Social Sciences
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Drugging detained children is like using a chemical straitjacket
Sociology doctoral candidate Kati Barahona-Lopez coauthored an op-ed for The Conversation about the drugging of detained immigrant children, and it appeared in the National Post of Canada.
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Student scientists conduct hands-on field research
Anthropology lecturer Jay Reti was featured in a story about Paso Robles High School students who spent eight days doing hands-on field work as part of a new scientific collaborative that involves UC Santa Cruz and the Nature Conservancy.
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Black Space, White Blindness
Assistant Professor of Psychology Courtney Bonam's research on white stereotypes about black neighborhoods was featured in an article in Slate.
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Books N Bags: Kindergarten's the right time to start a little library
The Missourian cited research by Psychology Professor Emeritus Dominic Massaro in an article about kindergartners and reading.
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Young Californians are politically aware, they just don't vote. Here's how we turn them out
Associate Professor of Sociology Veronica Terriquez and politics graduate student Randy Villegas penned an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times about young voters and what it will take to boost their turnout in November.
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Surviving Climate Change in Italy
Sapiens published a feature about Associate Professor of Anthropology Andrew Mathews, who is conducting climate-change research in Italy.
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Distressing statistics about HIV testing and prevention
CompassQ covered the results of a study by Psychology Professor Phil Hammack that assessed the use of HIV prevention medication and HIV testing among sexually active gay and bisexual men.
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Black business ownership didn't increase 400 percent this year
Economist Rob Fairlie, an expert on entrepreneurship, was quoted in a WRAL News story about the growth of black-owned businesses.
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Wanted: Activist in residence
Sylvanna Falcon, associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies and director of the Research Center for the Americas, was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel column about the center's search for an "activist in residence."
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Building bioethics into the future of life sciences innovation
Sociology Professor Jenny Reardon was featured in a story about genomics and bioethics that appeared in Chemical & Engineering News.
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Environmental advocates line up against Trump administration marine policy
Anne Kapuscinski, professor of environmental studies and director of the new Coastal Science and Policy Program, was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about local opposition to an executive order signed by President Trump that revokes numerous ocean protections.
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Exchange Rate
Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett was featured in a Phoenix Magazine article about Arizona schools that are recruiting teachers from overseas.