Social Sciences
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Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone
The New York Times interviewed Paul Lubeck, emeritus professor of sociology, about the origins of Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamic insurgent group suspected of kidnapping hundreds of school girls.
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Tracking collar showed Mountain View puma was looking for his own space
The San Jose Mercury News talked with environmental studies associate professor Chris Wilmers in the aftermath of a young mountain lion's visit to downtown Mountain View. Local television stations KPIX, KTVU, and NBCBay Area did follow-up reports with Wilmers on camera explaining how the puma's tracking collar showed his movements leading up to his capture.
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3 Enormous Benefits to Charging the Right Price for Parking
Atlantic Cities blog wrote about assistant professor of environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball's study of a demand-pricing-for-parking experiment in San Francisco.
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Craig Haney: Solitary Confinement is a “Tried-and-True” Torture Device
Psychology and legal studies professor Craig Haney gave an extensive interview to the PBS investigative documentary program Frontline for its two-part special report "Locked up in America."
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Recent jail deaths raise questions about detox protocols
Newsworks, a blog by WHYY public radio in Philadelphia, quoted psychology professor Craig Haney in an article that looked at the recent deaths of two inmates in Bucks County, Penn. jails.
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On their own: What explains the surge in self-employment?
The Economist interviewed Rob Fairlie, chair of economics, in an article on entrepreneurship. Separately, a report Fairlie authored for the Kauffman Foundation, the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, received widespread coverage nationally including a Dallas Morning News blog that mentioned Fairlie.
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UCSC environmental studies department receives $2 million gift
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article about the Packard grant, and the Good Times made mention of it, too.
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80,000 Americans Suffer From a Cruel and Unusual Practice Most Countries Abolished
Psychology professor Craig Haney is featured in an article on solitary confinement published by the online site PolicyMic, aimed at millennials. The author later discussed her findings on MSNBC.
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How four inmates launched a statewide hunger strike from solitary
Host Terry Gross interviewed psychology professor Craig Haney about solitary confinement on the NPR program "Fresh Air."
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The Plot from Solitary
An article in New York Magazine on the summer 2013 hunger strike in California prisons featured comments by psychology professor Craig Haney about the psychological effects of prolonged solitary confinement.
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Dolled up or working, Barbie crushes girls' career dreams, study says
Psychology professor Eileen Zurbriggen's study about how girls' views of their career options are affected by playing with Barbie dolls was widely covered by national and international media. Articles appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Science, the Baltimore Sun, Daily Mail, Pacific Standard, Medical News Today, Consumer Affairs.com, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Washington Times, Hispanic business.com,…
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Barbie might be a dream killer, new study suggests
UPI online wrote about a paper co-authored by psychology professor Eileen Zurbriggen published in the journal Sex Roles.