Social Sciences
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Helping minority entrepreneurs succeed would reduce wealth inequality, economist says
African Americans aren’t getting the same boost from self-employment that Asians and whites enjoy, and the racial disparities demand new policy initiatives, says economist Robert Fairlie.
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UC Santa Cruz team developing a high-tech dictionary for the classroom
Dictionaries in the classroom may go the way of typewriters if researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have their way.
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Anthropologist explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in diet of early human ancestors
Anthropologist Nathaniel J. Dominy painstakingly measured the mechanical properties of nearly 100 plant species across sub-Saharan Africa as part of his investigation of the diet of early human ancestors.
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UCSC grad student receives Princess Grace award
UCSC graduate student Kimberly Bautista has been awarded a 2008 Princess Grace Honorarium. She is one of 44 recipients across the country who were recognized for distinction in the fields of theater, dance and film.
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Dream lecture to air on Community TV
Research professor G. William Domhoff’s recent campuswide lecture about dreaming will be broadcast on Community TV of Santa Cruz County several times in July and August.
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Psychology professor M. Brewster Smith receives 2008 award for professional contributions
M. Brewster Smith, professor emeritus of psychology, has received the 2008 award for Distinguished Theoretical and Philosophical Contributions to Psychology from a division of the American Psychological Association (APA).
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Midwest factory tour brings learning to life for students of environmental policy
Educators who encourage their students to get out of the classroom don’t typically direct them to steel mills, glass factories, and soda-pop bottling plants.
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Campus provost gives early outline of budget cuts
UC Santa Cruz will need to cut between $7 million and $12.3 million from its 2008-2009 budget, Campus Provost and Executive Vice chancellor Dave Kliger told the Academic Senate Friday.
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Sale of fresh organic produce begins June 3
Berry lovers will celebrate the opening on Tuesday, June 3, of the UCSC Farm’s Market Cart at the base of campus.
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Chancellor conveys awards for achievements in diversity
Four individuals and two campus units were honored for their efforts in supporting and increasing diversity at UC Santa Cruz. Chancellor George Blumenthal conveyed the awards during a luncheon May 21 at University House.
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Geographer Jeff Bury studies human impacts of climate change in central Andes
For residents of Peru’s remote villages high in the Andes mountains, climate change is right outside the back door.