Social Sciences
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Major parties offer scant lure to youthful voters
Jonathan Fox, chair of Latin American and Latino Studies, was quoted in a Capitol Weekly article on registration and voting patterns among young California voters.
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Despite young leader, N. Korea still cranks out old-style propaganda
Psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis was quoted in a report from Georgia Public Broadcasting on the propaganda campaign waged by North Korea's new leader.
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Most college guys and girls agree men should propose marriage not women: study
The New York Daily News, Redorbit, Indian Express, and Science Express, published articles on the study of marriage proposal preferences by psychology doctoral candidate Rachael Robnett.
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UCSC sociology undergrad to work with nonprofit on iPhone videography project
Sociology undergraduate Amanda Hill's visit to Rwanda as part of UC Santa Cruz's Global Information Internship Program was reported by the Santa Cruz Sentinel and reprinted in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Pasadena Star-News, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and theInland Valley Daily Bulletin.
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Mountain lion just miles from downtown San Jose photographed by automatic camera
The San Jose Mercury News quoted environmental studies professor Chris Wilmers in an article about a mature mountain lion photographed by a motion-detecting camera seven miles from downtown San Jose. The article was also published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Middle children, your new mascot is Lady Edith
NBC's Today Show quoted sociology professor Marcia Millman in a story on sisters focused on Edith Crawley, the middle sister in the PBS series "Downton Abbey."
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UCSC psychology study reveals students have traditional marriage preferences
TheSanta Cruz Sentinel published a page one article on psychology doctoral candidate Rachael Robnett's study of marriage proposal preferences. The article was reprinted in the San Jose Mercury News and Marin Independent Journal.
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Obama White House to push for comprehensive immigration plan
Bloomberg News quoted from a report by economics professor Rob Fairlie in an article about immigration reform. The report for the Partnership for a New American Economy focused on immigrant entrepreneurship.
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Is It OK for the girl to propose? No way, study suggests
An article in the Journal of Adolescent Research by psychology doctoral candidate Rachael Robnett attracted Internet attention after Live Science, posted a story. Separate articles appeared on the Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan.com, andthe blog jezebel, that contributed its own snarky take. Men's Health weighed in as did a columnist for the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
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Conservationists team up with ranchers, loggers
An Associated Press article on conservation easements included quotes from environmental studies professor Daniel Press and Peter Stein, a UCSC alumnus, who is managing director of Lyme Timber Co. an investment company involved in negotiating easements. The article was published widely across the nation in dozens of newspapers and on websites, including U.S. News and…