associate Professor Adam Millard-Ball's research on self-driving cars attracted widespread attention and generated stories in the San Francisco Chronicle, The Telegraph, the Daily Mail, MIT Technology Review, and other media outlets.
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Silicon Valley worker shortage creates upside-down labor market
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the Silicon Valley shortage of low-wage workers.
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Harvard Quietly Amasses California Vineyards—and the Water Underneath
Assistant Professor Madeleine Fairbairn of Environmental Studies was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story about Harvard University's investment in California vineyards.
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How America’s Bluest State Can Be a Model for the Other 49
Environmental Studies and Sociology Professor Chris Benner coauthored a column about California's economy for The American Prospect; he penned the piece with Manuel Pastor, a professor at the University of Southern California and a UCSC alum.
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The shocking truth: In Silicon Valley wages are down for everyone but the top 10%
Environmental Studies and Sociology Professor Chris Benner's research on wage inequality in Silicon Valley received indepth coverage from CNBC.