Social Sciences
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Anthropologist pens an artful natural history of the Amazon
With his new book In Amazonia: A Natural History, anthropologist Hugh Raffles has set a new standard for the genre of natural history, artfully bringing to life the people, history, and science of this highly romanticized region. In engaging prose, Raffles traces the mystique of the Amazon back to 16th-century explorers and describes how it…
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UC Santa Cruz dean honored by social psychologists
Martin Chemers, a professor of psychology and dean of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be honored by the members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) at their annual meeting on Feb. 6, 2003. Chemers is being recognized for his service to the 3,700-member organization,…
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EDITOR’S ADVISORY: Parents may inhibit girls’ interest and performance in science, study says
Parents are more likely to believe that science is less interesting and more difficult for their daughters than sons, and their beliefs appear to affect children’s interest and performance in science, according to research published in the January issue of Developmental Psychology. The study may help explain why women remain underrepresented in the science and…
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UC Santa Cruz prof named American Psychological Association fellow
Margarita Azmitia, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been honored by her peers who have elected her a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). APA fellows are selected for their “exceptional and outstanding contributions to the research, teaching, or practice of psychology” and are recognized for the national…
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Carnegie grant expands reach of UCSC’s New Teacher Center
The New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will further expand its reach with a $750,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The funds will enable the New Teacher Center (NTC) to partner with three or four college or university education departments to build a bridge of support for new teachers that reaches…
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UC Santa Cruz psychology professor seeks volunteers
Want to do a good deed and contribute to scientific understanding, too? Researchers in the Psychology Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, need volunteers for a study about thinking and decision making. Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35 or between the ages of 65 and 80. The study takes…
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EDITOR’S ADVISORY: Policy brief outlines appeal of Islamic radicals
As the United States moves closer to war with Iraq, a leading scholar of the Middle East has published a compelling analysis of the conditions that have given rise to Islamic radicalism. The policy brief, “Explaining the Appeal of Islamic Radicals,” identifies the social, economic, and political factors fueling Islamic radicalism, and critiques the Bush…
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UC Santa Cruz sociologist part of World Affairs Council panel on Nigeria
Paul Lubeck, professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will participate in a panel discussion of women’s role in Nigeria on Wednesday, January 15, in San Francisco. Paul Lubeck joins documentary producers in January 15 discussion of women’s role in Nigeria Sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Northern California, the event…
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UC Santa Cruz student creates program to help women inmates prepare for life after release
As a psychology graduate student working with women in the Santa Cruz County Jail, Susan Greene saw women going through the revolving door of the criminal justice system, being picked up, incarcerated, and released only to repeat the cycle again and again. Greene wanted to break the cycle, so she singlehandedly launched Getting Out and…
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Against the odds, local forces unite to preserve open space in California
Since the 1920s, residents of the Golden State have organized locally to preserve more than 1 million acres of open space–an amount that rivals the 1.3 million acquired during the same period by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Total exceeds 1 million acres, rivaling that acquired by state parks Unlike the ubiquitous forces…
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January 19 memorial service at UC Santa Cruz for Raymond Dasmann
A public memorial service for Raymond F. Dasmann, professor emeritus of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 19, in the College Eight Dining Hall at UCSC. Dasmann, a founder of international environmentalism, died November 5 of pneumonia at the age of 83. The…
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Fresno High grad reaches out to students at her alma mater
Sociology major MaryJane Skjellerup is reaching out by reaching back–to Fresno High School, that is. Skjellerup is using the power and allure of technology to introduce Hmong and Latino youth in her native Fresno to what’s available for them at the university. Skjellerup, a graduate of Fresno High School and a senior at the University…