Environmental Studies
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UCSC team to share environmental justice expertise with state air board
Environmental justice researchers are at the forefront of efforts to evaluate the risks posed by air pollution, particularly the disproportionate risks faced by residents of low-income and minority neighborhoods. So it’s good news that Manuel Pastor, professor of Latin American and Latino studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a leading researcher in…
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UCSC Professor Emeritus William Friedland honored for lifetime achievement
William Friedland, whose research revealed the “cozy” relationship between UC’s agricultural researchers and the state’s powerful farming interests, is being honored for his contributions during the Rural Sociological Society’s annual meeting August 8-12 in Tampa, Florida. “For me, the university has been a remarkable place–that’s the only way to describe it,” said Friedland, a professor…