Politics
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Local promotores trained on climate change impacts are now teaching fellow farmworkers.
UC Santa Cruz has been working with local organizations for two years on Campo-Sano, a research project investigating the impact of climate change on the well-being of farmworkers. That work included development of a bilingual app with an anonymous tipline about unsafe conditions. Professor Matthew Sparke, leader of the project, says adoption of the app…
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Explainer: What sparked Sudan’s civil war and humanitarian crisis
Politics Professor Mark Fathi Massoud gave a 15-minute interview about the ongoing conflict in Sudan, including the history that led to the current civil war.
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How to Help Build Peace in Sudan
Politics Professor and Legal Studies Program Director Mark Fathi Massoud wrote for Internationale Politik Quarterly about the steps EU policymakers must take to support Sudanese civil society, cut off weapons supplies to militias, and prevent a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
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You should call House members ‘representatives,’ because that’s what they are − not ‘congressmen’ or ‘congresswomen’
Politics Department Professor and Chair Daniel Wirls wrote an article for The Conversation explaining that the gender-neutral term "representative" is actually the most constitutionally correct way to refer to members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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By running again, Biden gambling with American democracy
Professor and Chair of Politics Daniel Wirls wrote an opinion column for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the Democratic Party's 2024 election strategy.
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Should Big Pharma pay poor countries for finding new diseases?
Vox discussed research by Politics Professor and Global and Community Health Program Co-Director Matt Sparke on how the COVID pandemic demonstrated that prioritizing intellectual property rights above all else entrenches global inequalities in access to medications and treatments.
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‘It was the perfect storm’: the fatal crash that changed criminal justice in San Francisco
Politics Professor Anjuli Verma spoke with The Guardian about how a New Year's Eve car crash in San Francisco fueled fears about crime in the city.
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Road ahead for Sudanese will be long and difficult despite trying to achieve ceasefire: Analyst
CNA's Julie Yoo and Steve Lai speak to University of California Santa Cruz Professor of Politics and Legal studies Mark Fathi Massoud about the current unrest in Sudan and the challenges of ongoing evacuations. Massoud says the number of foreign nationals in the country is small and the real concern is for the 6.3 million…
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Hit Hard by High Energy Costs, Hawaii Looks to the Sun
UC Santa Cruz politics lecturer Marco Mangelsdorf discussed renewable energy politics in Hawaii with The New York Times.
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Global health degree program launches at UCSC, connecting disciplines to address big questions of our time
Lookout Local talked with Politics Professor Matt Sparke, executive director of UCSC's global and community health program, about the upcoming UC Global Health Day event and the launch of two new majors.
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Surge of desert surf parks stirs questions in dry California
Ruth Langridge, a senior researcher on water law and policy issues in the Politics Department, spoke with the Associated Press about water use and development planning in California's deserts.
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How a new California law reduces the stigma of periods and helps students focus on school
Politics undergraduate Amanda Safi wrote an opinion article for the Sacramento Bee about a new statewide law that will require schools to provide free menstrual products and her own leadership experiences in period equity activism.