Social Sciences
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Alum talks Chinese-Italian fashion industry
Anthropology Professor Lisa Rofel returned to her alma mater to give a talk about her research on the Chinese-Italian fashion industry, and the Brown Daily Herald covered the event.
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Bernie says immigration threatens the social safety net. Research shows otherwise.
Juan Pedroza, assistant professor of sociology, was featured in a Pacific Standard article about Bernie Sanders's stance on open borders.
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The future is non-binary, and teens are leading the way
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack wrote a piece for Pacific Standard about teens and the "quiet revolution" they are leading in gender and sexuality.
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Don’t blame Sharia for Islamic extremism – blame colonialism
Mark Massoud, associate professor of politics, penned a piece for The Conversation about Islamic extremism and colonialism that was picked up by SFGate, among other news outlets.
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Foreign Teachers in D.C. Exploited by Exchange Program, Lawsuit Alleges
Associate professor of education Lora Bartlett, an expert on foreign teacher exchange programs, was quoted in an Education Week story about a lawsuit filed against a recruitment firm charged with exploiting international teachers working on J1 visas in the Washington DC public schools.
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Teens who seek solitude may know what's best for them
Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia's latest research about the role of solitude in the wellbeing of adolescents and young adults received considerable media attention, including coverage in Science Daily, Economic Times, Psych Central, and BizWomen.
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Your Environment Is Part Of Your Mind
Research by the late Bruce Bridgeman, professor of psychology and psychobiology, was featured in an article in Science Trends.
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Open Forum: On the legacy of AIDS — trauma and shame get in the way of HIV prevention
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack penned an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle about the legacy of AIDS and his latest reseach on the use of PrEP, which illuminates how trauma and shame get in the way of HIV prevention.
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Nurx: Making PrEP Easy, Affordable and Judgement-Free
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack's work was cited in an Edge Media Network article about the HIV-prevention drug PrEP.
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Men & Women Tend To Approach Conversations Differently — Here's How
Psychology Professor Campbell Leaper was featured in an article in MBG Mindfulness about differences in how men and women approach conversations.
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City Council to speak out against raid
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered remarks by Psychology Professor Gina Langhout to the Santa Cruz City Council about a recent homeland security raid in the Seabright neighborhood.
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Social Media Is Ruining Our Memories
Vice covered memory research by graduate student Julia Soares and Ben Storm, an associate professor of psychology, that found that using social media to document experiences actually impairs our ability to remember them.