Social Sciences
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Harlem activist Geoffrey Canada to speak at UCSC on April 12
A tireless community activist, Geoffrey Canada has been described as “the brother who never left the ‘hood because he keeps looking into the faces of the children and seeing himself there.” Canada will discuss his work on behalf of at-risk children and families during a free public lecture entitled “It Takes a ‘Hood: Community Revitalization,…
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New Teacher Center wins $1.5 million contract to participate in federal study of support programs
The highly regarded New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been awarded a $1.5 million contract to participate in the federal government’s first major evaluation of programs that school districts offer novice teachers. The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) selected Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., to carry out…
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New book documents first statewide civil rights movement in Florida
Decades before the Montgomery bus boycott, African Americans in Jacksonville, Florida, organized streetcar boycotts that forced the city to abandon efforts to segregate the system. That little-known act of rebellion is one of many instances of African Americans organizing against white supremacy that historian Paul Ortiz, an assistant professor of community studies at the University…
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Memory research sheds light on why older adults ‘accentuate the positive’
Age-related differences appear to affect the way adults make and remember their choices in life, suggesting that older adults “accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative in their memories,” according to research published in the current issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology. Age-related changes appear to influence decision making in ways that focus on…
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Journalists Amy Goodman and Naomi Klein to speak at UC Santa Cruz
Amy Goodman, host of Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now! program, and Naomi Klein, author of No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, will each give a free public talk at UC Santa Cruz in February during two separate events hosted by College Ten. Goodman will appear at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, when she…
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Sustainability leader to speak Jan. 27 at UCSC Earth Summit
Professor David Orr, the chair of environmental studies at Oberlin College and a leading figure in the campus sustainability movement, will be the keynote speaker at UC Santa Cruz’s annual Campus Earth Summit on Thursday, January 27. Sponsored by the Student Environmental Center, the summit will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed…
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Consumers eager to know more about the environmental and social impacts of the food they buy, survey finds
Here’s a heads-up for farmers and food retailers: Consumers have a strong desire to know more about the origins and safety of the food they buy, and they’d like to get the information when they make their purchases. That’s the word from researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who surveyed consumers to find…
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UC Santa Cruz community collaborations receive nearly $1 million from Kellogg Foundation
Two of UC Santa Cruz’s most highly regarded community collaborations have received nearly $1 million from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to support their work promoting educational achievement, economic equity, and environmental justice. UCSC’s Bridging Multiple Worlds Alliance (BMWA) and the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community (CJTC) will share a grant of $978,125 over…
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UC Santa Cruz hosts American Indian colloquium series
Merrill College at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is hosting the fourth annual American Indian Colloquium Series this winter, offering three public lectures about Native American health. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend. This year’s theme is “Native Health: Approaches, Services, & Issues.” Topics and guest speakers are described below.…
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New Teacher Center hosts annual symposium January 30-Feb. 1
The New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will host its seventh national symposium, Discover the Power of Teacher Induction, January 30-February 1 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. This year’s program includes three themes central to induction: Quality Mentoring, Professional Identity and Leadership, and Equitable Learning and Social Justice. The…
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UC Santa Cruz professor reappointed to water quality board
Daniel Press, a professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been reappointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Press, chair of environmental studies, recently completed a partial term to which he was appointed by former Gov. Gray Davis in 2002. His appointment to…
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UC Santa Cruz scientist endorses nitrogen management efforts
As a soil scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Marc Los Huertos helps farmers on the Central Coast manage nitrogen levels to maximize harvests and minimize pollution. Los Huertos is also part of a growing global effort to address the problem of farm-generated nitrogen pollution. Just back from the Third International Nitrogen Conference…