Social Sciences
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Why people are afraid of crack
The Ottawa Citizen asked sociology professor Craig Reinarman to write an op-ed on crack cocaine in the aftermath of accusations that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was videotaped smoking the drug.
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After a controversial suspension, a new incarnation of the unique UC Santa Cruz major is reinstated
Good Times wrote a feature article about the reinstatement of the Community Studies major.
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Messages galore, but no time to think
The New York Times talked to psychology professor Steve Whittaker, an expert in human-computer interaction, for a Sunday business column on the ubiquity of email and other communication tools used in business.
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Man: 3-D movie changed my sight for the better
A CNN web article about psychology professor Bruce Bridgeman's experience gaining significant improvement in his previously poor depth perception after he watched the 3-D movie "Hugo" was carried by television stations across the country. The Guardian newspaper in the U.K. also wrote about the phenomenon. The Canadian Broadcasting Co. aired an interview with Bridgeman, who…
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UC Santa Cruz reinstates landmark Community Studies program
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote a page one article on the reinstatement of the Community Studies major in collaboration with Oakes College. The article was republished in the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
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Robots in the classroom the wrong innovation
The San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed by education professor Lora Bartlett in its Sunday Insight section. Writing about robots that teach English in South Korea, Bartlett argued that technology shouldn't be used just to make education cheaper and urges focus on quality.
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Mobile Ranger app captures West Cliff Drive history, geology
An app for a walking tour of West Cliff Drive designed by environmental studies and Earth studies graduate student Julia Gaudinski attracted the attention of the Santa Cruz Sentinel for an article that was republished in the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland…
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Buying a computer won’t raise your kids’ grades
The Wall Street Journal wrote about a paper published by economics professors Rob Fairlie and Jon Robinson on the educational outcomes of middle and high-school students using computers. The paper was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research and was also covered by Slate, UPI.com and HispanicBusiness.com.
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Growing Berries Without Bromide
The Good Times wrote about environmental studies professor Carole Shennan's research in finding alternatives to methyl bromide to combat soil pathogens in strawberry fields.
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Erin Linney: Santa Cruz needs an energy code
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an op-ed by Erin Linney, an environmental studies student who graduated after winter quarter. Linney wrote about the need for an energy code in Santa Cruz.
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Why Facebook makes breaking up even worse
The aggregating magazine The Week published an article on psychology professor Steve Whittaker's study on the social media aftermath of romantic break-ups.
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Are dairy producers trying to sneak artificial sweeteners into our milk?
The online magazine Slate reached out to sociology professor Melanie Dupuis for comment in an article on moves by the dairy industry to put sweeteners into milk.