Social Sciences
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Housing crisis breeds opportunity
Faculty members Miriam Greenberg and Steve McKay of Sociology coauthored an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the local housing crisis and their No Place Like Home community-engaged research initiative.
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What’s Really Driving Santa Cruz’s Affordable Housing Crunch
Sociology's Steve McKay and Miriam Greenberg were featured in a Good Times article about No Place Like Home, their ongoing study of the Santa Cruz housing crisis.
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When You’ve Transitioned But Your Voice Hasn’t Caught Up
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack was quoted in an article in Tonic about new options for transgender people coping with a voice that doesn't match their gender identity.
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An open letter to men about rape
Psychology Professor Eileen Zurbriggen penned an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about sexual aggression and the steps men can take to help eliminate rape.
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Beyond ‘no means no’: How to talk to teenage boys about consent
Psychology Professor Cam Leaper was quoted in a Washington Post article about talking to teenage boys about consent.
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Why our college students think like Trump
Ryan Coonerty, who teaches law and politics, penned an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle about the changes he has seen in students over the past 10 years, including today's students' lack of confidence in law or politics as a means to protect the freedom of speech.
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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.