Social Sciences
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Farms laws: 3 Experts, 2 Opinions
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Signh coauthored an op-ed on problems in agricultural reform for Times of India with Cornell University Professor and former Chief Economist of the World Bank Kaushik Basu.
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Asian-owned small businesses saw an outsized pandemic impact last year
CNBC cited Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's research in a story about how Asian-owned businesses have struggled to recover since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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How not to reform the economy — Political strength should not lead to intellectual weakness in designing economic reforms
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an article for Financial Express examining what went wrong with agricultural reforms in India that led to farmer protests.
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Planting trees helps fight climate change—but we need billions more seedlings
Environmental Studies professor Karen Holl was interviewed by National Geographic about the importance of planning for survival in tree-planting efforts.
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How to encourage your child's passion to save the world
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Jessica Taft was interviewed by National Geographic for an article about how parents can support children's activism.
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The Ones That Never Reopened: The Pandemic’s Impact On Local Businesses
Economics Professor Rob Fairlie talked with KAZU about the pandemic's impacts for a story about local businesses that have not been able to reopen.
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1 in 6 Gen Z adults are LGBT. And this number could continue to grow.
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack talked with The Washington Post about a new survey from Gallup that shows one in six adults in Generation Z identifies as LGBT.
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Do looks matter for success in economics? Actually, they’re pretty important.
Marketplace interviewed Economics Professor Galina Hale about her recent paper documenting that levels of attractiveness can affect career success for economists. Hale says this demonstrates the importance of strategies to correct for implicit bias.
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Prepare for gridlock if future of autonomous vehicles is plentiful cheap journeys
Forbes discussed the findings of a paper on the potential traffic and environmental impacts of autonomous vehicles that was produced by Associate Professor Adam Millard-Ball through UCSC's Environmental Studies Department.
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Santa Cruz County substance use disorder experts highlight growing overdose concerns
Sociology Professor Emeritus Craig Reinarman spoke with Santa Cruz Sentinel about factors contributing to a recent uptick in certain types of overdose deaths within Santa Cruz County.
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Shopify’s Secret Weapon Is Thousands of New Business Owners
Economics Professor Rob Fairlie was interviewed by The Wallstreet Journal about e-commerce trends and the risks of business startup failure during the pandemic.
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Kamala Harris: The exodus of women from the workforce is a national emergency
Vice President Kamala Harris's recent op-ed for The Washington Post cited research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie that documented closures of women-owned businesses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.