Social Sciences
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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.
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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.