Psychology
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City Council to speak out against raid
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered remarks by Psychology Professor Gina Langhout to the Santa Cruz City Council about a recent homeland security raid in the Seabright neighborhood.
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Social Media Is Ruining Our Memories
Vice covered memory research by graduate student Julia Soares and Ben Storm, an associate professor of psychology, that found that using social media to document experiences actually impairs our ability to remember them.
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Why those most at risk for HIV avoid a drug that prevents it
Psychology Professor Phillip Hammack was featured in a Scienceline article about why only 4 percent of gay and bisexual men take a drug that prevents HIV infection.
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Jogging Happy Memories
Psychology Professor Steve Whittaker featured prominently in the APA Monitor's profile of UCSC alum Artie Konrad, who works at Facebook.
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ACLU: Expert reports about Nebraska prisons 'quite scathing'
The Hastings Tribune reported on the role of Craig Haney, distinguished professor of psychology, in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the Nebraska Department of Corrections alleging that conditions and crowding endanger the health and safety of prisoners every day.
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How one of America's harshest isolation units was exposed from the inside
NBC News covered Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Haney's key role in a settlement that led to the curtailment of solitary confinement in the state of Georgia.
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What Does ‘Skoliosexual’ Mean?
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack was featured in a Women's Health article about the meaning of "skoliosexual," which describes people who are attracted to those who identify as nonbinary or don't identify as cisgender.
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Months locked in a tiny box — how solitary confinement can erode mental health
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Haney was featured in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's recent coverage of the mental health impacts of solitary confinement.
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Supreme Court takes no action on DACA, what this means for 'Dreamers' in Salinas
Psychology Professor Regina Langhout was quoted in a Salinas Californian article about the impact on "Dreamers" of the Supreme Court's latest ruling.
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Why Forgetfulness Might Actually Help You
Ben Storm, associate professor of psychology, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about the latest research on memory.
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State agrees to improve prison conditions in solitary confinement unit
Psychology Professor Craig Haney was quoted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about conditions inside the solitary-confinement unit of a Georgia prison.
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The Psychological Science of Taking Friendlier Selfies
Facial recognition research by Nick Davidenko of psychology received widespread coverage, including from Psychology Today, the Daily Sun, Science Blog, Times Now, and Indian Express.