Social Sciences
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Restoring tropical forests from the bottom up
In a Perspective piece, Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl address what she calls the "often striking disconnect" between groups that set bold tropical reforestation targets and those that implement projects and guide restoration science.
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Humans worry about self-driving cars. Maybe it should be the reverse
NPR's Morning Edition featured an interview with environmental studies assistant professor Adam Millard-Ball about his study on whether pedestrians might challenge self-driving cars.
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Scott Roseman on mission of survival
UC Santa Cruz sociology grad Scott Roseman, co-founder of New Leaf Community Markets, was profiled in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. He credits the "eclectic education" he got at UCSC with inspiring his dedication to social change.
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Trump Hates Renewable Energy
Environmental Studies Professor Daniel Press disputes the effectiveness of renewable energy certificates in a Mother Jones magazine article about Donald Trump's purchase of RECs for an exclusive hotel in downtown Manhattan.
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Parenting advice for the Trump era
An article in the online magazine Slate on how to talk with children about the president-elect quoted psychology professor and chair Campbell Leaper who has published research showing girls who learn about sexism at a young age are better able to respond proactively when they encounter it later.
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Older English language learners can face restricted learning opportunities
Peggy Estrada, associate research scientist in Latin American and Latino studies, was interviewed about older students who are English-language learners by “Learning the Language” blog of Education Week.
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What women who condemned Trump’s sexism do now
Psychology professor and chair Campbell Leaper was quoted extensively in a Buzzfeed post on women and sexism in light of the presidential election results.
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What the lottery can tell us about college affordability
Vox.com wrote about a study by economics professors George Bulmnan and Rob Fairlie that looked at tax return data from state lottery winners to investigate college-going decisions.
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How driverless cars could empower pedestrians
Several online publications, including The Atlantic’s “City Lab” blog, wrote about environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball’s journal article about pedestrians and self-driving cars. Others include Planet Citizen, the Register in the U.K. and the IEEE Spectrum.
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Daniel Wirls: Time to terminate the nuclear triad
The San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed by politics professor Daniel Wirls calling for the U.S. to eliminate all land-based nuclear missiles, one leg of the outdated nuclear triad.
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Social science: Include social equity in California Biohub
Jenny Reardon and Katherine Darling of sociology and the Science and Justice Research Center, writing as members of “Science FARE (Feminist Anti-Racist Equity) Collective,” were among six authors of a letter in the journal Nature calling for the Chan/Zuckerberg Initiative to include social equity in the California Biohub.
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2016's states with the most and least powerful voters
Economics professor Ajay Shenoy was interviewed for a special feature on voters in WalletHub, a Washington, D.C.-based website that offers credit-improvement advice and money-saving tips.