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The false promise of massive tree-planting campaigns
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl shared her research-based expertise as part of a Vox article explaining the problems with large-scale tree planting campaigns.
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This AI could predict 10 years of scientific priorities—if we let it
Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in a story about the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics in the MIT Technology Review.
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As Drought Worsens, Local Agencies Seek Ambitious Water Solutions
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Andrew Fisher and Politics Department senior researcher Ruth Langridge spoke with Good Times for a cover story on the deepening drought in the Santa Cruz area.
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Solving the housing crisis: a talk with Prof. Steve McKay
Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay talked with KSQD about affordable housing issues in Santa Cruz, the impact of the pandemic, and possible solutions.
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Vermont Conversation: A new film traces Rutland’s struggles with poverty and xenophobia
VTDigger, an investigative journalism news platform that reports on politics, businesses, and public policy of Vermont, ran a story about For the Love of Rutland, a 2020 documentary feature by associate film and digital media professor Jennifer Maytorena Taylor.
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Fil-Am’s fantasy novel mines native music, culture for resistance, healing
The Philippine Daily Inquirer published a story about a debut fantasy novel by educator, kulintang musician and UCSC alumnus Conrad J. Benedicto, released by Kularts, promoter of tribal and contemporary Philippine art.
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America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting
Washington Monthly recognized efforts to increase student voting at UC Santa Cruz. Student Union Assembly leaders who mobilized the campus community as part of these efforts included Jessica Xu, Alice Malmberg, and Judith Guitierrez in 2018 and Soren Whiting and Rojina Borzorgnia in 2020.
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Growing Uncertainty in the Central Valley
An article by The New Yorker on disruptions to agriculture in California's Central Valley discussed Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Madeleine Fairbairn's research on how farmland is increasingly being bought up by financial investors.
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Black Business Owners Are Up 38% in U.S. From Pre-Covid Levels
Bloomberg shared the latest findings on business ownership rates among Black Americans from Economics Professor Rob Fairlie.
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The inaccurate link between body ideals and health
Anthropology Professor Nancy Chen gave a TED Salon talk about cultural body ideals and health.