Social Sciences
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No Grandchild? Six Years After Son’s Wedding, These Parents Are Suing
UC Santa Cruz anthropology lecturer Annapurna Pandey spoke with The New York Times about how a recent lawsuit connects to social issues and legal history in India.
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Ancient Maya tooth sealant glued gemstones in place—and may have prevented tooth decay
Anthropology lecturer Cristina Verdugo spoke with Science about ancient Maya dentistry practices.
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UC Santa Cruz faculty and staff demand more housing initiative
Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay spoke with KSBW about housing issues and his research on rent burden in Santa Cruz County.
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Vandana Shiva on the agroecology solution for the climate, biodiversity crisis and hunger
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maywa Montenegro was featured in a podcast episode on agroecology, which also featured food sovereignty advocate Vandana Shiva.
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Lessons from a former drug dealer
The Indicator from Planet Money on NPR interviewed UC Santa Cruz economics professor Rob Fairlie about his prior research demonstrating that former drug dealers are more likely to become entrepreneurs later in life.
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Tree-planting projects abound. Which should you support?
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl spoke with National Geographic about how to determine which tree-planting campaigns are most likely to be successful.
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College students lead the charge at first California Starbucks to unionize
Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay and UC Santa Cruz student, union organizer, and California Assembly candidate Joseph Thompson spoke with KSBW about a successful vote to unionize the Mission Street and Ocean Street Starbucks locations.
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Teachers often cancel recess as a punishment. A growing number of states want to change that.
NBC News and The Hechinger Report published a story featuring Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London and her research on the importance of recess for children's learning and development.
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Event to engage Watsonville with ongoing immigrant justice project
The Pajaronian interviewed Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay and student Amaury Kruggel-Diazandi about an upcoming event associated with the ongoing We Belong research project.
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Global health degree program launches at UCSC, connecting disciplines to address big questions of our time
Lookout Local talked with Politics Professor Matt Sparke, executive director of UCSC's global and community health program, about the upcoming UC Global Health Day event and the launch of two new majors.
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Paving the way for mountain lion safety under Highway 17
Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers talked with KSBW to explain the risks that highways pose to local puma populations. Santa Cruz Sentinel and KION also discussed Wilmers' research with the Santa Cruz Puma Project in their coverage of the new Highway 17 wildlife undercrossing.
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Empty Homes Tax garners needed signatures, verification in progress
Santa Cruz Sentinel cited research led by Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay and Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg on the housing crisis in Santa Cruz County.