Social Sciences
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In Vermont, Isolating Inmates Kept Covid at Bay, but at a Price
Psychology Professor Craig Haney weighed in on the effects of pandemic-era isolation policies in prisons in Vermont for an article in The New York Times.
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My Students Started a Discord Server. Now What?
Sociology lecturer Megan McNamara coauthored an article with Associate Director for Instructional Design and Development Aaron Zachmeier for Inside Higher Ed.
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An ‘insane’ covid lockdown two miles from the Capitol, with no end in sight
Psychology Professor Craig Haney spoke with The Washington Post about the effects of pandemic lockdown conditions at the Washington D.C. jail. He was also quoted in a subsequent followup story.
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Asian-American businesses suffer outsized pandemic toll
Reuters cited research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie in an article about the pandemic's disproportionate impact on Asian-American business owners.
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Why too much family togetherness might be stressing out kids
National Geographic interviewed Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia about how pandemic-era family dynamics affect children and teens.
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California spends $12.8M more on the Salton Sea, finally appoints analyst to study seawater importation
The Palm Springs Desert Sun shared the news that Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad is expected to lead a review of proposals to rewater the Salton Sea for the state Natural Resources Agency.
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Watching flames turn to forests
Environmental studies Ph.D. candidate Justin Luong spoke with Good Times about a new project with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, the California Native Plant Society, and citizen scientists to monitor ecosystem recovery following the CZU Lightning Complex fires.
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What A Decade Of Counting Seeds Tells Us About Future West Coast Forests
KAZU visited UCSC's Forest Ecology Research Plot to learn about long-term monitoring efforts with Environmental Studies Professor Greg Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Kai Zhu, and ecology and evolutionary biology student Ishana Shukla.
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New York Will End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Jails
Psychology Professor Craig Haney spoke with The New York Times about changes to solitary confinement policies. This story was also covered by Courthouse News Service.
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Amazon was supposed to kill Instacart. Instead Instacart became a mini-Amazon
CNN Business interviewed Sociology and Environmental Studies Professor Chris Benner about how online retail is changing the grocery industry.
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US prisons start to resume allowing visits to inmates, with added virus precautions
The New York Times interviewed Psychology Professor Craig Haney about the reinstatement of prison visitation and what this experience may be like for incarcerated people and their families.
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What The Shade-Grown Label Means on Your Coffee
Environmental studies postdoctoral scholar Estelí Jiménez-Soto talked with Discover Magazine about the tensions between environmental benefits and working conditions in shade-grown coffee production.