Social Sciences
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What do coffee and music have in common? Words of wisdom from the International Congress on Cocoa, Coffee and Tea
The trade magazine Beverage Daily reported from the Nespresso coffee conversation industry event in Portugal where anthropology professor Melissa Caldwell spoke about why Starbuck’s ill-fated Race Together campaign failed.
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The cul-de-sac is dying
Philadelphia Magazine wrote about environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball’s study on the rise and fall of urban sprawl.
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U.S sprawl peaked in 1994 and has been declining ever since
CityLab, a blog on The Atlantic.com that follows urban issues, wrote about a paper by environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball on the rise and fall of urban sprawl. The Associated Press also wrote about the study; its report appeared in the New York Times and other outlets. Pacific Standard magazine reported on the findings as…
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LA prisoner released after 43 years in solitary confinement. How can he cope?
The Christian Science Monitor used a quote from psychology professor Craig Haney in an article about the final “Angola 3" inmate to be released in Louisiana after more than 40 years in solitary confinement. A CNN report from February 2014 featuring Haney is being rebroadcast around the country in light of the news.
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Advocates urge new ethical code for foreign teacher recruitment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covered a announcement in Washington, D.C. featuring education professor Lora Bartlett calling for protecting the rights of international teachers in U.S. schools.
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Women started smaller percentage of U.S. businesses in 2014
A Wall Street Journal article on female entrepreneurs was based on a study by economics department chair Rob Fairlie. MSN.comalso published the article.
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Feds Gone Wild: Why Federal Agents Act Badly
Sociology and legal studies professor Craig Reinarman was quoted by Foreign Policy in an article on scandals involving DEA and Secret Service agents.
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UCSC professor details effects of mass incarceration
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered psychology professor Craig Haney’s Faculty Research Lecture
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From bad to worse: California has seen droughts before, but this one just isn’t letting up
The Toronto Globe and Mail talked with Ruth Langridge, a lecturer and researcher in legal studies, about threats to groundwater supplies for an article on Gov. Brown’s executive order mandating water use restrictions.
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Daniel Wirls: Gridlock in Washington? Not when it comes to military spending
The San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed by politics professor Daniel Wirls on the continued rise in military spending.
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UC Santa Cruz Carbon Fund jump starts climate action projects
The Santa Cruz Sentinel quoted environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball in an article about the student-funded carbon fund and how its proceeds are used to create climate action projects. Ball is the advisor to the fund.
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Foreign teachers come at a price, experts say
Education professor Lora Bartlett was the featured expert that the Atlanta Journal-Constitution interviewed for an article in a series on the exploitation of foreign teachers in U.S. schools.