Social Sciences
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Black Businesses Saw Outsize Covid Hit to Earnings, Study Shows
The Washington Post featured an article by Bloomberg News about Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's latest research, which documented racial inequity in loss of business earnings during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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With A Plan To Save The Lake Rejected, What's Next For The Salton Sea?
Environmental Studies Professor Brent Hadadd joined KPCC radio show AirTalk with Larry Mantle to discuss the recommendations of an independent review panel that he supported.
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Restore the Salton Sea not to its former size but to its role in the ecosystem
Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad co-authored an op-ed for Los Angeles Times about recommendations for the Salton Sea from an independent review panel that he supported.
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As Salton Sea faces ecological collapse, a plan to save it with ocean water is rejected
Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad was quoted in an article by Los Angeles Times about findings from the work of an independent review panel, which Haddad and a team at UC Santa Cruz supported. This story was also shared on KCRW.
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How California’s Salton Sea went from vacation destination to toxic nightmare
Grist reporting on the Salton Sea included recent findings from the work of an independent review panel, which was supported by Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad and a UC Santa Cruz team.
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A guide to how words like Hispanic and Latinx came about
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor and Chair Catherine S. Ramírez spoke with The Washington Post about the origin of unifying terms for Hispanics and Latinos in the United States.
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Salton Sea Independent Review Panel recommends against importing water to shrinking lake
Coverage that originally appeared in The Palm Springs Desert Sun shared findings from the work of an independent review panel, which was supported by Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad and a team at UC Santa Cruz.
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Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, citing safety concerns
Los Angeles Times interviewed Psychology Professor Craig Haney for a story about recent policy efforts to limit the use of solitary confinement in California.
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California Is Confronting Its Student-Housing Woes. But There’s No Quick Fix.
Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay spoke with The Chronicle of Higher Education about the housing crisis in Santa Cruz.
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The State Of California Prisons; Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, And The Mandela Act
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Haney joined the KPCC radio show AirTalk with Larry Mantle to discuss the psychological effects of solitary confinement in prison systems.
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At UCSC symposium on the Latin American far right, Bolsonaro looms
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Patricia Pinho and Environmental Studies Professor Flora Lu were featured in post-event and pre-event coverage by Lookout Santa Cruz of a symposium that gathered scholars from Brazil and UC Santa Cruz.
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They are Black. They are Italians. And they are changing their country.
Associate Professor of Sociology Camilla Hawthorne discussed her research on racial politics in Italy with The Christian Science Monitor.