Social Sciences
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Articles by UCSC alumna Dana Priest named in top 10 for the decade
A two-part series by Washington Post reporter Dana Priest, a 1981 UC Santa Cruz graduate, on the woeful treatment of wounded war veterans, was named one of the top 10 works of journalism of the decade, 2000-2009.
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Psychology lecturer aids displaced children in Haiti
A UC Santa Cruz specialist in developmental psychology is working in Haiti with the American Refugee Committee International to help children displaced by the January 12 earthquake.
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UCSC Scholarship Benefit Dinner raises more than $160,000 to support students
More than 300 people turned out for the seventh annual UC Santa Cruz Scholarship Benefit Dinner that took place Saturday night at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose.
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New UCSC training program fosters ethics and justice discourse in science and engineering
This spring, UC Santa Cruz, will launch a unique graduate-level training program funded by a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to cross-train scientists and engineers in humanities and social sciences, and vice versa.
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Economics professor’s book selected as an outstanding academic title for 2009
A prestigious publisher of academic book reviews has selected Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black-, Asian-, and White-Owned Businesses in the United States (MIT Press) by economics professor Rob Fairlie and research associate Alicia M. Robb as one of
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7th annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner to support UCSC students–Feb. 6 at Tech Museum in San Jose
UCSC will host its seventh annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner on Saturday, February 6, at the Tech Museum in San Jose.
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UCSC filmmaker Tajima-Peña receives prestigious United States Artists fellowship
Filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña has been named a USA Fellow for 2009 by United States Artists.
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Massaro announces iPhone app for animated tutor
Dominic Massaro has created an iPhone application for Baldi®, a computer-animated tutor that facilitates speech.
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Sophomore Gemma Givens will attend U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen
Sophomore Gemma Givens will attend the United Nations international conference on climate change in December.
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Students embrace UCSC’s Program in Community and Agroecology
Thanksgiving comes only once a year, but a group of UCSC students gathers to share a meal at least three times a week as part of a unique program.
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Psych undergrad organizes Sunshine Villa art show to benefit food bank
Psychology major Talia Gonzalez organized an art sale at Sunshine Villa that raised $550 for Second Harvest Food Bank.