Social Sciences
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Bay Area open space district proposes killing mountain lions to help cattle ranchers
Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers, director of the Puma Project, was quoted in a Monterey Herald article about a proposal by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District to allow the killing of mountain lions to protect grazing cattle.
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When Big Money Votes, Wealth Gaps Widen
Sociology Professor Chris Benner, director of the Everett Program and the Institute for Social Transformation, was quoted prominently in a Capital and Main article about the proposal to eliminate big landholders from the beneficiaries of Proposition 13.
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Fremont Named 'Least Stressed' City In America
Psychology Professor Faye Crosby was interviewed by KCBS Radio for a story about Fremont being named the least-stressed city in the country.
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Mexico Needs A New Strategy For Fighting Crime
Andrew Mathews, associate professor of anthropology, was quoted in a Forbes article about the failure of Mexico's federal government to turn around the country's crime crisis.
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India's record-breaking diaspora in numbers
Economics Professor Nirvikar Singh's research was featured in a World Economic Forum article about India's diaspora.
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A UN treaty guarantees youth rights everywhere on Earth – except the United States
Jessica Taft, associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies, authored a piece for The Conversation about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child that has appeared in numerous media outlets, including Salon.
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Why You Keep Dreaming About Being Naked
Research by professor emeritus of psychology Bill Domhoff was featured in a Nautilus article about dreaming.
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Hikers Find Mystery Skeleton on Remote Mountain in California
Professor emerita of anthropology Alison Galloway, a leading forensic anthropologist, was quoted in a New York Times article about the discovery of skeletal remains on a remote mountain in California.
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Mentally ill prisoners are dying. Are private health care companies to blame?
Psychology Professor Craig Haney was quoted in a CBS News story about inadequate mental health care in prisons and the rise in prison suicides.
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These L.A. parents don’t want to assign a gender to their baby, so the government did it for them
Psychology Professor Cam Leaper was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the struggle of parents who are raising their child without a gender identity.
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California mountain lions dying on highways, but face an even bigger threat
The San Francisco Chronicle tapped Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers, director of the Puma Project, for help with a story about wildlife crossings that would protect mountain lions and help preserve the population's genetic diversity.
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Open Forum: How adults are unfairly dismissing the youth climate strike
Jessica Taft, associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies, wrote an op-ed piece for the San Francisco Chronicle about the rise in youth activism around the globe.