Social Sciences
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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.
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Covering canals with solar panels could save California billions of gallons of water, says new study
Environmental Studies postdoctoral researcher Brandi McKuin joined the Press Play radio program on KCRW to discuss findings from her latest paper with Professor Elliott Campbell and collaborators at UC Merced. This research was also covered by CBC Radio and ABC 30.
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Sexual and Gender Diversity in an Era of Radical Authenticity
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack kicked off his new column for Psychology Today with an article about how a new generation is leading a revolution in how we think about sexual and gender diversity.
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The economics of covering California’s water system with solar panels
Ars Technica covered the latest research from Environmental Studies Postdoctoral Researcher Brandi McKuin and Professor Elliott Campbell about the economic feasibility of covering the state's water conveyance canals with solar panels. This research was also covered in Popular Science, Gizmodo, Courthouse News and other outlets.
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Why covering canals with solar panels is a power move
WIRED interviewed Brandi McKuin, an environmental studies postdoctoral researcher, about her new paper with Environmental Studies Professor Elliott Campbell that showed the potential benefits of covering California's water conveyance canals with solar panels.
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One year later: How COVID killed small businesses
Economics Professor Rob Fairlie spoke with Bay Area television station KTVU about how businesses have fared a year into the pandemic.