Social Sciences
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How "Trial by Media" Can Undermine the Courtroom
In an article about how media bias impacts the right to a fair trial, Psychology Today cited research by Psychology Professor Craig Haney.
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The Other San Francisco
Sociology's Lindsey Dillon penned a letter to the editor that appeared in The New Yorker magazine.
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UC Santa Cruz Study Shows Increased Deportations Create Fear, Anxiety, Mistrust
KQED Radio's California Report picked up a KAZU Radio interview with Psychology Professor Regina Langhout, who discussed the ripple effects of U.S. policy regarding deportations and family separation.
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Youth Voter Turnout Is Low, But These Central Valley College Students Want That To Change
KVPR Radio, the NPR affiliate in the Central Valley, aired a story about the Central Valley Freedom Summer Project, a voter registration drive organized by UCSC and UC Merced undergraduates with support from Associate Professor of Sociology Veronica Terriquez.
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Deportation and its aftermath: What can Santa Cruz do now?
Psychology Professor Regina Langhout penned an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about how the local community can respond to the cascading effects of U.S. policies regarding deportation and family separation.
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Why industry should be forced to clean up its messes
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl published an op-ed in the San Jose Mercury News decrying the Trump administration's recent decision that industries that use public lands don’t have to repair the damage they do to the land.
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The politics of Trump's Twitter spat with Calif.
Environmental Studies professors Michael Loik and Brent Haddad were quoted in an E&E News story about California water politics, wildfires, and President Trump's tweets about water access.
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How Laid-Off Corporate Workers Are Becoming Free-Thinking Entrepreneurs
Economics Professor Robert Fairlie was quoted in a San Antonio Express-News article about "necessity entrepreneurs"–laid-off workers who go on to launch successful businesses.
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UCSC Professor Calls Effects Of Deportation A Public Health Crisis
Psychology Professor Regina Langhout was featured in a KAZU Radio report about the communitywide effects of U.S. policies regarding deportation and forced separation.
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This Morning with Alex Jensen
Ravi Rajan, professor of environmental studies, was interviewed live on the South Korean radio network TBS about his new book, The Great Convergence: Environmental Histories of BRICS.
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‘Global Greening’ Sounds Good. In the Long Run, It’s Terrible.
The New York Times turned to Elliott Campbell of Environmental Studies to set the record straight in a story about "global greening;" the article followed earlier coverage of Campbell's research, which was embraced by climate-change deniers.
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Turning to Recycled Wastewater, Cities May Face Obstacle: The 'Ick' Factor
Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad was featured in a story produced by NPR affiliate Arizona Public Media about the "ick" factor of recycled wastewater.