Social Sciences
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Forest growth limited over next 60 years, study finds
UPI was among the news organizations that covered new research about climate change by Kai Zhu, an assistant professor of environmental studies.
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How to Meet Autistic People Halfway
Psychology Professor Nameera Akhtar coauthored an op-ed for the New York Times about new insights into the social desires of people with autism.
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How to create new recruits for MS-13
Psychology lecturer Donald Saposnek penned an opinion column for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the lasting negative impacts on infants and toddlers of separating young children from their parents, as is taking place today under U.S. immigration policy.
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The darkness within a greening planet
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Elliott Campbell coauthored an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle that pushed back on media reports that distorted his scientific research about climate science.
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Report blasts Georgia solitary confinement as ‘draconian’
Psychology Professor Craig Haney's assessment of conditions inside a Georgia prison's solitary-confinement facility was covered by the Associated Press.
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Autism study examines why behaviors are misinterpreted
The Daily Progress covered Psychology Professor Nameera Akhtar's new research about autism.
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Reform needed for Supreme Court justice terms
Politics Professor Dan Wirls penned a timely op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel, proposing reforms to the terms served by Supreme Court justices.
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Anxiety Looms for Thousands of Migrant Teachers as Trump Administration Pushes ‘Zero Tolerance’ Enforcement of Visa Program
Lora Bartlett, associate professor of education, was featured in an article by The 74 about migrant teachers coping with the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" visa-enforcement program.
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The Hidden Damage of Solitary Confinement
Knowable magazine published a lengthy Q&A with Psychology Professor Craig Haney about solitary confinement.
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Time to Dismiss the Stanford Prison Experiment?
For an article examining new revelations about the Stanford Prison Experiment, Inside Higher Education republished quotes from a 2011 Stanford alumni magazine interview with Psychology Professor Craig Haney, who was a graduate student participant in the experiment.
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No matter the jail, Manafort may get a shock to his system, expert says
Psychology Professor Craig Haney was quoted prominently in a Boston Globe story about the jailing of Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman.
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Kids in India show religious tolerance: Study
A study of religious tolerance among children in India by Assistant Professor of Psychology Audun Dahl received considerable media attention in India, including coverage in the Times of India.