Social Sciences
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UCSC psychologist wins award for lifetime research acheivement in human-computer interaction
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about psychology professor Steve Whittaker winning an award for lifetime research achievement in human and computer interaction.
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Héctor Perla Jr.: El Salvador vote should be decided by the people, not U.S.
Writing on the San Francisco Chronicle's op-ed page, Héctor Perla Jr., assistant professor of Latin American and Latino studies, analyzes politics and outside influences in El Salvador in advance of the country's presidential election.
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Mark Fathi Massoud: How grass-roots peace can take hold in South Sudan
Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics and legal studies, says a cease-fire in South Sudan is a positive first step but grassroots efforts are needed to forge a lasting peace.
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Preventing Civil War in South Sudan: Christian Leaders Should Resume Activism
Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics and legal studies, was invited to contribute to the New York Times online feature "Room for Debate" on crisis in South Sudan.
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Crafting Peace in South Sudan
Writing in Foreign Policy, Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics, outlines several steps that aid groups and allies of South Sudan can do to help curtail violence and craft a lasting peace for the world's newest country.
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Have Money, Won’t Travel: Why do investors prefer to put their money to work at home?
Writing in Nautilus magazine, associate professor of economics Thomas Wu explores the geographic choices investors make.
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Want a stranger's half-eaten pizza? Need to rent a tree house? Technology can help
Melanie DuPuis, professor of sociology and associate academic director of the UC Washington Center, was quoted widely in a Yahoo News article on how technology can help distribution within the local food industry.
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All in the Mind: Dance and Cognition
BBC Radio 4 interviewed associate psychology professor Margaret Wilson about dance research she co-authored with theater arts professor Ted Warburton that was recently published in the journal Psychological Science, for a story about the British version of "Dancing with the Stars." Warburton was also featured in a story about their research in Dance Informa Magazine.
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Who’s Afraid of the Common Core? Not California
New America Media interviewed education professor Judit Moschkovich on math instruction for an article on common core standards.
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From prison isolation to a sense of doom
The Los Angeles Times quoted psychology professor Craig Haney in an article about a former inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison who now attends UC Berkeley.
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Here, Drink A Nice Glass Of Sparkling Clear Wastewater
Environmental studies professor Brent Haddad was quoted on NPR's "All Things Considered" in a story on recycling and purifying wastewater.
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Uncle Ben's secret recipe: Open the Fed's cookbook
Professor of economics Carl Walsh commented on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's legacy of transparency for a story on the radio program Marketplace.