Social Sciences
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How can parents of first-generation college students find balance
Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia spoke with WJXT-TV in Florida about how the parents of first-gen college students can help their children navigate the challenges of higher education.
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central valley freedom summer
Associate Professor of Sociology Veronica Terriquez and graduate students Randy Villegas and Roxanna Villalobos coauthored an article about Central Valley Freedom Summer for Contexts, a publication of the American Sociological Association.
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Fear of Human Voices Can Shape an Ecosystem
KQED Radio covered the latest research by Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers and postdoc Justin Suraci about the effects that predators' fear of humans have on ecosystems.
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Georgia’s prisons face troubling rise in suicides. What are officials doing about it?
Psychology Professor Craig Haney's research on mental-health conditions inside Georgia's prisons was cited in a Macon Telegraph report about the system's troubling rise in suicides among inmates.
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Cash-strapped students are skipping meals at colleges
Psychology Professor Heather Bullock's survey results about food insecurity among college students was cited in a Boston Globe article about cash-strapped students skipping meals.
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Mega-Trees Are the New Weapon Against Climate Change
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl was quoted in a Daily Beast article about planting "mega trees" to fight climate change.
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Why robots won’t kill the Bay Area’s job growth: report
The San Jose Mercury News tapped Sociology Professor Chris Benner to comment on a new report about the impact of robots on Bay Area jobs.
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Human genetic diversity of South America reveals complex history of Amazonia
Lars Fehren-Schmitz, associate professor of anthropology, was quoted in an article in Phys.org about new research that reveals details of history, ecology, and cultural diversity in the genetic makeup of South America's living rural populations.
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How Trump used a centuries-old racist trope to attack Baltimore
Vox News cited Courtney Bonam's research and quoted the assistant professor of psychology in an article about President Trump's racist attack on Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings.
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Dealers take note: Autonomous vehicles are coming for you
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Adam Millard-Ball's research on the traffic-snarling potential of self-driving cars continues to get media attention, most recently in Automotive News Canada.
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Rising Inequality in Silicon Valley
Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies Chris Benner, director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was interviewed on "Valley Politics" about wealth inequality in Silicon Valley.
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“This is definitely a local Standing Rock”: Sargent Ranch
Tsim Schneider, assistant professor of anthropology, was quoted in an Marin Independent Journal article about Native Americans who are resisting a proposed sand and gravel mine at Sargent Ranch just south of Gilroy.