Social Sciences
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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.
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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.