Psychology
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Bill Domhoff’s new book documents the rise of progressive politics in Santa Cruz
A new book reveals the roots of progressive politics in Santa Cruz.
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Haney praises court decision on prison overcrowding
Psychology professor Craig Haney was one of the main expert witnesses who testified in the case before the three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Black men tell tales of transformation in new book Ain’t I a Feminist?
Black men tell tales of transformation in the new book Ain’t I a Feminist? by Aaronette White, associate professor of psychology.
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How children learn to ‘think like scientists’ is focus of prof’s work at Children’s Discovery Museum
Psychology professor Maureen Callanan is partnering with Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose to explore the ways kids learn to “think like scientists.”
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Four social scientists honored for teaching and research
Four social scientists were honored for teaching and research today (Tuesday, October 7) during the annual fall convocation hosted by the dean of the Division of Social Sciences.
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Catherine Cooper honored for contributions to field of human development
Psychology professor Catherine Cooper traveled this summer to Germany, where she was honored for her contributions to the field of human development.
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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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Most teen girls still experience sexual harassment and sexism, according to new study
Nine of 10 teen girls report experiencing sexual harassment, and majorities also say they have received discouraging comments about their abilities in school and athletics, according to a new study that appears in the May/June issue of the journal Chil
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Campus hosts Black Brown Roundtable
Activists from within and outside the university came together April 19 to discuss relations among African Americans and Latinos.
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Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew receives faculty award from Division of Social Sciences
Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew’s pathbreaking research on racism has earned him international honors as well as the admiration of his peers at UC Santa Cruz, who have named him the recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Social Sciences Emeriti Faculty
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Max M. Levin, former psychology instructor and Crown preceptor, dies at 91
Max M. Levin, a lecturer emeritus of psychology whose ties to the campus go back to 1967, died on Saturday, February 16, in Portland, Oregon. He was 91.