Social Sciences
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Skewed system facilitates death sentences and undermines fairness of capital punishment, says author of new book Death by Design
In a harsh critique of the death penalty before a gathering of the nation’s lawyers last month, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said recent exonerations of death row inmates reveal serious procedural flaws that undermine the way capital punishment is administered in this country. Stevens’s remarks before members of the American Bar Association…
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Economics Department at UC Santa Cruz ranked ninth in world in international finance
The Economics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was ranked ninth in the world in the field of international finance in a survey of more than 300 public and private research universities. The ranking is based on the research productivity of faculty as measured by scholarly publications in 63 academic journals from 1993…
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UCSC professor Lucinda Pease-Alvarez joins innovative teacher-prep effort
Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, an associate professor of education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is one of 17 educators around the country named to an innovative project that will develop a “virtual apprenticeship” for novice teachers. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected Pease-Alvarez and 16 others as the first Goldman-Carnegie Quest…
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Annual Harvest Festival at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, October 8
With toe-tappin’ music, hay rides, pumpkin painting, and delectable edibles, the annual UC Santa Cruz Harvest Festival is always a great way to celebrate the changing of the seasons. This year’s festivities take place Saturday, October 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UCSC Farm. Admission is free for kids 12 and under…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSC faculty available to discuss aspects of Katrina aftermath
A number of faculty from UC Santa Cruz are available to discuss aspects of the post-Hurricane Katrina story. Their fields of expertise range from the science of climate change to the racial implications of the story; their contact information follows: Climate Change and Destructive Storms Lisa Sloan Professor of Earth sciences; Vice Provost and Dean…
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Three universities collaborate to offer new doctorate for professional educators
Ten students have begun a new doctoral program in educational leadership offered jointly by the University of California, Santa Cruz; San Jose State University; and California State University, Monterey Bay. First 10 students enrolled in new program offered by UC Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, and Caifornia State University, Monterey Bay The UC Regents…
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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…
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UC Santa Cruz dream expert featured on Discovery Channel series
Local dream expert and UC Santa Cruz psychology instructor Veronica Tonay is featured in the upcoming new miniseries Dream Decoders, a show that helps participants and viewers understand the hidden meaning of their dreams. The series premieres on the Discovery Health Channel discoveryhealth.com on Wednesday, August 17, at 10 p.m. (E.T./P.T.) and will air in…
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STEPS Institute at UC Santa Cruz awards student fellowships and grants
Five graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, were selected last month to receive fellowships from the STEPS Institute for Innovation in Environmental Research at UC Santa Cruz. Three students received $20,000 fellowships for interdisciplinary environmental research, and two students received $9,000 fellowships for biodiversity conservation research. In addition to the graduate fellowships…
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Fresh organic flowers and produce available at UCSC Farm Cart beginning June 7
Pick up fresh vegies for dinner and grab a spring bouquet to brighten your home or workplace at the UCSC Farm Cart, which opens this year on Tuesday, June 7. Located at the base of campus by the main entrance to UC Santa Cruz, the popular produce and flower stand brings the fresh organic bounty…
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Professor Alan Richards to discuss Mideast at Foundation Forum June 2
UC Santa Cruz professor Alan Richards, who in late 2004 briefed the American military’s Central Command on the Middle East, will address the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Forum on June 2. Richards will speak on “American Thinking About Violence in the Middle East” at the 4 p.m. lecture in the College Nine/College Ten Multipurpose Room.…