Social Sciences
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The year of the blur: how isolation, monotony and chronic stress are destroying our sense of time
Craig Haney, a psychology professor who studies the effects of isolation, was tapped by The New York Times to explain how deprivation of normal social contact can distort our perceptions of the passing of time.
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Prisons' pandemic response: throw the infected into the hole
Psychology professor Craig Haney was quoted discussing the adverse psychological and health effects of solitary confinement in an article by The American Prospect.
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U.S. Black-owned firms make surprise comeback to pre-Covid level
Economics Professor Robert Fairlie is quoted in Bloomberg interpreting new trends in his research on the effects of COVID-19 on Black-owned businesses.
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White House announces Sudan Israel deal
UC Santa Cruz politics and legal studies professor Mark Fathi Massoud talked with BBC World News about the implications of a recent Trump administration deal to normalize relations between Sudan and Israel.
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California, Reject Prop 22
The New York Times editorial board cited a study led by Professor Chris Benner that showed workers performing the majority of app-based ride hailing and delivery services in San Francisco are typically working full time. Benner is director of the Institute for Social Transformation and a professor of environmental studies and sociology.
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Science Friday Book Club: Conjuring An Alternate History Of Colonization
Catherine S. Ramirez, a professor in the Latin American and Latino Studies Department, joined NPR's Science Friday to discuss Chicanofuturism as part of a book club series exploring New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color.
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California Will Keep Burning. But Housing Policy Is Making It Worse
Propublica reporters turned to environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball for a discussion of California housing policy that forces people closer to the edge of wilderness areas for affordable housing and how that impacts the effects of wildfires on property.
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To beat Trump, Democrats must mobilize young people
Veronica Terriquez, an associate professor of sociology, wrote an op-ed for The Hill website that covers Capitol Hill, with advice to Joe Biden and Kamela Harris, the Democratic ticket for president and vice president, to reach out to young people of color.
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When a Family Separation Becomes Permanent
The Atlantic quoted psychology professor Regina Day Langhout in an article about a West African man who was imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly a year, leading to his wife's suicide.
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Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation
The New York Times cited a study about media coverage of autism by Psychology Professor Nameera Akhtar, in an article about the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and changing views about disabilities.
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China’s dark fishing fleets plunder North Korea
Environmental Studies Professor Katherine Seto was quoted in coverage of her team's report on illegal fishing in North Korean waters, including stories in Asia Times, Gizmodo, MSN, Space.com, Eurasia Review, Scienmag, and other media outlets.
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Airbnb Layoffs Expose Inequities in a Two-Tiered Workforce
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek article about layoffs at Airbnb that have exposed its two-tiered workforce.