Sociology
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UCSC professors studying Santa Cruz housing crisis look to eviction moratorium expiration
Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor Steven McKay talked with Santa Cruz Sentinel about the pandemic's effect on the local housing crisis.
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Solving the housing crisis: a talk with Prof. Steve McKay
Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay talked with KSQD about affordable housing issues in Santa Cruz, the impact of the pandemic, and possible solutions.
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Uber and Lyft drivers have no right to a minimum wage. That must change
An opinion article in The Sacramento Bee cited research on app workers by Sociology Professor Chris Benner, who is the director of the Institute for Social Transformation.
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Multiracial boom reflects US racial, ethnic complexity
Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Pedroza talked with the Associated Press about the results of the 2020 census.
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Recess to the rescue: School play time for kids is more important than ever
Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London discussed her research on the importance of recess with USA Today.
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking Nationwide to Demand Better Pay
Sociology Professor Chris Benner's research on working conditions and compensation for app-based drivers was discussed in an article by Vice that covered worker strikes. Benner's research was also cited in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, CBS News, and The Guardian
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San Jose immigrants suffer from growing economic divide
The Washington Post interviewed Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Pedroza and Sociology Professor and Director of the Institute for Social Transformation Chris Benner about factors contributing to economic inequality in San Jose.
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When DNA Research Doesn’t Benefit All of Us
Professor of Sociology Jenny Reardon, who is the founding director of the Science & Justice Research Center, was interviewed by The Pulse radio show on Philadelphia station WHYY about lessons learned from the last quarter century of efforts to study variation in human genomes.
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AAPI Heritage: Remembering the Watsonville Riots of 1930
Associate Professor of Sociology Steven McKay was interviewed alongside history doctoral candidate Meleia Simon-Reynolds and history undergraduate Nick Nasser for a KSBW story about efforts to preserve the history of Watsonsville's first Filipino immigrants.
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Gig work could change under Biden’s Labor secretary. Here’s how
Marketwatch discussed research on gig workers in the Bay Area by Chris Benner, a professor of sociology and environmental studies and the director of the Institute for Social Transformation.
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My Students Started a Discord Server. Now What?
Sociology lecturer Megan McNamara coauthored an article with Associate Director for Instructional Design and Development Aaron Zachmeier for Inside Higher Ed.
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Amazon was supposed to kill Instacart. Instead Instacart became a mini-Amazon
CNN Business interviewed Sociology and Environmental Studies Professor Chris Benner about how online retail is changing the grocery industry.