Social Sciences
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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.
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Breaking up in the digital age is difficult, study says
A study by psychology professor Steve Whittaker on how break ups unfold in a digital age was featured in international news outlets from CBSNews.com to publications in Great Britain, India, and the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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America’s Biggest Entrepreneurs: High School Dropouts
The New York Times' Economix blog wrote about economics professor Rob Fairlie's report for the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity. The American City Business Journals' Washington D.C. bureau also wrote about the report in an article that was published in business journals around the country.
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Mountain lions mark their territory in Santa Cruz mountains
The San Francisco Chronicle published a front page article on the study of mountain lion behavior in the Santa Cruz Mountains by associate professor of environmental studies Chris Wilmers. The Santa Cruz Sentinel and Good Times also published articles on the study. The Sentinel story was republished in the San Jose Mercury News.
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In shift on immigration, GOP takes cues from California
McClatchy Newspapers turned to Jonathan Fox, chair of the Latin American and Latino studies department, for comment in an article on immigration policies nationally and in California. The article was published in newspapers and websites across the country.
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Exclusion and the LGBT life course
Oxford University Press asked psychology professor Phillip L. Hammack to write a blog post about the U.S. Supreme Court hearings on marriage equality.