Social Sciences
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Conservation ethic allows Monterey Bay farmers to thrive during drought
Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad spoke with Santa Cruz Sentinel about water conservation and recycling practices on Central Coast farms.
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Arizona on trial over prison healthcare
Arizona-based television station KOLD News 13 reported on Psychology Professor Craig Haney's expert witness testimony during a federal court trial on health care conditions inside Arizona state prisons.
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The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters
WIRED interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about the role sea otters play in carbon sequestration in kelp forest ecosystems.
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Managed retreat: Unpopular, expensive and not going away
Environmental studies doctoral student Amanda Stoltz, who is pursuing a designated emphasis in Coastal Science and Policy, was interviewed by E&E News Climatewire about research on managed retreat policies for sea level rise in coastal California.
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COVID-19 breakthrough infections may be more serious in communities of color, researchers warn
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley spoke with The Dallas Morning News about the factors that drove racial disparities in health outcomes during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Campaign launches for Santa Cruz empty homes tax
Santa Cruz Sentinel discussed findings from the No Place Like Home report, by Sociology Department Chair Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor Steve McKay, in an article about a new proposed housing policy.
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UCSC professor reflects on the profile of the COVID-19 victims
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley talked with Santa Cruz Sentinel about her research on the demographics of COVID-19 deaths.
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Santa Cruz County joins others in suing pharmaceutical management consultant
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology Craig Reinarman shared his insights on opioid addiction and federal lawsuits with Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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California making seawater drinkable amid drought
Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad discussed desalination technology and policy for a video shared by USA Today via The Associated Press.
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Beyond tree planting: When to let forests restore themselves
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl discussed tree planting and forest regeneration considerations with Mongabay.
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California will require large retailers to provide gender-neutral toy sections
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Campbell Leaper spoke with the Los Angeles Times about the impacts that gender labels on toys can have in childhood development.
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COVID precautions put more prisoners in isolation. It can mean long-term health woes
Psychology Professor Craig Haney discussed the long-term impacts of solitary confinement in prisons for a story shared by NPR.