Social Sciences
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US pork firms divided over bill in Congress to overturn California animal welfare law
Reuters spoke with Economics Professor Galina Hale about how the proposed EATS Act could negatively impact farmers who have made efforts to comply with new animal welfare laws in California.
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‘We’re going to see workers die’: extreme heat is key issue in UPS contract talks
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies J. Mijin Cha spoke with The Guardian about how climate change issues intersect with labor organizing.
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California forbids plans to unmask workers at In-N-Out — and most other workplaces
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley, a core faculty member of UCSC's Global and Community Health Program, spoke with CalMatters about how In-N-Out's mask ban could contribute to workplace inequities in health risk.
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The housing crisis has implications that go well beyond housing.
Monterey County Weekly shared findings from a report on the economics of housing issues in the Monterey Bay area that was led by Professor Chris Benner, director of the Institute for Social Transformation at UC Santa Cruz.
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India’s new research push
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an op-ed for Financial Express advocating for a university-centered model of enhancing research capabilities in India.
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Biden promised to fix our asylum process. He hasn’t
Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies Carlos Martinez wrote an op-ed article for the San Francisco Chronicle about asylum policy issues.
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The student squeeze: When there's nowhere to live, what's a university to do?
The Chronicle of Higher Education spoke with Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg about affordable housing issues in Santa Cruz and highlighted research by Greenberg and Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay.
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Scientists say they’ve found a site that marks a new chapter in Earth’s history
Anthropology Professor Andrew Mathews spoke to CNN about the importance of the term Anthropocene in understanding humanity's global impact.
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Bold Imaginative Climate Ideas Proposed At Academic Conference
Forbes covered a conference cohosted by UCSC's Center for Analytical Finance and Center for Coastal Climate Resilience and discussed insights shared by Economics Professor Galina Hale on how financial regulation and other policies can help to fight climate change.
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Santa Cruz County area tops nationwide list of expensive rental markets
The Santa Cruz Sentinel discussed findings from a report on the housing crisis in Santa Cruz County by Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay.
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This California county now tops S.F. as the most expensive place for renters in the U.S., report says
San Francisco Chronicle cited findings from a report on the regional housing crisis by UCSC Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor Steve McKay.
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Facing Down the Fossils: Renew
PBS interviewed Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies J. Mijin Cha about the inequitable impacts of the climate crisis and how just transition strategies can address inequality while reducing dependence on fossil fuels.