Social Sciences
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UCSC Researchers Win Grant to Develop More Sustainable Aquaculture
Environmental Studies Professor Anne Kapuscinski and Associate Research Professor Pallab Sarker talked with Good Times about their new aquaculture research facility at the UCSC Farm and shared what's next in their work to develop more sustainable aquaculture feed.
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In lockdown, 'weak-tie' friendships are the ones we're really missing most
Psychology Ph.D. student Andrew Guydish was quoted in The Telegraph discussing his research on "conversation reciprocity."
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9 million U.S. small businesses fear they won't survive pandemic
CBS Moneywatch quoted Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's recent testimony before the House Committee on Small Business and shared his updated numbers on small business ownership rates through the end of 2020.
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‘The landscape of fear’: Big cats pay a price for avoiding areas now inhabited by humans
Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers talked with Lookout Santa Cruz about new research with Barry Nickel, director of the Center for Integrated Spatial Research. The team documented changes to puma ranges.
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Planting trees sounds like a simple climate fix. It’s anything but.
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl talked with The Huffington Post about the long-term commitments and careful planning it takes to truly utilize tree-planting as part of a climate change mitigation strategy.
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Wildlife corridors aren’t a new idea, but taking human resistance into account makes them much more effective
Popular Science cited a new paper by Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers and Center for Integrated Spatial Research Director Barry Nickel as an example of how the "landscape of fear" impacts animal movements.
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Amid a health and economic crisis, some local grocery stores offload their delivery drivers
Los Angeles Magazine interviewed Sociology Professor Chris Benner about his new research documenting the rise of gig work within the grocery industry during the pandemic.
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Is the pandemic making our social skills decay? Psychologists think so
Psychology Professor Craig Haney talked with Salon about how isolation during the pandemic may be affecting social skills.
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UCSC economist warns Congress of ‘alarming’ reversal in small business recovery
Lookout Santa Cruz covered Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's testimony before the House Committee on Small Business. Fairlie shared his latest research on the pandemic's economic impacts.
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Minority-owned businesses struggle to access credit during pandemic, Fed survey finds
Reuters cited research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie documenting inequalities in the distribution of loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.
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Local community group petitions against Harm Reduction Coalition’s needle exchange efforts
Sociology Professor Emeritus Craig Reinarman, a drug addiction expert, weighed in on local debate over needle exchange programs for an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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India’s agriculture reforms: Getting it right
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Signh wrote for Financial Express to provide recommendations on reforms for India's agriculture system.